You’ve got a camera, you’ve got some shooting know-how, and your audio is sounding sweet. Now, what about lighting? This video shows you three options for lighting your video. The "free" option is to shoot in front of a window. The cheap option is to use clip lights and the pro option is to get a lowel light kit.
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The most important thing about lighting for video is that you’ve got light. Without enough light, your camera’s autofocus will be grumpy and the picture, while it may look ok in the camera viewer as you shoot, will look all grainy when you transfer the video. Also, in the video I mention diffusion filters.
There is a lot to learn about lighting for video. If you get into it, you can spend years learning about lighting. I took a 16 hour intro class once that really gave me some ideas to play around with. The goal with this video is to get you started and get the lighting in your next video better than the lighting in your last video.
I went looking for resources to learn more about lighting on the internet, but didn’t find much, so if you’ve got a resource for more information about lighting or if you have your own tips and tricks, leave a note in the comments!
Hey Bre! That was a fun and informative video. I was checking archive.org for related resources on lighting and ran across this oldie, but goldie from Steve Garfield. He discusses the color given off by different kinds of lights and using an umbrella. Back when Steve made his video, I was too new to vlogging to worry about lighting beyond a trip to the hardware store for some DIY action. But now it’s time to revisit the topic and your video has inspired me to move up a notch and get some decent lights (and that green screen I’ve always wanted to try out too).
Hey Bre! Great Video! Very cool! A little surprised you didn’t talk about gels more but that is still very cool. The only thing is that the brightest thing in the universe is actually the star Sirius. Other than that great video!
Thanks
Joe
I know I’ve said it before but the love series you doing. The clip on lights work great, I still have a few I use in a bind.
Thanks for this very useful video !
Do regular white bulbs give a good light source that do not require any camera adjustments?
What about quartz lights vs. tungsten?
Did you fiddle with the color balance settings on the camera?
When you turned off the ‘key’ light, your camera didn’t compensate, why not? What are you not telling us?
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