With softer light you get softer shadows while with harder light you get more pronounced deeper and harsher shadows making the subject look older.
Does lighting make you look better.
Photo lighting is a huge deal.
A house is a safe place to be during a thunderstorm as long as you avoid anything that conducts electricity.
The better the sensor the easier it will be to find the right light balance.
Hard light makes pores pimples and wrinkles more noticeable.
This lighting angle also conveys more of a horror film making you look like a movie villain.
Some things to notice.
How good and bad lighting changes your face.
Generally speaking people look better when lit with soft light because the light is more evenly dispersed across the subject.
Geometry of the light source.
Just like lighting from directly above lighting yourself from below can cast some off putting shadows.
If you are in a house you are 100 safe from lightning.
It can drastically alter what you look like for better or worse.
Indoor artificial lighting as in photos 1 3 usually has a strong color tint.
Better to get wet than fried.
To see good vs.
Bad lighting in action check out these pictures that were taken on the same day.
Make sure the light in front and behind you isn t too bright.
If the light is emitted from a single point shadows are sharp.
Actually there may be many reasons.
Unless that s your goal prioritize front facing lighting.