June light challenge...Diffused light...

"Beauty is whatever gives joy." -Edna St. Vincent Millay

With our June challenge, we will have officially reached the half-way mark in our study of light.  It has been a fun journey, and adventure.  We have explored: shadows, backlight, hard light, natural light, directional light, and now we are going to delve into DIFFUSED light.  The definition of this type of light is almost explained in the very nature of its name: diffused.  It is light that passes through, or reflects off another surface before illuminating the subject of a photograph.  The result is soft light that wraps around a subject, and creates subtle shadows.  It adds warmth, and a dreamlike quality to images.

For the challenge:
1.  You may submit up to 4 photos...hopefully one each week, and not all on one day...
2.  In any format...printed, flash drive, CD, framed, or matted...
3.  Have your info available...ISO, shutter speed, aperture...
4.  No archival photos please...

Get out, study the light, and get clicking...

To help you understand diffused light, I have provided some examples to get your creative juices flowing...

Examples:

The best way to diffuse light indoors is by hanging a sheer in front of your light source.

Or place the subject by a window...it allows nice diffused light to envelope the subject...

by a window...

By placing your subject by, or inside a doorway you will have soft, beautiful light.

I purposely did not crop this photo so that you could see my subject is standing in the doorframe...see the hinges on the left...

Outside use light diffused by the foliage from trees...

Okay...my bugs are not as stunning as Cliff or Bill's...in fact mine are pitiful compared to their's...
Trees are overhead in this photo...

And this one too...heavy tree coverage...these are my son's twins.  Aren't they cute?

or clouds...

nice warmth on the landscape...

or use the sheer of a 5-in-1 reflector...

I used white foam board for the background which reflects light, and I used the sheer portion of my 5-in-1 reflector on the left side of this still life...

This is my cat helping me with my set up...only she knocked down my reflector...she's so much help...

One of my favorite sources of diffused light is found in the garage...

Love the light in here...

 or a porch...

taken on my back porch.

I know you will find some very creative sources of diffused light. I look forward to seeing your work at our June meeting. Now go out, and get clicking.