Quality

What is soft (difused) light?
Soft light is light that is spread out.

What type of source does it come from?
An indirect source.

What effect does it have?
Interesting shadows and detail emerge from the photo.

What is hard (direct) light?
Hard direct light coming directly from the source.

What type of source does it come from?
The sun, stage lights, ect.

What effect does it have?
It washes out the photograph and gives it a distinct light effect.