@@hahahaha-nm6yu same rules apply. It's all about placement. Trial and error. Spend an hour having fun and trying new things. If you're using actual grandma lamps (incandescent light bulbs), and you're using many of these, expect the energy bill to be a little higher at the end of the month 😄. If the look is too yellow for you, you can experiment with the "temperature" in your post processing... Whatever software you use. Essentially making the entire video more blue to compensate for the very warm colored lights.
I always love it when I see people teaching other stuff like this. I have a degree in media production, so editing, photography, video and lighting. Lighting isn't always easy to set up, it takes time to get it right, but it's well worth the effort
I've said this in a different video before as well. I have no intention or burning desire to stream, but this is literally the most informative video on the subject of lighting that I could have hoped for and I am in awe at how simple such a complex beast can be made when explained by someone with expertise!
THANK YOU. We’re setting up my boyfriend’s gaming studio this week, and lighting plays such a huge part in it-but we’re both lighting noobs. Saving this!
What i liked the best is, that around a year ago Haris Heller switch from useless generall bla bla videos to actual (a bit mainstream) education and the channel is growing more and more in the educational direction. Thumbs up for that.
Well sit further away from the camera then. Jokes aside it actually helps, narrower lens makes your face more slim and natural. The smaller the number the bigger the nose, so typical 35mm makes you look like a Troll. I would use for portraits lenses starting from 70mm. Smaller lenses are better for full figures so just sit further away if you have a typical webcam. If that also doesn't help then try washing your hair.
Great video! I love the last one with the colours. I use some RGB flood lights that light my background really nicely but don't shine on my face like yours. What a great idea!
Awesome video. Thanks for the tips. The multi-colours looks interesting. I use green screen for pretty much everything so covering some interesting new lighting for green screening might be really useful too.
Finally! nobody ever shows videos like these on HOW to get the lighting they use or different examples and how to set them up, could you do one on camera angles as well?
Instead of a lighting upgrade I upgraded from an f3.5 to an f1.8 lens this week. Made a huge difference and is now picking up all the lighting in my room
I have a small room and I don't really have enough space to work with. So what I did is I put a ring light off center to lit my face and give that cinematic look but I also bought rgb bulbs and I just put them as my main room lights (right behind me) and while recording or streaming I just give them a nice colour to fill up the space behind me.
I don't have any lights or lamps or anything like that in my office space. However, I do have 3 monitors, and I use my left and right (side) monitors for my lighting instead. Basically I just open up notepad on each of these monitors when I'm streaming, or just one, and that creates my lighting at no extra cost lol. It works, may not be the best, but it works.
I think out of a lot of lighting videos i have seen this actually woke up my creativity as i would like to go minimal as possible because getting all the necessary light accessory over here in Nigeria might be costly, the part where i liked the most was where you combined the red and blue lights. Liked and Subscribed.
I currently use a ring light around my camera with no key light but i have some rgb lights i put in the background to light up and seperate me from the background a bit. It's not all that great but it does the job for now. I plan on getting a el gato key light in the future and doing the 4th type of lighting you showed with the edge lighting and maybe rearranging my led lamps to attempt that last style to blast some color. Also looking to mess around with a green screen setup every once in a while. Great video, thank you for putting out so much quality content. Literally can't thank you enough.
The first time I learned about lighting was while attending the Defense Information School for a basic broadcasting course. We learned about offsetting and key lights and side lights and rear lights and edge lights and fill lights, and ... did I miss any? .... but I feel as if I learned a ton more in this to-the-point nine-minute video. Your quick explanation of key lights was especially well done, but kudos also to the bit about the use of contrasting gels. Gels would have illustrated the effect better, but I love the innovation you applied to approximate the effect. Bravo Zulu, Mate!
Working with two desklights, trying to get a light setup, seeing the positions in pictures helped me make a couple small changes and now I dig the lighting better, thanks man! Always learing new things when I come to your channel!
I love the color edge lights. You could color coordinate with your logo/brand colors or change them depending on mood, etc. That with the key light lets you easily see your face but adds some playful edge lighting to the scene.
I use something very similar to number 3, with the addition of a coloured light in the background (it changes colour). Right now, I don't have much in my background to make it look interesting and I don't have a green screen. That being said, might give 5 a try since I have the lights for that type of setup. I've also tried, 3 with a coloured hair light. One thing to note is that I wear a hat when I stream, so I try to position my lights in such a way that the beak of my hat doesn't create a big shadow.
What interests me is whether certain setups hurt your eyes more as a streamer. I can't imagine streaming for several hours and having a big ring light right in front of you
The classic key and backlight setup. That’s my go-to for sure. If you’re going to use colors though, definitely stick with color gels if you care about color accuracy, as an RGB light physically removes light information by switching to a color. This is evident especially in the red beam on the left where you see the center of it showing bright yellow with the red fringe on the outside. Since the camera isn’t receiving accurate light information, it can’t render the color accurately. However, when shooting a white light through a color gel, you’re getting a full light spectrum that’s just being shifted, so a camera reads that light information much more accurately.
I love my Elgato key light! I only have one and use it to the side of the camera without a fill or hair light and I like the way it looks. Sometimes the shadow on the other side bothers me a bit, so I might get a smaller hair/ edge light at some point - like your set-up. Thanks for this!
I''ve currently got a lighting setup going that I'm pretty happy about. I have my Elgato Key Light Air pointed at the wall in front of me so that I get this really soft light that lights up my whole face (and even my hair). I also have these $60 light panels on the wall to my right, and they act as both a practical light and an edge light due to their distance from me. EDIT: I'm in a new room, and I have repositioned the lights I've already mentioned, and now it's more like #4.
What about incorporating a natural light source as part of the equation? Where would you set your desk/camera if you had a window that gave pretty consistent natural lighting?
This video is so incredibly informative and super easy to understand. I struggle with understanding some tutorials in trying to learn how to light things in a better way but this is very easy for me to understand.
Just the right content i am looking for. Been using two ring lights for a while using Logitech C270, been harding a hard time adjusting to the one i like.
From few years I am obsessed with rgb lights. Started in 2018 with small ones underneath my desk, last year bought those two popular garden lights to put one behind me and one in front. Some may say that this was too much colour, but I loved it. Now I bought a ring light so I am making changes to my lightning on camera again :) It's worth to try different stuff to see what you like. Once a year make an investment and try it out :) Obviously my favourite setup was the last one from your video :D
I just made the jump to a mirrorless DSLR (this week) and new lights were the next purchase I made - a ring light for the camera, and two LED RGB flood lights. I have them currently set up in my background, but seeing #5 makes me REALLY want to play around with a few things.
Great video as always Harris. I came to this channel 6 months ago, maybe less, with a little knowledge of streaming on camera and now 6 months later I realise how little I knew. Big fan of Elgato products thanks to you and my first mirrorless camera was prompted by some awesome community support on your discord server. Well done on building an awesome community and channel.
At present I only use the ring light mainly due to lack of space. It works well, however occasionally I may offset one of those light to be higher than the other at an angle and it works ok
Was excited to see the ideas and whatnot, worried because I use RBG Floodlights that aren’t easy to position. Turns out I literally have them in the #3 orientation already! Just gotta lower the brightness on my side light, and move my camera a little more straight on. Excited to see how it looks!
Very cool ideas! I will probably use Hue Lights to mimic the colored lights in the background like the last frame. I've learned that you can use a simple tissue to help diffuse the hues effectively and safely because they are LEDs. Cant wait to try the colors!
Good one but I was looking for a video where I can see how the lighting has an effect at least half of your chest in the frame , a bit zoomed out I mean , this setup seems perfect for showing faces , but I learnt a lot thanks
actually using the second one. Only my streamlight is just an articulated Ikea lamp on which I've strapped a sheet of paper to be a light defusor. Believeit or not, but it works wonders if you don't have any money
REALLY helpful video! I'm new to this and had not thought of anything other than the 45 degree or ring light setup. I love the fill light from the side-back. The color gels are also pretty cool. Thanks!
Another great video. Simple and to the point. I enjoyed the key kicker lights idea. Right now I just use a ring light and key light in front at angles, but thinking of trying the key kicker lights.
Hi thanks for making this extraordinary video by the way I don't use none of these lights I used to use some light that is around me but after watching your video I found that if I have professional light my videos looks better .
dude... i've been looking for a video like this for ages! One that actually makes sense. I'm now using my ring light off to the side, didn't realise how much of a difference something as simple moving a light 40° to the right could make, only using a small one from amazon which i picked up for about £15 and a razor kiyo (don't hate xD), no i'm honestly really happy with the way it looks thanks to you! :D
Harris Heller: the Frank Doorhof of streaming. Really nice setups and reminded me so much of my time in photo studios. very well explained in a simple fashion!
I use two LED photographer lights. I have them on both sides of me. One is facing my wall to the right and the other is closer to my left reflecting off of a white matters that I use for noise reduction. Unfortunately I cannot change how bright my lights are and I use a iphone 6 as my cam so harsh lighting doesn't blend well, hens the light reflecting of of stuff.
I use a single ring light with RGB backlighting when I rarely use camera. I mean I mostly just go no camera, but moving forward I love the dynamic color option you showed. Really had great pop and contrast to it. So I'll kindly steal that once I do get a better set up... if you don't mind haha
I love your content, your videos helped me so much in getting started with my Twitch and TH-cam. I will always be the thankful to you for providing these videos to help us out.
I grabbed 2 boom lights from Canadian tire on sale for around $15 each def works on a budget :D although an adjustable LED bulb would be best as they are quite bright haha. messing around with the locations paired with a gopro3 works great! I dig the diagrams you used in this video. quick simple to the point
I actually kinda liked that last one. I'm sure there are probably hundreds of other ways to do lighting. But the basics are very helpful and could allow for people to explore their lighting more.
One rly cool lighting style (and thanks to DSLR video shooter on YT for this one) is having one light off to the right and up (like seen in the video) and then have one RGB light lighting the backdrop from the floor.
A "Prop" is an item that an actor handles during their performance. So unless one of the actors picked up the light and handled it in some manner, your light was used as set dressing... or as we say in the biz, as a practical...
Thanks for doing this. I am really having trouble properly setting up my lights and this gave me a couple of ideas. If your camera is in the path of the light does that matter? I noticed your camera always seems to be behind or to the side of the lights.
I use a combination of options 3 and 4, but I don't have elgato brand lighting. I use a raleno camera panel that I mounted on a mic boom, and a 10 inch ring light. They weren't expensive at all and they make me stand out really well from my background, but I dig that last option and will prolly look into an alternative for trying it out. Thanks Harris for the great videos you've put out, they've been a great help to my channel... now if only I can get a streaming pc to add to the set up. I'd be set, for now 🤣
I have one, where should I place the lights or how high should they be for not getting headaches or healthy problems after a 2, 3 or 4 hours streaming. Thanks
I’m using setup 3. But I also think I need to move the light a bit further away from me. My face reflects the light too mush. 😅 I did had a light set up with a Philips Hue light directly lighting me from the side. But I kinda felt it looked a little bit too mush.
Number 4 is unique I never saw that one will try it out later today. but there are a couple of pretty standard set ups missing from this video. I currently use a 4 point lighting setup. key light face level and fill light up higher on each side with a RBG on the background and a dim hair light. And I sometimes use the 3 point lighting with ring light as key and two fills either side.
Lots of shadow is ok too. Very dramatic. Especially if the camera is recording at a higher frame rate, 30 to 60 fps. Or if you utilize a filter for grey scale.
I very much enjoy your contributions and insight; what about eye glasses? It’s one reason I haven’t placed a ring light anywhere other than on my sides. My glasses reflect terribly.
I really loved the 2nd type of light (One from the front and one from the side) It's simple, looks good and it's cheap sooo I guess when I can invest in lights I would go for that
Man I had no idea , here we are djing and honestly fam !! wow thank you for sharing this video :) Now we can set up lighting properly instead of all the harsh shadows and bad lighting!! Big Up @Alpha Gaming!!! Awesome content as usual and super helpful !! in 10 mins
This helped me a lot. I love the look and feel of shadows, but I didn't know how to set up lighting to use those shadows correctly, and I ended up just losing detail. Now I have a better idea of lighting setups I want to try and experiment with.
Which lighting style do you use right now? Do you plan on trying any of these?
I use no lights😢
I love them all! Do you have any tips and tricks how to light up by using only home lamps? You know, these orange ones, that Grandmas have...
@@hahahaha-nm6yu same rules apply. It's all about placement. Trial and error. Spend an hour having fun and trying new things. If you're using actual grandma lamps (incandescent light bulbs), and you're using many of these, expect the energy bill to be a little higher at the end of the month 😄.
If the look is too yellow for you, you can experiment with the "temperature" in your post processing... Whatever software you use. Essentially making the entire video more blue to compensate for the very warm colored lights.
What about a greenscreen background setup 🤔
Classic atm, but I'm going to move my ring light (which was my key) to the side and try it out as an edge. Great tips!
I always love it when I see people teaching other stuff like this. I have a degree in media production, so editing, photography, video and lighting. Lighting isn't always easy to set up, it takes time to get it right, but it's well worth the effort
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Good video. Gets the facts out quickly without boring everyone with steps we can easily figure out on our own.
Yeah I love that nowadays the important facts are shown petty quickly and related topics are discussed later on
Bruh you have so many views and subs with just 9 vids
2:12 straight up looks like a mugshot on the right lol
I've said this in a different video before as well. I have no intention or burning desire to stream, but this is literally the most informative video on the subject of lighting that I could have hoped for and I am in awe at how simple such a complex beast can be made when explained by someone with expertise!
THANK YOU. We’re setting up my boyfriend’s gaming studio this week, and lighting plays such a huge part in it-but we’re both lighting noobs.
Saving this!
this impressed me. especially when you showed your stream light setup and how different it is without the lights.
Not that much of a difference
@@i2Shea It really is actually a massive difference.
What i liked the best is, that around a year ago Haris Heller switch from useless generall bla bla videos to actual (a bit mainstream) education and the channel is growing more and more in the educational direction. Thumbs up for that.
Tried all of these lightning techniques and I'm still ugly :(
You're beautiful on the inside...... Er something.
You're beautiful ❤
One can be attractive even if one´s not that handsome. It comes down to more than just physical appearance. ;)
Well sit further away from the camera then. Jokes aside it actually helps, narrower lens makes your face more slim and natural. The smaller the number the bigger the nose, so typical 35mm makes you look like a Troll. I would use for portraits lenses starting from 70mm. Smaller lenses are better for full figures so just sit further away if you have a typical webcam. If that also doesn't help then try washing your hair.
did you try the makeup contouring tho?
Great video! I love the last one with the colours. I use some RGB flood lights that light my background really nicely but don't shine on my face like yours. What a great idea!
Awesome video. Thanks for the tips. The multi-colours looks interesting. I use green screen for pretty much everything so covering some interesting new lighting for green screening might be really useful too.
I've watched a TON of lighting videos but this one takes the cake by far! I learned a lot and now it's time for action.. Thank you!
Love this breakdown! The lights in the back make all the difference!
Finally! nobody ever shows videos like these on HOW to get the lighting they use or different examples and how to set them up, could you do one on camera angles as well?
Lots of people show these videos, but you can't find it because you're looking for streaming, and not videography or filmmaking.
Offset key light and a back edge light is exactly how I setup my lights for my stream. I think it's by far the best look. Great video!
Do you set them both to 100% brightness or are they different brightness?
@@arigm86 My key light is about 30% at 3400k and my back edge light is set to 10% at 3200k.
I like the last one with the colored lights on you. That looks really cool.
Instead of a lighting upgrade I upgraded from an f3.5 to an f1.8 lens this week. Made a huge difference and is now picking up all the lighting in my room
A faster lens makes a huge difference - looks so much better without needing more light
I have a small room and I don't really have enough space to work with. So what I did is I put a ring light off center to lit my face and give that cinematic look but I also bought rgb bulbs and I just put them as my main room lights (right behind me) and while recording or streaming I just give them a nice colour to fill up the space behind me.
I don't have any lights or lamps or anything like that in my office space. However, I do have 3 monitors, and I use my left and right (side) monitors for my lighting instead. Basically I just open up notepad on each of these monitors when I'm streaming, or just one, and that creates my lighting at no extra cost lol. It works, may not be the best, but it works.
I think out of a lot of lighting videos i have seen this actually woke up my creativity as i would like to go minimal as possible because getting all the necessary light accessory over here in Nigeria might be costly, the part where i liked the most was where you combined the red and blue lights. Liked and Subscribed.
I currently use a ring light around my camera with no key light but i have some rgb lights i put in the background to light up and seperate me from the background a bit. It's not all that great but it does the job for now. I plan on getting a el gato key light in the future and doing the 4th type of lighting you showed with the edge lighting and maybe rearranging my led lamps to attempt that last style to blast some color. Also looking to mess around with a green screen setup every once in a while. Great video, thank you for putting out so much quality content. Literally can't thank you enough.
The first time I learned about lighting was while attending the Defense Information School for a basic broadcasting course. We learned about offsetting and key lights and side lights and rear lights and edge lights and fill lights, and ... did I miss any? .... but I feel as if I learned a ton more in this to-the-point nine-minute video. Your quick explanation of key lights was especially well done, but kudos also to the bit about the use of contrasting gels. Gels would have illustrated the effect better, but I love the innovation you applied to approximate the effect. Bravo Zulu, Mate!
Working with two desklights, trying to get a light setup, seeing the positions in pictures helped me make a couple small changes and now I dig the lighting better, thanks man! Always learing new things when I come to your channel!
I love the color edge lights. You could color coordinate with your logo/brand colors or change them depending on mood, etc. That with the key light lets you easily see your face but adds some playful edge lighting to the scene.
I'm suprised how good the lighting is for my PORTABLE ring light.
Literally able to clip on my phone
Aputure light storm 300d is even better
Do u mind linking the page where u bought it from? Really wanna see it. 😊
I like the High Key setup with the whole dark/light aspect. I, who takes astrology a bit seriously, am a Pisces who loves the dark/light concept.
I use something very similar to number 3, with the addition of a coloured light in the background (it changes colour). Right now, I don't have much in my background to make it look interesting and I don't have a green screen. That being said, might give 5 a try since I have the lights for that type of setup. I've also tried, 3 with a coloured hair light. One thing to note is that I wear a hat when I stream, so I try to position my lights in such a way that the beak of my hat doesn't create a big shadow.
Can't get enough of your content Harris. Always great and straight to the point, with a dash of that Harris humor. Keep it coming man.
What interests me is whether certain setups hurt your eyes more as a streamer. I can't imagine streaming for several hours and having a big ring light right in front of you
Oh yeah it sucks, but I've learner to compensate with video filters as to not blind my eyes with a giant ring light
I use and i have no problem, you just need to lower the brightness to a comfortable level
I've always wondered about that too...
The classic key and backlight setup. That’s my go-to for sure. If you’re going to use colors though, definitely stick with color gels if you care about color accuracy, as an RGB light physically removes light information by switching to a color. This is evident especially in the red beam on the left where you see the center of it showing bright yellow with the red fringe on the outside. Since the camera isn’t receiving accurate light information, it can’t render the color accurately. However, when shooting a white light through a color gel, you’re getting a full light spectrum that’s just being shifted, so a camera reads that light information much more accurately.
I love my Elgato key light! I only have one and use it to the side of the camera without a fill or hair light and I like the way it looks. Sometimes the shadow on the other side bothers me a bit, so I might get a smaller hair/ edge light at some point - like your set-up. Thanks for this!
I''ve currently got a lighting setup going that I'm pretty happy about.
I have my Elgato Key Light Air pointed at the wall in front of me so that I get this really soft light that lights up my whole face (and even my hair).
I also have these $60 light panels on the wall to my right, and they act as both a practical light and an edge light due to their distance from me.
EDIT: I'm in a new room, and I have repositioned the lights I've already mentioned, and now it's more like #4.
What about incorporating a natural light source as part of the equation? Where would you set your desk/camera if you had a window that gave pretty consistent natural lighting?
This video is so incredibly informative and super easy to understand.
I struggle with understanding some tutorials in trying to learn how to light things in a better way but this is very easy for me to understand.
Just the right content i am looking for. Been using two ring lights for a while using Logitech C270, been harding a hard time adjusting to the one i like.
From few years I am obsessed with rgb lights. Started in 2018 with small ones underneath my desk, last year bought those two popular garden lights to put one behind me and one in front. Some may say that this was too much colour, but I loved it. Now I bought a ring light so I am making changes to my lightning on camera again :)
It's worth to try different stuff to see what you like. Once a year make an investment and try it out :)
Obviously my favourite setup was the last one from your video :D
I just made the jump to a mirrorless DSLR (this week) and new lights were the next purchase I made - a ring light for the camera, and two LED RGB flood lights. I have them currently set up in my background, but seeing #5 makes me REALLY want to play around with a few things.
Enjoyed watching the dialogues and thanks for all the clean links. Lot of new things learned.
Really love your videos man! Keep it up.
Great video as always Harris. I came to this channel 6 months ago, maybe less, with a little knowledge of streaming on camera and now 6 months later I realise how little I knew. Big fan of Elgato products thanks to you and my first mirrorless camera was prompted by some awesome community support on your discord server. Well done on building an awesome community and channel.
At present I only use the ring light mainly due to lack of space. It works well, however occasionally I may offset one of those light to be higher than the other at an angle and it works ok
Was excited to see the ideas and whatnot, worried because I use RBG Floodlights that aren’t easy to position. Turns out I literally have them in the #3 orientation already! Just gotta lower the brightness on my side light, and move my camera a little more straight on. Excited to see how it looks!
Very cool ideas! I will probably use Hue Lights to mimic the colored lights in the background like the last frame. I've learned that you can use a simple tissue to help diffuse the hues effectively and safely because they are LEDs. Cant wait to try the colors!
Good one but I was looking for a video where I can see how the lighting has an effect at least half of your chest in the frame , a bit zoomed out I mean , this setup seems perfect for showing faces , but I learnt a lot thanks
This was super helpful, never even gave my lighting a second thought until now. And thank you for the free music! You're the king!
actually using the second one.
Only my streamlight is just an articulated Ikea lamp on which I've strapped a sheet of paper to be a light defusor.
Believeit or not, but it works wonders if you don't have any money
REALLY helpful video! I'm new to this and had not thought of anything other than the 45 degree or ring light setup. I love the fill light from the side-back. The color gels are also pretty cool. Thanks!
I find the colored lighting style in general more intriguing will definitely give it a go
Very helpful. Now I see that I should get a second light to work as an edge light, which is the best look imo.
Another great video. Simple and to the point. I enjoyed the key kicker lights idea. Right now I just use a ring light and key light in front at angles, but thinking of trying the key kicker lights.
Hi thanks for making this extraordinary video by the way I don't use none of these lights I used to use some light that is around me but after watching your video I found that if I have professional light my videos looks better .
dude... i've been looking for a video like this for ages! One that actually makes sense. I'm now using my ring light off to the side, didn't realise how much of a difference something as simple moving a light 40° to the right could make, only using a small one from amazon which i picked up for about £15 and a razor kiyo (don't hate xD), no i'm honestly really happy with the way it looks thanks to you! :D
This video helped greatly! Will note them all when I need em! Thanks,Harris!
Dude! Sweet Music Man!
Harris Heller: the Frank Doorhof of streaming. Really nice setups and reminded me so much of my time in photo studios. very well explained in a simple fashion!
Just setup lighting for my streams as part of my new year re-do. Amazing how much it changes the look of everything, even with a simple ring light
I want to try the light gels like you suggested. I’m starting my TH-cam and Twitch
channel this year and I’m really excited
When are you going to start??
@@gluble2199 before this year is over 😊
I use two LED photographer lights. I have them on both sides of me. One is facing my wall to the right and the other is closer to my left reflecting off of a white matters that I use for noise reduction. Unfortunately I cannot change how bright my lights are and I use a iphone 6 as my cam so harsh lighting doesn't blend well, hens the light reflecting of of stuff.
Great way to explain and show the light differences that people might want or avoid
Thank you! The final shot looks really great
love the key kicker🔥🔥🔥 , gonna try it for myself
I use a single ring light with RGB backlighting when I rarely use camera. I mean I mostly just go no camera, but moving forward I love the dynamic color option you showed. Really had great pop and contrast to it. So I'll kindly steal that once I do get a better set up... if you don't mind haha
These videos are the best. Thanks for all the information Alpha!
I love your content, your videos helped me so much in getting started with my Twitch and TH-cam. I will always be the thankful to you for providing these videos to help us out.
I litterally bought two keylight airs yesterday and then this video drops. Such good timing
The light in front of the camera I like it the most and the easiest to setup it. That`s why I choose the first light style in this video.
very helpful for new streamers. great video, i've learned a lot from your vids harris.
I grabbed 2 boom lights from Canadian tire on sale for around $15 each def works on a budget :D
although an adjustable LED bulb would be best as they are quite bright haha. messing around with the locations paired with a gopro3 works great!
I dig the diagrams you used in this video.
quick
simple
to the point
I actually kinda liked that last one. I'm sure there are probably hundreds of other ways to do lighting. But the basics are very helpful and could allow for people to explore their lighting more.
i think i will play with the key light on the side or behind as a spotlight. helpful video, thanks!
Dig the color lighting with the beams. But all of them are so simple yet give such different results
Harris mate, you are a champion - thank you for your content
One rly cool lighting style (and thanks to DSLR video shooter on YT for this one) is having one light off to the right and up (like seen in the video) and then have one RGB light lighting the backdrop from the floor.
A "Prop" is an item that an actor handles during their performance. So unless one of the actors picked up the light and handled it in some manner, your light was used as set dressing... or as we say in the biz, as a practical...
Thanks for doing this. I am really having trouble properly setting up my lights and this gave me a couple of ideas. If your camera is in the path of the light does that matter? I noticed your camera always seems to be behind or to the side of the lights.
I use a combination of options 3 and 4, but I don't have elgato brand lighting. I use a raleno camera panel that I mounted on a mic boom, and a 10 inch ring light. They weren't expensive at all and they make me stand out really well from my background, but I dig that last option and will prolly look into an alternative for trying it out. Thanks Harris for the great videos you've put out, they've been a great help to my channel... now if only I can get a streaming pc to add to the set up. I'd be set, for now 🤣
I have one, where should I place the lights or how high should they be for not getting headaches or healthy problems after a 2, 3 or 4 hours streaming. Thanks
Went from appreciating the information and considering what setup I'd want, to drooling over the reverse tuxedo Majesty in .5 seconds.
I’m using setup 3. But I also think I need to move the light a bit further away from me. My face reflects the light too mush. 😅
I did had a light set up with a Philips Hue light directly lighting me from the side. But I kinda felt it looked a little bit too mush.
Thanks a bunch. You have helped me tons. Not only to learn what to do effectively. But to not waste money. I appreciate your hard work.
Number 4 is unique I never saw that one will try it out later today. but there are a couple of pretty standard set ups missing from this video. I currently use a 4 point lighting setup. key light face level and fill light up higher on each side with a RBG on the background and a dim hair light. And I sometimes use the 3 point lighting with ring light as key and two fills either side.
Timely, I have been trying to figure out how to step up my lighting game and this gives me a few thimgs to try. Also good to know some. Shadow is ok.
Lots of shadow is ok too. Very dramatic. Especially if the camera is recording at a higher frame rate, 30 to 60 fps. Or if you utilize a filter for grey scale.
What if my camera is not in front of me in my setup? I have it on the position of a light on your first example. Thanks for the tips!
Thanks Harris this video really helps with my future content 😃
I love them all! Do you have any tips and tricks how to light up by using only home lamps? You know, these orange ones, that Grandmas have...
Love this video. I’ve been waiting for something like this from you for a while now!
The content u deliver on youtube is priceless . Very very valuable content . Great job
I like the lighting aspect of how quality can change
High quality Channel with high quality content. Thank you!
I very much enjoy your contributions and insight; what about eye glasses? It’s one reason I haven’t placed a ring light anywhere other than on my sides. My glasses reflect terribly.
I really loved the 2nd type of light (One from the front and one from the side) It's simple, looks good and it's cheap sooo I guess when I can invest in lights I would go for that
Man I had no idea , here we are djing and honestly fam !! wow thank you for sharing this
video :) Now we can set up lighting properly instead of all the harsh shadows and bad lighting!! Big Up @Alpha Gaming!!! Awesome content as usual and super helpful !! in 10 mins
Excited to experiment with these, great vid!
Great video my dude, trawled through a lot of others that had too much fluff but this was so informative in a fraction of the time 👍
This helped me a lot. I love the look and feel of shadows, but I didn't know how to set up lighting to use those shadows correctly, and I ended up just losing detail. Now I have a better idea of lighting setups I want to try and experiment with.
:06 in im intrigued - good idea with those lighting changings
The last one is actually the first one I went for without any prior knowledge. Cool lol
Really helpful video! Loved seeing the setups
I actually used the lighting set up at 4:20 for my first video! Have been really enjoying your tips