How to get buttery soft shadows in a small studio
Wednesday 5 November 2025, 16:32 by Elja Trum | 1,634 views | 0 commentsThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
Soft shadows are often very flattering in a portrait of a woman. In this video, Gavin Hoey shows you how to create soft shadows in a small studio.
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Elja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography.
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