$1 Cinematic Lighting Hacks: How to Get Better Lighting for Video

[@ThinkMediaTV]

Question of the Day ⚡ What LIGHTS do you use for video right now? Let us know! *** 🎯 Looking for more lighting tutorials for KZbin? WATCH THIS VIDEO NEXT ➡️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWe6ZqqYhdathtk

[@CK3DPRINTS]

Neewer 660 with the remote and LCD display. (Your video pushed us to buy, lol). Savage Location pro ($150 used but has a fan that's not perfectly quiet) with a Godox softbox and grid. Also, misc color back lighting. Looking forward to trying the aputure mc for this next

[@DavidSenteno]

Limo studio soft box that was on sale for $35. Ring light mismarked $35 on Walmart website. BTW I like cheap equipment.😁

[@CubingTube]

Linco tabletop softboxes

[@CubingTube]

What do you want to do?

[@ChrisGorges]

Indoors, I bounce my light from my floor lamps against adjacent walls to diffuse the light. Outdoors, I try to find shades areas like you mentioned in your video

[@princessgigiking]

Thanks for the lighting tip, I've been sleeping on Dollar Tree for soft lighting bulb 💡 🤗❤️

[@MarkPritchardGuitar]

I use a soft box but that tip about putting a shower curtain over the window and using the sun is definitely a trick i'm going to try. Thanks.

[@TSGEnt]

Great tips! Along with audio, lighting is often overlooked. If I may bring a little clarity to a couple things mentioned? 1:18 1. When it comes to light being closer it's actually the diffuser being closer to the subject that helps reduce shadows and hard light. Distance between the light source and the defuser is key. If you have a light source very close to the defuser and you move both light and defuser close you'll get harder light. Back off that light source and keep the defuser close, softer light. This is why a shower curtain works so well with the sun. Curtain close, Sun far. 3:00 2. Be careful when white balancing after bouncing. When the bouncing object isn't bouncing the same color as your main source color temps will be different. For example, if the noonday sun is to the right of the subject and you bounce off a brown wall on the left, your white balance will interpret somewhere between 5500K and 2500K. This will cast an oddly blue hue on the right side of your subject. I would rather (and this is just preference and scene, and mood, etc.) white balance to the sunlight and allow the redder colors bounce to my subject. Little warmer and may seem more natural. Grab a silver-coated car sunshade to use as a bounce. Here's an inexpensive possible solution amzn.to/31A21bK That will help keep color temps more balanced no matter the main light source color temp. As for that 1 dollar camera? Maybe not at the Dollar Store, but it can be done.

[@nolanmolt]

Thanks!! Appreciate it. Yes, good point. When I say that a closer light makes softer light, really I mean that the closer light "source" (for example the diffusion) creates a soft light. I wouldn't recommend bouncing off a wall that's red/brown because obviously it'll turn your light to that color and won't do a good job bouncing light back. A whiteboard is good because it bounces like back and doesn't change the color of the original light source. I'd love to see a $1 camera, haha!

[@TSGEnt]

@@nolanmolt Right on. Challenge on! I'll find that $1 camera!

[@blank1505]

Thank you for this! :)

[@This1LifeWeLive]

I was going to order 3 $7 curtains off amazon (cheapest online) but re-watched this video and called my local Dollar Tree and heck yeah, they DID have those curtains for just ONE DOLLAR!! Crazy awesome!

[@JamesKerLindsay]

Thanks. Working on lighting has made a huge difference in my videos. I really love shooting on a really lovely sunny day. But it does require management. As ever, the team at Think Media been a brilliant source of information.

[@thegreendecor03]

True that , i love to shoot in nature sunlight :)

[@americantroy77]

Wait... soft lighting is the opposite of hard lighting? Next level dude, next level

[@ZumbaShan]

I couldn’t find the frosted version of the shower curtain I like to use for diffusion at The Dollar Tree and was a little worried that their white version would be too opaque so I bought both the white shower curtain and also a white party table covering. The table “cloth” is a papery-feeling thin plastic with no shine to it. It is a little thinner than the white shower curtain and it worked beautifully over my window that streams very bright sunlight. I’m in Southern California so the light is quite bright and there are rarely clouds to soften it. Thanks for this video. Solid tips. It’s also good when you’re shouting outdoors to shoot when it’s cloudy. People think they need the sun but like you said about shooting in shade with a shady background, that’s your solution to bouncing light and softening it. Clouds are great diffusers.

[@SilverHeist]

I have a big window and a Pixar-type desk spot light. Both can be bright. Will try the soft and reflective tips. Thanks.

[@arstudiosswk]

Nice tips. Never thought of that tips on using sheets to soften the light rather to spend more on softbox.

[@boiciucflavius]

Great tips. I follow you guys for a long time and it really helps me in my KZbin journey. keep up the amazing work!

[@myHomeKithome]

I'll definitely be trying the shower curtain trick with the ESDDI LED lights I recently picked up on you guys' recommendation. Thanks for the help!

[@LisatotheMarie]

I've been loving these shorter videos! Even though they're short, the tips are super helpful! Thank you!

[@nolanmolt]

I appreciate it, thanks!

[@ceejaybeatz]

Sir your tutorials are amazing thanks so much trying to get better in my music tutorials as well in both lighting and editing thanks so much for all your videos

[@gothamhandley9867]

I have learned so much from watching just 2 of your lighting videos ! Thanks !😊

[@retroscomedyclips]

Thank you for the information Nolan. Good job. Looking forward to more tutorials from you. Keep up the good work.

[@KeyannaWeaver]

So helpful! Thanks for the tips!

[@Stchristophermissiontravel]

Exactly! Great tips!

[@Handidude]

Great ideas on how to do lighting on the cheap. The outdoor shade idea is a great one. Just make sure to pay attention to the background. No porta-potties in the shot.

[@SwaysDeals]

Thank you for these easy tips!! Definitely will try these

[@setiramflavour6623]

Congratulations for 1M subscribers Think Media. Any small youtubers out there lets grow together this 2020.

[@ATasteofHealth]

I keep checking back waiting for you to cross that 1M subscribers mark. Can't wait to see it happen!

[@Simply.Mariela]

Think media is so close to 1 million. How exciting 😊😊😊

[@ThinkMediaTV]

Mariela Merino we are excited!

[@Stchristophermissiontravel]

Yes, I was thinking the same thing! I'm new and just trying to make it to 100 :D lol

[@fiidcreate2899]

This so insightful!! I have always struggled with budget and this video has opened up my mindset!! I recently started my channel and build my light source from wood and LED light bulbs, I saved a tonne of money and it was all inspired by videos like these! Kudos to you guys at Think Media!

[@JustMattx]

Lighting has always been an issue for me so these tips helped a lot! Thanks!

[@MuslimHomeschoolersUnite]

Yes! We've just asked why! You read our minds! We've purchased a lighting kit that included fabric that you can velcro over the light if you wish. We always cover it. We really don't know how to bounce light well. Thanks so much!

[@ChrisGorges]

These tips are great, so far I've been bouncing lights off of nearby walls and ceilings to diffuse my light sources (floor lamps with white LED bulbs) so far they've been doing the trick 😄

[@kimberlylemus1916]

There’s been times where i haven’t filmed videos due to not having enough natural lighting. Thanks for the helpful video!

[@teachermom1769]

Great video. I have been using natural light through windows, but sometimes it is harsh on my face or glasses, so I am definitely going to try the shower curtain. Thanks.

[@MathswithMuneer]

Thank you all, this is what I was looking for. Loved it

[@justgetonwithit9527]

Thanks for another informative video. Really appreciate it.

[@JazzyStrong]

Super helpful! I never even thought about poster boards!

[@dalisoblessing1949]

Thanks for this post 🤗. I am currently looking for some lights for my video.

[@CK3DPRINTS]

neewer makes some great starter lights. We have a few now and love them all.

[@clydzy]

The Creator's Cup agreed.

[@c0pyimitati0n]

Aputure HR672!!!

[@dalisoblessing1949]

@@CK3DPRINTS I will check them out. Nice one.

[@ThinkMediaTV]

DalisoBlessing here so the one we use here at think: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipqkpJ2uas9qfaM

[@PassiveIncomeTom]

*Great tips! Lighting is always important.* 👍

[@JaneMonteith]

Hey 👋🏼 I just wanted to say THANK YOU for this video. It’s by far the best explanation I’ve come across for setting up and improving lighting. I create online courses and have been searching ways to improve in this area - for face to face video. As soon as I watched this I implemented everything you said and my videos look 10x better 😘

[@KARobertsonP]

I've been using a LED desk lamp turned vertical with a Kleenex over it. LOL! This video and the one you did for people with glasses both hit the spot! Now to the experimentation portion of the program. Super info. Thank you!

[@dancingforhim]

This was so helpful! Great information. I’d love to learn more about white balance and how to make those adjustments in editing.

[@lydiakamau9229]

Thanks for these much needed tips!

[@ChristianPitcher]

Great tip! And so so cheap to do. I normally use my window as it's right next to where I film. Next time I'll use a bedsheet

[@nolanmolt]

Christian Pitcher awesome!

[@Fredb]

"The sun is so bright"... dude, I live in Belgium "Land of the hidden sun". Seriously : Nice tips, thank you

[@nyrsheaw.arcticcircleart4026]

I live in Alaska, Land of the Midnight Sun. 😂 The shower curtain idea will definitely help. We have the opposite problem Fred.

[@nyrsheaw.arcticcircleart4026]

I have the problem in my videos with glare. I am a resin artist and resin is like a darn mirror. You can see everything reflected. What would u suggest for that issue?

[@Ana.Diego7]

You guys are awesome. Thank you!

[@jeroendesign]

Thank you so much for sharing your tips! I published my first real video the other day but still need to focus on my lightning (and so much more haha). Great tips and thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@DavidSenteno]

Great pointers... and yes Dollar Tree rules for photo accessories. Just add imagination. 🥂🐼

[@CandidTechTV]

Thanks, definitely going to try the shower curtain trick! My glasses always get messed up on video.

[@alexdisney5514]

Great tips. will have to try implement these into my work flow. Thanks

[@roadilguiamat6699]

Another very informative video thank you for sharing this very interesting content

[@ExploringCanadaInfo]

Nolan comes through again!

[@Klemmbaustein-Messi]

Thank's alot for this video. I was nearly buing expensive LED-Panels, but now first I will try to build cheap diffusor for my ringlights to get rid of the ringlight-effect at my eye-glasses in my videos. 🤗 Greetings from Switzerland Buttermaker

[@VideoUpskill]

All the local shops be like, "where's all our shower curtains these days?"

[@eliselewis]

I have one soft box lighting unit; but it is still EXTREMELY bright, and doesn’t cover my entire object when I put it far enough away to get the correct the over exposure.. so I’m very excited to use these tips!! Thank you! Great video!!

[@TNTHAULS]

Thank you. I've been struggling with my lighting.

[@ChrisSnyderGuitar]

This was really helpful! I just got two white umbrellas so I'm gonna experiment with that.

[@DanielleT77]

Thank you for all this!

[@ifell3]

What you really need is some orca or panda film. I recently looked into these reflective properties only to have found out those pesky weed growers have a list of reflectiveness of different properties!! Nice tip on the shower curtain defuser, even comes with attachment loops!!

[@hedgehogenglish]

Thanks for this information!

[@Jordan-dl5vz]

Go Think Media 👊🏼

[@PorscheAbraham]

Thank you!! Great content!!

[@TheAmateurPrepper]

Thanks for the great, cheap tips! I just bought a tripod/Mic/light combo from Wal-Mart (my budget) but I will definitely take your tips and use them. I'm just getting into doing more than an occasional vacation video, so this will be a big help!

[@Stchristophermissiontravel]

Yes, they are great tips! I'm just getting into it now too.

[@TheAmateurPrepper]

@@Stchristophermissiontravel, I just checked out your channel. Your videos address incredibly polished for someone Judy starting out. I'm subscriber #57, yay! One-day, I'll be able to say, "I knew her back before she had 100,000 subscribers!"

[@ItzSi]

Nice one....I used an Ikea lamp (that was lying around the house) changed the light bulb to a bright white and put a nylon sheet over it job done cheap and simple (did a video on it too lol) 😎✌🏼

[@nolanmolt]

I've done this too! Used a white plastic bag before, haha!

[@ItzSi]

Nolan Molt plastic bag is risky 😂

[@lenabean7292]

I havent posted my videos yet but my mom got me these vanity lights in my room for my makeup that look really good on camera and I'm usually in my sun room so around 2pm my room is lit really nicely

[@R3HEALTHYBITTAZZ]

Wow!! Thanks you!! I used sunlight.

[@bollywoodhollywoodhindi5058]

thank you for this video....... great advise

[@amandajohnson2724]

So cool love this so helpful!

[@thepoutingmom]

Niiiiice! 😱 I think I should try one/all of them for my videos as soon as I have a (new) space. 🤓 Thank you. ☺️

[@MonicaLaudat]

Great tips, I just wish someone like you guys who are so advanced, when doing a video like this, would show the set up you have at the moment.

[@dylanrreynolds]

Best channel in the world

[@auslike4844]

Thanks for sharing! your video have been very useful ! 👍

[@YourPlayer2]

I'd been using bounce light a bit, but I really wanna try the diffusion route since I've been struggling with harsh shadows!

[@raheem_4689]

❤️👌🏻 Nice video

[@randax8518]

Hi

[@Malichannels22]

This is excellent 👌🏾

[@Stchristophermissiontravel]

Agreed! so nice to have a channel like this to help out with great tips!

[@carterconfidential7110]

Awesome video!! Good idea

[@nolanmolt]

Carter Confidential thanks!

[@rogerlopez75]

Fantastic video

[@TechticsDaily]

Think Media : @00:47 Soft lighting is the opposite of Hard lighting. ME : Thank You, I didn't know it earlier. 😂

[@Kuestech]

Thanks a lot!

[@ivettehelps]

Great tips!

[@PatientBoost]

18" Neewer Ring light, but I'm still figuring out how to get the best lighting with it, and how to avoid reflections in glasses

[@AI3-4]

its pretty amazing how much I dont even know that I dont know about video production -- yet

[@atilmont]

nice and... compact. Love that. We will all have shower curtains now (even in Belgium!) Though we DID have some super hot summers, @Fred ;-))

[@gurupod]

What a helpful video, although I’m more of a Dollar General man myself. 😀 Well done, dude, & thanks!

[@dougb-ok2uu]

Your videos are awesome,,,,

[@texaswigfairy]

THANK YOU

[@NicolePandora]

So helpful!!!!!!

[@xoli.8780]

Thank you

[@satoshiheavy7247]

Shooting during an overcast too!

[@penecitoselsha6659]

WAAGH THANK YOU!

[@Laxstorycorner]

Well and nice tips buddy '

[@simbarashemagadzire578]

Awesome!!

[@DaddyGamerFred]

I use some extra $30 IKEA lights I had laying around and threw them around the studio. My lighting is very hard tho. Thanks going to check to see if these tips help.

[@BritneyLaZonga]

3:58 Wou, wou, wou... careful there XD

[@kinkycurlye8308]

Sunlight and selfie ring light

[@joonajks]

My soft box has a diffuser, should I use a shower curtain to diffuse it even more?

[@lukenellasvlogs3611]

I’m gonna try and get my first video out by Easter. Wish me luck!!!!

[@BibleJourneyMinistries]

Soft lighting is the opposite of hard lighting 💡👌🏾😹

[@joeyconwell2988]

What software is compatible with iPhone and also windows to edit green screen?

[@TrueCrimeEdition]

I use my iPhone for recording and have one lamp and I got small lighting kit on Amazon but it has several lighting buttons on it so I am not sure what one to use?

[@mountainnatureandculture4022]

I love your videos. They've been really helpful as I try to improve my work. I'm doing more live streaming and I've bought some lights to light both me and my green screen. I'm using a Neewer LEDP260 as my main light and a Neewer Bi-color as my hair light. My question is whether there is a way to use my Sekonic L-758DR light meter to know how bright to set the lights. I'm currently using a Logitech C920 webcam but I've ordered a streaming card so I may change to my Canon 6D for my camera. I hate just eyeballing the brightness on the screen each time I set up. Since my room does have window light, the ambient lighting changes throughout the day even though I try to block most of the outside light. For that reason, I can't just set it and forget it. Any help is appreciated.

[@ReeseRyanWrites]

I typically use sunlight from a nearby window. But in my last livestream in the afternoon, I started to get shadowing which is especially problematic when you have a darker skin tone. Do I just purchased a ring light and a small LED light.

[@stellakydd7301]

I have a pair of Yongnou 300 that I just got and am still trying to figure them out.

[@FinancingLife]

What's the best strategy for when your subject wears glasses?

[@randax8518]

Hi all have a great year ahead

[@lauramartin7883]

Finding a white sheet is easy. But those huge studio filmmaker lights that you use to show 'soft lighting'?? I haven't seen those at the dollar store. What is a substitute for the studio filmmaker lights you show?