One of the lighting techniques you must master in the studio is lighting diffusion. Using the right diffusion material to soften or even out the lighting will level up your studio portraits. So, if you’ve just started to do more studio photography, we have just the video for you!
In the video above by Adorama, we have video photographer/director Ab Sesay comparing a whopping 30 different diffusion materials. These ranged from bed sheets and shower curtains to professionally engineered materials made especially for studio photography. His goal was to help photographers at any level easily navigate the nuances of highlights and shadows.
He also covered what we should watch out for when choosing a diffusion material, what problems they address and how he conducted the entire test. Hopefully, these should help you better understand how each options work and affect the scenes you’re lighting in the studio!
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