Uses of Soft Light
Soft light use is popular in cinematography and film.
- Cast shadow-less light.
- Fill lighting. Soft light can reduce shadows without creating additional shadows.
- Make a subject appear more beautiful or youthful through making wrinkles less visible.
- Supplement the lighting from practicals. This technique is used to perform "motivated" lighting, where all light in the scene appears to come from practical light sources in the scene. Soft light does not cast shadows that would be a giveaway of a supplementary light source.
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