Shaping Light

1. How do you create a soft light from a hard light?
2. How can you use flags to shape your light? What effect does it have?
3. What are china balls, duvetyne and blackwrap used for when lighting?

You can create a soft light from hard light by bouncing it to a white card. It can also be achieved through diffusion sheets. Flags can eliminate spilled light in unwanted areas. For example, flags can eliminate the light spilled in the background, helping the subject pop in the front. Negative fill can also be done, adding more depth into a subject's face. Flagging unwanted light can focus the audience's attention to the more important portion of the frame. Chine ball can shed light in all directions, blackwrap can be used to cover unwanted light.