4 Lighting Tips You Shouldn't Shoot Without

4 LIGHTINGTIPS FOR

GREAT VIDEOG O O D   L I G H T I N G   =   G O O D   V I D E O

The more expensivethe camera,

the better the video!

WRONG

The key to great video isgreat lighting

IN FACT...Good lighting canmake a cheapercamera look good

BUT

bad lightingcan makea pricy

camera lookbad.

Use these 4 tipsand producegreat videoevery time.

1 White Balance, Please.

Forgetting this simple step canruin a video

right out of the box.

But How?

Keep a plain white card inyour kit. Even a blank pieceof paper will do.

Point your camera at the whitecard and press your camera'swhite balance button you*read about in the camera manual.

RTFM*

My camera doesn't have a white balance.

If you are using asingle chip HD

camera then youhave no control ofthe white balance

settings because it'son full-time auto.

Well, what can I do, then?No worries, just make sure youare dealing with only one type

of light at a time.

Open the shades and turnoff the fluorescent lights andyou will have the controlyou need.

Huh?

2 Use the Sun.

Sometimes, the bestthings in life are free.

The sun has a full spectrum oflight and it renders color well.

The first majorsource of lightis also the

best source of light.

Bonus Tip: Position your subjectone of two ways:

Film them with thelight shining directlyin their face.

Or film them at anangle so that one side ishot and one side is not.

(if they are comfortableand don't need to squinttoo much.)

Early morning and afternoonare the best times to shoot.The light is softer, has a moregolden tone and fills yoursubject better.

Bonus, Bonus Tip:

Dawn and Dusk aren't calledMagic Hour for nothing.

3Add an ExternalCamera Light.

...a camera light is excellentfor filling in the annoyingshadows that appear onyour subject's face.

When the lighting comes from asource above, like a gym or anoffice or outdoors at midday...

You can find great options ranging from10s of dollars to hundreds of dollars.

4Use a lightwith a stand.

Why?

Because.

Because lights with stands can beplugged into the wall and givebrighter light over a larger area.

J/K

Take care to isolateyour light sources.

i.e. Close or open yourshades, turn the office lightson or off (depending lighttypes)

When you mix light, yourprimary source needs to bethe brightest.

Bonus Tips:

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