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Message: <blockquote data-quote="STM" data-source="post: 123457" data-attributes="member: 12827">If there is only one light, I would not go more than about 30 degrees off. Try to place the light above her but not too far, or you will get some bad shadows under her chin. To soften the light, move the umbrella closer to her. At first this may sound backwards, but hear me out. Any umbrella, because it is curved, has a focal length. In other words, light will be reflected at such angles until it comes to a single point, just like light through a single bi-convex lens element. By moving the umbrella closer, you place her further "out of focus" for that umbrella and you soften the light.</blockquote>