Video Lighting Technique: Turn a Hard Light into A Soft Light

[@damianpodcast]

Great how-to on diffusion lighting with demonstration of the effects of different ways to soften light. I love the reminders of what to pay attention to, as well as the quick summary at the end. Good use of specific products while explaining how they apply to the larger concept.

[@HECKProductionsVids]

Hey everyone, do Izzy a favor and click on the ads. He certainly deserves to get paid for this good information.

[@paddleal9194]

A little dose of calm and natural beauty in strange times. Thanks for getting wet Mike. Starts my week in the right frame of mind.

[@theorn01]

Brilliant video, The fact that you kept repeating "larger light source" was key in my understanding of how light can be softened. Thanks much!

[@youngamy]

Thanks for the tips. I like how you show both gear to get, and ways to improvise when you're traveling light.

[@doctordoolittle2800]

Thanks for a great tutorial, Izzy. I love your style - loose but with real concise direction. You really pack a lot into a few minutes. Good job!

[@PharmAchieve_Prep]

Thanks Izzy. You help us understand by capturing the magic of experimentation in your videos which leads to a deeper understanding. Quite likely the best video I've seen on the subject. Thank you!

[@Dr.MariaStevens]

Nice! Direct and informative. Thank you!

[@goesalright]

Thanks for the quick lesson in lighting... I really like your examples on how it looks on camera.. very interesting.. keep em coming.

[@w4tkn]

Fantastic, I'm getting video equipment for my work to do interviews and promo material. Being totally out of my depth, this was fantastic. I guess one needs two or more to eradicate shadows and light people well. Thank-you

[@JadeSambrook]

This is the best video on lighting that I've ever seen, with great examples to boot!

[@anmuncha]

You know what you are doing, which I like. Go on, Mister! Thanks for the videos you upload.

[@miratam]

yet another hugely useful video - many thanks izzy :)

[@HarrisonHoude]

Learning a lot from this, GREAT tutorial. One of the best I have seen/heard.

[@NIKONGUY1960]

We need to send all these amateurs over your way and you can show them how to properly put together an instructional video. Well done, sir!!

[@DanielScottMoore]

Very helpful! A lot of useful info in a short time. Thanks!

[@Gulassarian]

Great videos, I noticed in the other video you were portraying a PMW EX1, is that what you use for these videos?

[@aquataerra]

Great video for beginners like me! One thing that would be helpful (and missing in almost all tutorials) is final snapshots of different methods side by side for comparison. This was really great, but I had to keep scrolling back to the previous effect to see the difference, especially if the effects were very close in appearance. Love the fast paced script with no filler sounds. Granted, I'm new at all this, but a visual review is really helpful if you have time left over. :)

[@thearabicdp]

Nice video, can you tell us what brand of light that is? And how many watts is it? I never knew those lights come with soft boxes, i thought they get too hot for those.

[@damianpodcast]

@StrangeCreations There are a lot of creative ways to solve the lighting problems with low cost solutions.Just remember heat over longer periods of time. Look in other places that deal with heat (kitchen supply areas, craft stores where heat guns are used, hardware stores...).

[@cristobalreymusic]

thanks..very useful, i'm looking for a good, versatil and portable light kit, do you think this lower DP light is the one? thanks

[@westmc45]

I have two of the linco lights and two of the soft boxes for them I like the lights very much

[@micocatipon145]

Well explained and very useful.

[@MulkRaj101]

Thank you Israel, brilliant video.

[@AnnabelMansel]

Hi Izzy - can you buy softboxes that will fit any light? I have a Cinelight junior fresnel 300w and a Dedo light and I'm trying to find a softbox that will fit either of them but most softboxes seem to be specific to 1 type of light and the specific one for the dedo is very expensive - is there a 'fits all' solution?

[@MrCoolerdave]

I just picked up a couple of those Lowels from a thrift store... thanks so much for this,,, well done

[@AlwaysAnthony123]

Please do a video on lighting for makeup, and how not to drown the light meaning you can see all the contours!! :) thanks!

[@yixue123]

Thank you ,well done, I wish you had shown the effect of using an umbrella both bounce and shoot through .

[@dbreardon]

Great overview....was really helpful. Thanks!

[@zagabry7]

Very useful video, it's exactly what I looking for! =) Just a question: what stands do you use in this video?

[@damianpodcast]

@NIKONGUY1960 Great point, I was 'too' enamored with the info on the video to mention it in my comments, but part of why I bookmarked it was to use it as a demonstration of how to do a good how-to.

[@MecenasWisarion]

man, this is fantastic.

[@lancethrustworthy]

Well done. You both told and showed us what you were talking about. Bravo. You were also succinct, but not too succinct. My kinda video...without the dancing girls. ;)

[@nimbo85]

real nice, you have a new subscriber izzy!

[@diegocba1]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Excelent teacher

[@GiffIndia]

Hi, Good Information, I have same 800 watt Halogen light. How can i use it for green screen?

[@perrymorrisjr]

I have those Lowell DP lights, I have not been able to find softboxes for them. This video has help me a lot. Can you give the name of that Softbox for the DP lights?

[@longzito]

looks like he is using a Chimera Quick Release Speed Ring for lowel DP and a videopro softbox.

[@watha2277]

Hi Izzy, this is about color temperature question. I was wondering how your video looks daylight while the light you are using is tungsten Lowel DP light. Please help.

[@NIKONGUY1960]

@damianpodcast Would it be possible to use things that may otherwise be flammable but put it a good distance away to minimize the Michael Bay syndrome? (things spontaneously combusting!)

[@horriblepancakes]

A really nice one, thanks! Sooo useful!

[@ChanonWangtrirat]

Are you use MKE-2 Gold in this video? Because clip are Sennheiser removable style.

[@MsRaraProductions]

Very helpful!!!

[@enerandrade4621]

Good Job Man!...really great!

[@RyanNagy]

That was seriously killer. Thanks.

[@VisionOneFilms]

Nicely done. New subscriber.

[@JonandSamTV]

Incredibly informative! Thank You!

[@udayindian1784]

that was really helpful. Thank you..

[@persianprincess8764]

what KIND of light should one use for video? Tungsten? LED? Fluorescent?

[@user-ig7nq7pc7k]

Fantastic. Thank you.

[@KBFilms2]

Best lighting tutorial online! learned alot thanks!

[@MaxDevereauxArchive]

Very good video!

[@alespil59]

excellent video, thanks a lot!

[@azlanarainkhan4549]

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[@joedachimp]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@mpilotmagic]

this video really really help

[@KalltuniClassics]

Well articulated buddy😇😊

[@arfurlife]

awsome. Very informative. Thankyou so much.

[@GopinathJambulingam]

Kudos to your excellent presentation. The video is really very informative and easy to understand. Thank you buddy.

[@watha2277]

Thanks a lot!

[@Scissorhill]

Nice light tip.

[@editdatamov]

Great tips! Tnks.

[@deepaktrivadi]

Thank you sooooooooo much...very much informative

[@fallyhag]

Well presented and informative. Thank you for sharing :)

[@fayskelley]

thank you, now I'd like to know how to get rid of the oversaturated hot spot on your forehead?

[@computerjantje]

Thankyou for this video

[@abubakirbalfaqih9641]

Great video

[@MattieBlackwell]

Great video :)) Thx :)

[@BAfilmedit]

You sir... are a baws!

[@jennyluvsfood]

thank you for the vid. I'm trying to learn how to light better for my youtube channel. I subbed!

[@nwachukwufrancis634]

cool tutorial

[@yosoyalbertico]

very good video. Thanks!!

[@kimhansen6384]

It could be said in a few seconds: The bigger the light source, and the closer the lightsource is placed to the subject, the softer the light.

[@ImaginaryAsh]

Good information thank you

[@garylcyhk]

Thanks! Professional!

[@chloeconde]

Excellent video 😘👏👍

[@dacepuce]

Thank u a lot:)

[@GavBomb1]

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[@franzsalvatierra]

Not to answer for him but the video doesn't look daylight. The light in the video looks white because the camera was white balanced for tungsten. daylight bulbs would look cyan with such settings.

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[@uriallon]

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[@mncvideo]

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[@michaelgibbons9522]

so just buy good lights? otherwise I'll have to deal with a bunch of nonsense. got it.

[@HonestArttsEntertainment]

great video.