DJTV Take 5 Episode 105: Light Right-5 Top Tips for Lighting

The biggest difference between professional and amateur setups is the look of the lighting. You can light like the big boys and get great results if you know a few simple secrets. In this episode Chuck shares 5 tips for lighting faces, so you can make your subjects look great in any setting.

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[Voodeux]

Don't forget a makeup kit. Some matte powder helps tone down the t-zone and bald head shine. Doesn't do anything for glasses though.

[internationalsc]

@V8toytruck As you move the light further away; the more beam spread, yes. Softer, no. It's a physical impossibility. The light will become less soft as you move it away.

Using a soft box or diff on a light versus a bare lens, yes the light will be softer...but as you move it away it looses its softness. this can happen in a relatively short space with small fixtures. So the phrase he used is still technically incorrect.

[V8toytruck]

@internationalsc

How far are you talking about in ''far enough away?'' For the light coming out of a softbox to be harsh it would have to be 50'+ away. It will still be softer than not using a softbox For this situation he is correct. The farther away the more diffusion and beam spread.

[ricardolumpas]

Thanks a lot.

[DizzyDougTV]

Great video. Very informative.

[internationalsc]

Generally a good video but...you said, "As you move a light farther away the beam spreads and therefore softens." That is wrong, it's the other way around. The softness of light is directly related to how large it's surface area is compared to the subject. A 4x soft box placed close to the subject will be soft. If you move that soft box far enough away it will become just as hard a light as if you weren't using the soft box at all. In other words, it becomes a point source.

[NationsBestDesigns]

This is one of the most thorough, informative, and "NOT" boring tutorials on lighting on Youtube.

After shooting my first 2 commercial jobs, I realized just how important lighting is while I was banging my head on the computer screen during post. Like a wise man once said, "It's better to measure 10 times and cut once than to measure once and cut 10 times". Great job. Keep 'em coming!!

[NationsBestDesigns]

This is one of the most thorough, informative, and "NOT" boring tutorials on lighting on Youtube.

After shooting my first 2 commercial jobs, I realized just how important lighting is while I was banging my head on the computer screen during post.  Like a wise man once said, "It's better to measure 10 times and cut once than to measure once and cut 10 times". Great job. Keep 'em coming!!

[lastchancezombie]

Splendid video. Fantastic advice.

I even took notes.

[cespedeslv]

The best lighting video I've seen so far..good job Sir.