Hard Light vs Soft Light Studio Portraits | Which is Better?

In this video I'll compare the difference between hard light and soft light studio portraits. I break down the lighting gear I use for both setups, share my lens selection and show examples of the images from the session. You can also find a link to a Free Lighting Guide linked below. Be sure to comment below and tell me which lighting style you like best. Table of Contents 0:00 // Intro 0:24 // Lighting Gear for Hard Light Studio Portraits 0:46 // Best Lenses for studio portrait photography 1:27 // Studio Portraits with Canon 100mm Macro 1:53 // Best lighting equipment for soft light studio portraits 2:35 // Best Lighting Gear for soft light studio portraits 3:37 // Hard light vs Soft light portraits. Which is better? 3:49 // Studio Lighting Gear Guide - FREE DOWNLOAD ------------------------------------------ JOIN MY EXCLUSIVE FACEBOOK GROUP If you haven't already... be sure to join my exclusive facebook group and engagement with a great community of photographers who are eager to help each other grow.   / bokehacademy.co   ------------------------------------------ GEAR RECOMMENDATIONS For a complete list of my suggestions on what lenses to buy visit the the following link. https://bit.ly/canoncameradeals And if you'd like a complete list of all of the gear I have in my wedding photography tool click you can find that here. https://bit.ly/wedgearguide. ------------------------------------------ HOW I SHOOT MY VIDEOS Camera: Canon EOS R5 - https://bit.ly/canoncameradeals Lens: Canon RF 28-70 - https://bit.ly/canoncameradeals Audio: Rode Wireless Go II - https://bit.ly/canoncameradeals Lighting: Nanlite Forza 500B Modifers: Westcott Rapid Box M - http://bit.ly/westcottdeals ------------------------------------------ FOLLOW ME Website: http://www.andrebrown.com Instagram:   / andrebrownphoto   Facebook:   / andrebrownphoto   Mentorship: http://www.andrebrown.com/for-photogr...