For this exercise, i had to take two pictures of an object. The first with a naked lamp shining from above, and the second with a diffuser over the lamp.
I chose a matt green fabric as background for my object. The picture above is with the naked lamp. You can see where the light hits, in the middle of the hand by the thumb and fingers. The object appears very shiny and there are small highlights on bent fingers as well as the tops of the two upright fingers. There is a small shadow around the bottom of the object, towards the back left slightly, although not overly strong in visibility .
Below is the photograph with the diffuser of the naked lamp. I used a sheet of tracing paper as my diffuser. Holding it between the light and the subject but out of shot.
The object in this picture looks a lot more matte than in the previous photograph. The highlights are still there ever so slightly, but are a lot softer and less visible. Due to the lighting being softened, the imperfections in the background fabric are a lot less visible, making it look smoother. The shadow around the base of the object has also disappeared with the use of the diffuser.
Overall, i think the diffuser has aided this photograph, the object look a lot better in the softer lighting without the shadows and highlights looking so strong and harsh.
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