Controlling_Light

I give myself a tricky lighting challenge to demonstrate and explain some key principles of controlling and designing light. This is a quickie video for my web friends. The Light Like A Pro video lighting tutorials on DVD have more comprehensive content with higher production values.
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Howto & Style

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• how
• to
• light
• lighting
• tutorial
• controlling
• design
• video

[BabyCanaryYelllin]

Absolutely faultless! The tape on the eggs was a surprise touch.

When you'd set up the light, foil, railway card, covered the carton holes and raised the lid slightly, -- did you feel you could have got away with not taping the eggs after all? It seems to me you may have managed without?!

[minivanjack]

@BabyCanaryYelllin The backlight, the only light source, is hitting directly on the back of the eggs, and the eggs are very white, so they do actually cast a lot of fill light on the carton lid just above them. The fill light doesn't make for any real problem. It was just a choice to allow the eggs to be brighter relative to the lid so the viewer gets the message that the eggs are the subject, not the lid.

[guynsuite200]

Great lighting tutorial! Where would I be able to purchase a "foiled card" like the one you used in this setup?

[minivanjack]

You look for "silver showcard" at a pro-video outlet. You'll see a list of good pro-video retailers if you scroll to the bottom of my site at "LIGHTLIKEAPRO" D-O T...C-O M. That silver card can be cut to any shape or size and it is a great way to put a precise slice or beam of light into your scene. Put a silver card behind a beer bottle and reflect a light through the beer to the camera. Wow.

[andreasjh]

Great ideas, you could always try B/W film too

[minivanjack]

Black and white, yes. In an image the amount of light striking an object usually affects the composition more than the color or shade of the objects. Lighting for black and white is a great exercise to check your composition (arrangements of lights and darks). Most pro video monitors can be easily switched between color and B&W.

[brianremington]

newly interetsted in videography and find this fascinating. Appreciate your politcal commentary as well.

[SendinK9]

I am not a photographer but that was still very interesting. I leaned something. I take photos of my work etc and now know a bit more on how to manipulate light. Great vid

[hieuvq86]

That great

[Dragonese1]

Fascinating. Learning new things each and every day. Making each day count. I thank you for sharing this information.

[nameofthepen]

When can you come design my garden lighting? ;-)

[bardockiv12]

Whoa!

[sehr56]

Good stuff! Thanks for taking the time to do the tutorial!

[jfaldalen]

thank you for sharing your tips

lightening in my new challenge in doing

video with a green screen

I appreciate your contribution

Wishing you all the success,

Jeff Faldalen