Testing Diffusion for SOFT Cinematic Lighting

[@VLK2024]

I would love to see a comparison between Hi lite and 1/4grid in sunlight. Or all the the other diffusions.

[@Prens1]

The quality of the channel is getting better and better.

[@joshmillerdp]

That seriously means a lot!!! Thank you!

[@TheMaif999]

I use 1/2 soft frost all the time on exteriors to take the edge off of sunlight while still looking like sun. Otherwise I use grid cloths and magic cloth for interiors.

[@spinkscapes775]

Instant subscribe.

[@joshmillerdp]

Thank you so much!!!!! As long as it’s useful information for ya that’s all I can ask for!

[@The_Daliban]

Thank you for doing this. So interesting and insightful 🙏🏻👍🏻

[@joshmillerdp]

Absolutely! I’ll do more stuff like this!

[@fellawhofilms7760]

useful

[@joshmillerdp]

What I like to hear 😎

[@tiagoshoots_]

Great video man, thank you for sharing 🔥🔥🔥

[@joshmillerdp]

My guy!!! Appreciate you bro! Thanks for watching

[@DonDeteguta]

Always on point and clear! Appreciate you, good sir!

[@joshmillerdp]

Thank you so much! I try to keep the fluff out as much as possible! Appreciate you being here!

[@JSHFilms]

This is a great video for me to learn by you!!

[@joshmillerdp]

Thank you so much!!! I hope this one helps!

[@DLHMedia]

Thx for this. YT needed it

[@joshmillerdp]

Hell ya that makes me happy!!!

[@austinscherzberg4569]

made me a subscriber

[@joshmillerdp]

What is up!!!! Thank you bro! Appreciate you.

[@iamjoshdrake]

I was a dancer in a mega budget movie earlier this year and they almost solely used soft frost for diffusion! I feel at moments they used highlight for closeups on the female star. Pretty cool!

[@joshmillerdp]

Oh really??? How big of a scrim and how far away were they with it?

[@iamjoshdrake]

@@joshmillerdp Pretty large! 12x? And they were pretty far with it because of wide shots for the numbers! And it looked STUNNING on the main actress

[@sijoabraham9230]

Content and information 🙌🙌

[@joshmillerdp]

Thank you so much!!! Hope it helped!!!

[@obarovft314]

links to the diffusion will be appreciated too, even if its not all

[@joshmillerdp]

My bad! Ya I can definitely add links!

[@obarovft314]

@@joshmillerdp still waiting on the links bro

[@joshmillerdp]

@@obarovft314 just plopped that in the description

[@FabianPourmand]

Great video and break down brotha

[@joshmillerdp]

My guy! Thank you so much!

[@ilyaklimin6243]

Thank you for a great test! BTW , i think that you should have added the information about camera settings , it would also be interesting and usefull for understanding the exposure

[@juanguevaradp]

Amazing video man! Love your honesty and simplicity when breaking down everything. I usually use the soft frost on sunny exteriors where you don’t want to over soften sunlight but keep the hard quality with a soft touch of diffusion. With the sun there’s no proximity to the source so no hotspot is created and you get a smoother result. Love your work man! 🙌🏼🔥

[@joshmillerdp]

Thank you bro! Ahhhh ok! That makes a ton of sense. I’m definitely going to try out soft frost next time I do an exterior shot. Thanks bro that helps me a ton honestly!

[@TheHeadG4mer]

This is super helpful, I’ve wanted to buy a diffusion for a bit. This video will definitely help me save money so I’m not buying the wrong things. You’ve definitely laid it all out 🙌🙌 thank you for the content

[@joshmillerdp]

Hell ya dude! And don’t forget to rent stuff as well so you can test it out. Enigma has all of these diffusions

[@TheHeadG4mer]

@ yeah I definitely need to get used to renting stuff, I like to have like a base of things that are owned, that way if I need more I could rent. I’ve always been that way with lenses. I definitely need to be like that more with everything

[@austinbrady]

Great video bro!

[@joshmillerdp]

Hell ya thank you bro!!! Thanks for taking the thumbnail 🔥🔥🔥

[@Christensoncardioclub]

HiLite is great for an overhead outdoors.

[@joshmillerdp]

I’m guessing if you want just hard sunlight but just soften it up a tich???

[@Cinegavo]

🔥 I love bounce with muslin

[@joshmillerdp]

Bro same. Muslin in incredible. Like book light bounce with muslin or just bouncing right into it?

[@Cinegavo]

@@joshmillerdp honestly , just bounce. Bounced light is my favorite, because to me, it just makes sense. It's what happens in real life most of the time in my experience on earth. Like the sun hitting walls or something

[@KongThaoSound]

JOSH!! Wassup it’s Kong. I didn’t know you had a KZbin channel dude. Keep it up.

[@joshmillerdp]

Brooooooo Kong what’s up brotha!!!!!! Haha did you just find this on the discovery page on KZbin?

[@KongThaoSound]

@@joshmillerdp I was watching Brady's channel and he mentioned your name and I was like, "is that the Josh I worked with?" Also, some of your videos were actually recommended to me. I didn't realize it was you.

[@joshmillerdp]

@@KongThaoSoundthe freakin GOAT, Brady Bessette. Love that guy. So good to freakin hear from you dude! Did you go see the Uranus premiere???

[@KongThaoSound]

@ Unfortunately I couldn’t make it. Hopefully I will get to see it soon. It looks good.

[@obarovft314]

If you lower the light output, will the 1/4 grid give the same result as the full grid. Secondly, if one has a lower light watt like 200x, the 1/4 should be equal to a 600w full grid. Am I right?

[@joshmillerdp]

Output wise, yes. But how soft the light is, no. But that’s exactly how to think about this stuff. If you only have a 200w then you have to think of how you can make it work

[@lemayfilms4214]

Great video! What are the top 2 or 3 diffusions types that you find yourself using on the majority of your shoots?

[@joshmillerdp]

Depends on the scene but go top three for me are magic cloth, silent full grid 1/4 silent grid!

[@lemayfilms4214]

@@joshmillerdp Thanks Josh! Do you think an Aputure 300x is powerful enough for a 6x6' of magic cloth, or would you recommend a more powerful light like the 600d?

[@joshmillerdp]

@ it’s definitely powerful enough there will definitely be limitations. You won’t be able to get it back as far or far from your talent. I actually should make a video showing how different situations require or don’t require like a 300 or 600 light!

[@lemayfilms4214]

@@joshmillerdp Thanks so much Josh. That video would be super helpful. Also, with black friday coming up, I'd love to see a video where you discuss the best investments in terms of modifiers, lighting, monitors...etc. you'd recommend for beginner and intermediate videographers! I'm definitely struggling with where it's best to invest transferring from weddings to corporate and commercial video work.

[@immarcusgram]

Josh is HOT

[@joshmillerdp]

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[@dannygarciafilms]

JOSH!!! I think I saw you drive by me in LA! I tried yelling for you but I don’t think you heard me! Please shout me out!

[@joshmillerdp]

Bro we’re on the same shoot of course you saw me 😂😂😂

[@chasemoralesmusic]

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