4 lighting tips you shouldn't shoot without
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IN FACT...Good lighting canmake a cheapercamera look good
BUT
bad lightingcan makea pricy
camera lookbad.
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.
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.
...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...
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:
Remember: