Here I took some fruit, shooting with and without a simple piece of paper between the light source (table light) and the subject to act as a diffuser. I lost about 2 stops of light, but auto exposure compensated for this.The closer I got the paper to the subject, the less distinct the highlights in the fruit.
In this case, the diffused image looks 'flat' but there is a quality of light which could be very suitable to some subjects. For instance, I did another shoot of aluminium drink cans which are very reflective, for which the diffused light is useful to prevent burnout of the highlights.
I think its a case of adjusting the light to suit the subject.
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| paper diffuser over (top) light |
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| no diffuser |
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| aluminium can, paper diffuser over light, foil reflector to right |
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