Photography Tutorial - studio lighting (ZERO $$$) - in your home - DIY

[jdhfamily]

Nice! Is the template.on your website now? Please add url to it. Thank you

[Marantzino]

Music is too pushy!!

[10mism]

:) ! i like this u :)

[mnclesunkey]

Thank you so much for this video! I had an idea to do somethign similar and almost gave up when things didn't work out the way I wanted them to. Seeing this gives me new ideas. I love your creativity and the photos are spectacular. Thanks a million. I found some confidence.

[realgal71]

This is a great video showcasing a great idea. If people can't figure out how to make this, then they are either stupid and/or more likely just lazy. I appreciate you sharing this. Good job.

[AchtKore]

Great!

[pbasker]

Thank you for the video! Why do so many people on youtube miss the point???

Even though this wasn't a step-by-step instruction on how to build the reflector or setting up the flash (there are several videos already on youtube that do), it was great to see how you can get more out of your equipment you already have with some ingenuity.

I learned how you molded light as well as created an interesting catch light for the eyes.

Would like to see how you built the reflector , however.

[madcityphotog]

@pbasker Thaks for your nice comments :-) Something rare these days. There are many DIY and other well organized videos in progress. Also will include a online program to design and print the parabolic template on the fly (user can specify the size and diameter and how many sections to build the para). Will be in my website sometime this year. Thanks again.

[WildGunman77]

If it's not what you use but how you use it, then why do you use pro camera and lights? Let's see you get the same effect with a mickey mouse camera and crappy lights

[candi65875]

Loved it... Great Job!

[Thresherman]

What part of this constitutes a tutorial. Buy a dictionary, bud.

[MI6CORPORAL]

Good idea there bud, I'll have to try that sometime when I have a need for that kind of lighting, nice use of the orange peel texture. I would appreciate and so would a lot of other people, you narrorating this saying what it does, and why does it matter, but thats just my two cents, take it easy eh?

[MI6CORPORAL]

Good idea there bud, I'll have to try that sometime when I have a need for that kind of lighting

[Stan92057]

useless tutorial,theres no instruction

[TheConnyB]

couldnt watch the video because of the music. Pointless watching a muted video. Next!

[AmishElvis1]

Crappy song. It takes away from what you are trying to show. I had to turn the whole thing off. :(

[leowkitmeng]

looks very much like a giant beauty dish made from reflectors! Nice!

[siliconsurf]

not really useful...where are the DIY instructions?

[delonge5000]

it's shows what you can do without money, not how to do it.

think again.

[asigravitate27]

I hate this song!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhh!!!

[rumormethis]

Cool project, I made something similar on a smaller scale. I love the catch lights that your giant cardboard reflector makes. Good job

[kcasperpdx]

God, there's some fucking DICKHEADS that respond to these things-- I'm not a genius and manged to get what you were doing. So what if they put a song-- it made it fun. That parabolic reflector looks like it works well, it looks pretty cool. Cardboard and tinfoil--nice.

[sweeperdave1]

Looks like some decent DIY lighting. I'd suggest a VO rather than music to better point out what you made and how you used it.

[chrislucasphoto]

nice one!

[hanz1440]

NOT VERY INFORMATIVE!

TRY AGAIN

[krakadyll]

I made the exact same thing but a little smaller, thanks for posting now I know it can be done bigger and way better... I will subscribe to your channel... Thanks again..

[chavezt70]

what its the name of song XD

[dima9944]

@chavezt70 Its called "you're an idiot for asking what the song is in a photography video"

[schockt]

@dima9944 i think youre the only idiot here! giving that answer!!!! faggot

[pookeypunkin]

I would like to understand what the "strings" are doing inside the reflector?

Is that just for less movement possiblity?

[jim642]

@pookeypunkin I believe the string is just holding in the reflective plate infront of the flash head. the light from the flash hits that, and is then reflected onto the sides of the reflector.

[KrankyBritches]

thank you!!!!

[feedthebear51]

Thank you for these great photos

[auburnguy]

Do you have a step by step "how to" anywhere on how to make this?

[3dgar4llenFLO]

The reflector is quite impressive and so are she shots. However, the music...

[salsero206]

WOW!! dude you are the shiiietttttt!! =) I love your creativity =) A+

[GrendelPL]

simple but cool :D it's not a big deal to take a debt on your vista and buy some top-shelf equipment. It's a big deal to create something "out of nothing". Try to find prophotolife here on youtube - there's a lot of cool tips about studio DIY

[phuc2308]

genious

[miavonni]

very awesome!  kudos!

[92whatever]

didn't get it ?!

[Gregfromprinceton]

Beauty dish on a budget

[TioChunk]

Very nice reflector...very nice final product

[Markentobi]

In Germany we call one light source over the head of the model Malene Dietrich light. It is a good look until now

[krisdjsteel]

Maybe if he used better lights he would have better looking models.

[madcityphotog]

It is not WHAT you use, but HOW you use (and this is true for most tools we use). It is not the song, but the singer.

Thanks for watching....

I do own and use pro lights and camera.

[Lov3fm]

@madcityphotog well if i have a d40 and you have a d3x, the quality of my d40 will never compare even with same lens

[madcityphotog]

@Lov3fm Interesting topic. But is your comment related to this video? Because, I am trying to show that good quality light can be obtained from some cardboard pieces and a small off-camera flash.

[Lov3fm]

@madcityphotog lol sorry my bad, thought you were referin to all photography equiptment :)

[videoman77365]

I have a d300 and am getting ready to buy a d 7000. With the right setup, and lights

no one would evere know the diffrence. your d40 would take just as great of a photo as the d3x. I shot weddings for years with a Mamiya rb67 pros , the were a few die hard photographers that only used the Hasselblad brand. It was not a better camera sust a more pricer one .

[Lov3fm]

@videoman77365 iv seen the quality of picture taken on a d3x and it was mind blowing compared to my d90.... i understand if you have the right lense and lights you can make amazing pics with a d40 but a d3 with the same setup will be miles ahead in image quality on screen and on print

[HelloChello33]

@madcityphotog ahhhhhhhhhhh!... i cant disagree with you more.... the song is really important!... the lyrics, the music.... most people can sing at least ok... not everyone can create a song :P... but i do agree on the how you use it thing :)

[kamsssy]

I used 3 car shades-- the aluminum one--as my reflector for my homework and it worked quite well. Lol. But i'll try this one too! Photog gets really interesting when you gotta improvise, not spending much and still get good results =)

[porq99]

mmmmm can u show us how to make the parabolic reflector??? i really like ur vid

[SkaterMarvin]

I'm going to make one of my own!!!

[aquaphotoboy]

wow, so simple and fantastic results! That really shows that you dont need a lot of complicated lighting setups to get these results. Thanks for sharing.

[diforom]

hey guys wad is the title of the song. its from yanni rite? its great!!! thanks

[tonyortizzle]

awesome :D

[2deluxe58]

very uninformative

[firefixx]

please anyone know what is the music played here?

[danapointtrainer]

good load! Is that Yanni? You know your career is over when you're doing soundtrack for a DIY video on Youtube LOL

[danapointtrainer]

I meant "Good Lord" not "load"

[motybike]

Nice idea, I'm going to build one :)

[richerwithout1985]

not keen on the reflection in all the models eyes

[Lorryquai]

Nice...but there is only one problem to it... why do you think that the models look up into the umbrella? Beacous if they dont, the eyes will be shaded. Not so good.

[l33thustla]

It's very interesting... with 1 lighting setup! And I was gonna buy 3 Profoto heads... hmmz

[IxWiNdxI]

Is the silver reflector thing a DIY?

and what's that plastic like that the is connected on the head of the flash?

[l33thustla]

It's DIY photos lol

[SDDFH]

yea its cardboard and tin foil lmao