Why You Should Shoot with Constant Lights

Covering studio photography using constant lights.
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[@heitoroliveira5166]

This is one of the prettiest youtube videos i ever watched. Gorgeous lights great camera movement and editing and great model and photos. Earned my subscription

[@Tommy4k]

Thank you, welcome to the channel!

[@picturemanvlogs9581]

This man has been making the best tutorial vids on KZbin!!!!

[@Tommy4k]

Thanks bro

[@Ryan-yj3ce]

Yes indeed !

[@roiwallace3372]

I love his videos!

[@ak_hoops]

Guy at the store was wondering why I wanted to rent a constant light for my last shoot. I too shoot hybrid! Also, constant lights are more versatile like you said. I know strobes get brighter but I'll always be apt to use constant. Great video, thanks for the tips!

[@Tommy4k]

Definitely bro! for hybrid shooters, this saves us so much time, and makes our lives a lot easier

[@myketripp3838]

I'm not a hybrid shooter but been shooting constant lighting for years now. I'm glad to see it's finding an appeal even if it is with the hybrid community.

[@ileanameraz7650]

Just found your channel and these are the most in depth and straight forward tutorials I've found, thank you for your content!!

[@Tommy4k]

Thank you! Welcome to the channel

[@carlaromero9664]

I love how your videos aren’t overly complicated and you get straight to the point without being boring or harsh. Thank you!!❤

[@Tommy4k]

thank you! that's my goal

[@cre8tivity06]

My last few shoots have all been done with constant LED light using the Stella Pro CLx10; Stella Pro Reflex-S and the Aputure Amaran 200D inside a softbox. I’m really happy with the results I’m getting.

[@louhightower4141]

I gotta break out my CLX-10s. I have three of them but haven't really used them much.

[@Brookssmedia]

Listen bro! Nanlite is really rocking with the black creators as of late! Love what they doing! All my lights is now nanlite!

[@Tommy4k]

Had to switch over to Nanlite for the same reason!

[@kirahominique]

I needed thisss , thank you so so so much. love your content

[@Tommy4k]

Glad it was helpful

[@justin_munitz]

Really cool. Huge advantage to be able to switch between stills an video as well as having the same look and feel for motion and video :)

[@Tommy4k]

Definitely a plus!

[@dayzhaneanderson]

Awesome video

[@andrewsereman833]

Thank you fo the content and representing my country "KENYA" with your bracelet🙏

[@NanliteGlobal]

WOW!! Thanks for your amazing sharing!🥰

[@DWOODMUA]

Model is gorgeous

[@herndoninc.55]

That hold setup is on point. Perfectly placed. This something I need to add to my studio.

[@hogg1media627]

Dope. I just started using flash, im a 1 year in rookie so that's what brought me here! thanks for your content

[@Tommy4k]

Good stuff!

[@samueledeh1815]

Oshe baddest.❤. Your doing well bro

[@mojisolaomolabi7589]

You amaze me every time. Consistency is the key.

[@lifewithangelina92]

❤❤❤

[@Theaaronchris]

Dope setup bro! Nanlite be killing it. for the most part i rock strobes because of the price of powerful constant lights.

[@jjfecik]

Coooool! 🤩 I’ve always inclined towards constant light but felt like I was doing something “wrong” but it’s awesome to hear you break it down ✊ Thanks brother!!

[@Tommy4k]

Thank you

[@wwgamestime]

Kazi safi @tommy 4k

[@daledarden2]

Tommy!! This is fire! Keep it going man!

[@THISISMARLOWFILMS]

You make quality tutorial videos, its something therapeutic about them, keep up the great work, you earned a sub

[@Tommy4k]

Thanks for the sub!

[@bme_visuals]

🔥💪🏾

[@Danny-fs1hk]

You are a very good teacher, and just gained a new sub.

[@Tommy4k]

thank you!

[@dpjohnjones432]

Man this was really good!!! You covered everything so well and with a creative eye.

[@Tommy4k]

Thanks a ton!

[@steveospirals]

I shot with constant first for a long time and when I finally upgraded to strobes the quality and detail you get with strobes seem to create far better images

[@Tommy4k]

Both can get really great images

[@steveospirals]

@@Tommy4k agreed! It's sometimes hard to choose tbh 😅

[@harpreetsinghphotography8783]

@@Tommy4k I strongly disagree when it comes to high end commercial jobs you can’t shoot on constant. The sharpness and detail you get out of strobes are unmatched compared to constant light.

[@Tommy4k]

@@harpreetsinghphotography8783 well ive done it, and I have peers that have done it too for commercial jobs and magazine covers. all comes down to personal preference

[@jakaribo]

One of the top teachers! Good stuff bruh.

[@Tommy4k]

Thanks bro!

[@rashadandre1487]

Dope Set.....Dope Lights......Dope Video!

[@dimiofficialaccount]

Nice job 🔥🥰

[@Tommy4k]

Thanks 🔥

[@capturedbymiyah814]

5:22 so cinematic 🔥🔥

[@Tommy4k]

thank u!

[@ruffprophetproductions]

great complimentary colors, bro. good shit!!!

[@Tommy4k]

Glad you picked up on it!

[@BABYXJAY]

🔥🔥🔥

[@TCRONIN002]

Amazing content. As a newcomer to portait/posed photography, you have helped me tremendously. This is not a high school football game anymore. Would love to see a two-light constant lighting setup.

[@Tommy4k]

thank you and that's a great idea

[@YoungBlaze]

i would say the only con to constant lights when doing photos is of course the fact you have to have it plugged in vs a lot of strobes are all bbattery

[@enriquemartin8655]

Great presentation. Thank you.

[@Tommy4k]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ANTOINE.3000]

Great video

[@Tommy4k]

Thanks!

[@yemaneehaile]

Very detailed & insightful tutorial. I just subscribed to your channel. Keep creating more high level content like this

[@Tommy4k]

thanks man!

[@VectorClassics]

This is clearly for a duel setup at a hefty price especially if you’re not going to film so I wouldn’t personally advise replacing strobes for that purpose. Those lights consume a lot of power, a lot of weight, and restricts shooting time on location if on batteries. Not disagreeing with what your saying just the wording of, “why you should use constant lights instead” I think whoever is leading the shoot should use the lights which benefits them the most unless unlike you said, if you’re doing both.

[@Tommy4k]

Thanks for the feedback, and you can recreate these setups with cheaper lights, I just used what equipment I had. I also know photographers who prefer shooting constant for the reasons being speed on set/no need for gels/ etc...

[@GatmanVidz]

Subscribing cause of the KE wrist band

[@Tommy4k]

Thank you!

[@3rddimensionphotography542]

Thanks

[@adriangrant5373]

Great visuals and vid

[@shotbymeechh]

Keep em coming bro!

[@Tommy4k]

More to come!

[@Nextsession271]

Bruh, just found this tutorial!👊🏾🔥🔥🔥

[@Tommy4k]

Glad I could help

[@sadyrafotografia]

Really amazing! Following 😊🎉

[@Bt_studios4u]

❤❤

[@chibuzochigbuchigbu5426]

Thanks for this tip

[@DAPSGDP]

💎

[@boschulte]

Dude, niiice…. I would not have thought your practical light would have worked with just ‘tape’ on iy

[@TheM-M]

Those photos turned out great however you need a lot of power output to get a well light photo and thats where strobes are better and additional to that, in some cases cheaper than continous lights. I had a single 100w led studio light and it was not powerful enough to give me sharp and quality photos.

[@Tommy4k]

good points, its all personal preferences

[@issa_lifestyle305]

Dope bro. I definitely subscribed to your channel.

[@Tommy4k]

Thanks for the sub

[@TEMTECKPHOTOGRAPHY]

Dope AF!!!

[@gillytopicha6569]

i cant unnotice Kenyan bracelet

[@craziez2011]

No same I was like heyyyyy

[@PracticalDreamersProject]

My flash broke and this helped cause I have a lot of constant lighting… It’s Saturday and BnH is not opening in NYC thank you bro

[@Tommy4k]

Glad it helped!

[@legenderry25]

Cool settup.. Only issue I found is having the lamp in frame lighting subject while not looking like it's lit. Naturally the paper should be glowing from the light on the inside if the light is on since that is its modifier. It just make its look out of place IMO.

[@Tommy4k]

Thanks for sharing

[@AnthonyFerrell]

Would love to know some of your camera settings for some of these shots!

[@hypereelz]

I agree. Please make a video on the settings you use or drop your low light camera settings in the comments for us please!

[@Tommy4k]

most of the shots were 1/125 f/2.8 ISO around 640 - 1250

[@hypereelz]

@@Tommy4k thanks for that!

[@VincyVinn]

Amazing video 🙌🏾

[@Tommy4k]

Glad you liked it!!

[@VincyVinn]

@@Tommy4k Keep it up bro. I see you're representing my motherland 🇰🇪 , Big up

[@Enoiye]

that kenyan wrist band made me sub

[@paultapawa5012]

I can't take my eyes off the Kenyan bracelet, it is the first thing I saw🙂

[@LakeManStudio]

254 to the world

[@JoyCarterHxe]

You did this effortlessly. I totally underestimated my strobe light, I for sure thought that I’d turn it on attach the snoot and be able to shoot getting the spotlight affect. For some reason when I shoot its extremely dark, I’ve played with the settings in my camera and all. Any tips on what I could be doing wrong?

[@Tommy4k]

What type of setting are you shooting in?

[@Dui.studio]

photos raw

[@Tommy4k]

thank you!

[@Modernwomensociety]

What was your camera setting for the spotlight? I always seem to get alot of noise 🤔

[@syrompicturez2917]

Wonderful tutorial. I like the concept and I like the setup but can you comment on how you get rid of the harsh shadows?

[@samiiromaar]

Same principles.. fill lights, reflectors or surfaces to bounce on. Or if you have a Good camera and minimal gear, lightroom/photoshop

[@chadlawsonphotos]

Yesssirrr 🔥. You like them better than aputure lights ?

[@Tommy4k]

Most definitely

[@PhotosByDouley]

Can a snoot be used and get effective results with a lit studio? Do the lights always need to be off. I’m sure results are better that way. But would you say it can be done either way?

[@Tommy4k]

yeah it can, but to get the effect to stand out the most, you want the room to be as dark as possible

[@typleasandco]

Dope video bro!! I'm finally about buy a light. I'm stuck between an aputure light and the nanlite. They both seem good. Send help lol

[@Tommy4k]

im with nanlite all the way, great quality and price

[@muhwanryu6036]

Is there a high-quality lighting product that illuminates the entire space? It seems like in the videos, only spotlights are used. I'm looking for something that provides overall illumination. Could you translate this into English for me?

[@Tommy4k]

Yes In that case you would want a lantern modifier

[@kayshanelle2]

What were your settings for the spotlight section ?

[@nakeanchoice7298]

Im having the hardest time getting the videos off my card. I have an R5C with the cfexpress card and my MacBook doesn’t support the video file

[@socksonfeet8125]

I have always shot with constant light, inside and out, but because I started off with videoshoots and stage lighting not flash photoshoots. So to me it seemed ass backwards to rely on a flash of bright light to light a scene, then have to sync it for every shoot. Nah not doing all that. Yea the model gets hotter with constant light but deal with it lol.

[@Tommy4k]

Yeah They both have different advantages

[@jonathanesedji8705]

chaud

[@CodakChris]

constant has always been better to me

[@TFaminu]

Jesus loves you bro! Thanks for the video. Subbed.

[@Tommy4k]

Thanks for the sub!

[@SkyToddler]

Ive been wanting to do that spotlight effect for so many years! whats the attachment called?

[@Tommy4k]

Projector mount

[@steveospirals]

Or a fresnel light modifer

[@louhightower4141]

Nice lights, but you need a studio. Way too heavy to port around.

[@daylsonpinheiro-producao6859]

OK

[@user-yx5th7js3r]

What fps do you shoot at?

[@Tommy4k]

For these videos 24fps & 60fps for BRoll

[@chrissapee6289]

your a kenyan , that wrist band

[@Tommy4k]

I’m Nigerian

[@errole]

Do you still shoot with strobe?

[@Tommy4k]

If I’m shooting only photos

[@soumoyadeepkundu3079]

I hve to sell my two kidney to purchase all this equipment

[@Tommy4k]

lol it would be worth it

[@cnvnative]

Are you a Kenyan?

[@Tommy4k]

Nope Nigerian

[@cnvnative]

@@Tommy4k keep up nice work

[@nairobiretoucher-u5z]

WAIT YOU ARE A kENYAN how comes i didint know

[@Tommy4k]

lol no Im Nigerian

[@user-hk1cf2gf9x]

NOT! Stare into the sun and check the facial expression. LOL.

[@Niinodotcom]

did you shoot on manual mode when you were using constant lights in the second setup of this video? and if so what were the settings? i have a 15-35mm but the zoom lens you have seems fitting for that type of shooting situation looks perfect too!

[@NYCPhotographers]

[@Tommy4k]

Thanks