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by tom kirkman · Posted
Everyone who has ever lugged around heavy gear has a soft spot for the breakdown studio. They all have in common the barest you'll need to get the job done, are fast to set up and break down, and are lightweight. Of course, there are choices to be made—flash or constant light, for instance. Flash has the benefit of stopping action, while constant sources allow you to see exactly what you'll get in the finished product. Constant light sources include tungsten-halogen (hot lights) that live up to their name, fluorescent, and the current
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A properly lit green screen is essential to creating effective and realistic composites, but it can often be difficult to pull off. In the following video, Doug Guerra, from B&H, gives a quick breakdown of what it takes to get it right, including lighting your green screen evenly, keeping distance from your subject and the screen, and being aware of the final scene when lighting your subject. Armed with this knowledge, your green screen composites
by Jill Waterman · Posted
Fashion photographer Lindsay Adler has just released the ultimate creative studio lighting guide in an e-book format, which also features a free 28-page downloadable preview.
Photographs © Lindsay Adler, from her book, Creative Studio Lighting: A Professional Guide to 30 Studio Setups for Creative Photography
Lindsay Adler’s new e-book features 135 pages of instruction, including a free download of
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Effective lighting doesn’t have to be complex; it just has to serve the story. In the following video, Chase Kubasiak, from Zacuto, shows four simple cinematic lighting looks and how they were created. The video covers popular sci-fi, noir, romance, and horror looks, with Kubasiak providing a detailed breakdown of the techniques and equipment used for each. Throughout the process, you’ll learn some simple, yet effective, solutions that can be applied to a variety of lighting scenarios. We hope you enjoy the video, and invite you to view the
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In the following video, Doug Guerra takes on the ubiquitous on-camera light and demonstrates five other ways to use this normally utilitarian fixture. Using the Litepanels Brick to illustrate his points, Guerra explains the general advantages of freeing the on-camera light from your camera, while highlighting some of the strengths of the Brick light unit itself. So sit back, enjoy, and let these five suggestions inspire you to
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Interviews are among the most common types of video shoots, but nailing them isn’t always easy. In the following video, Zacuto’s Chase Kubasiak helps you maximize the potential of your interview shoots by providing seven simple steps to follow and help them run smoothly. For each step, Kubasiak offers a quick list of tips and things to consider, such as taking note of ambient noise at your shooting location, how to setup three-point lighting, and choosing the right microphone for the job. Check out the video for the complete list of steps and
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In the following video, Mia McCormick, of KelbyOne media, uses the iKan Piatto lights to illustrate a variety of lighting techniques. She explains accent lighting, and goes on to demonstrate with an appropriate Piatto light fixture. McCormick takes the time to illustrate how to bring three-dimensionality to your footage by careful use of Piatto lights, to add accents and shape. During the review, she goes over the technical specs and useful features of the light units
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In the following quick look, Chase Kubasiak, from Zacuto, introduces the ikan Helia 40 watt Bi-Color LED light. He points out the strengths and value of the Helia HF40, illuminating the benefits of the fixture’s Fresnel lens, combined with its variable color temperature LED light source. He also goes over the variety of powering options the light can accept. Kubasiak highlights the contents of the
by Steven Gladstone · Posted
Announcing the Lume Cube, which, at only 1.5" square, is quite possibly the world’s smallest battery-powered light for stills and video. Small in size, but big in output, the Lume Cube is dimmable from 0 to 1500 lumens. For reference, 1500 lumens is about the same brightness as a 100-watt incandescent bulb. Big output is not the only goal of the Lume Cube—it is designed to fit
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In the following video, Larry Becker introduces the Westcott Flex, a 10 x 10" LED array that is just 1/32" thick and is completely flexible. This video outlines the qualities of both the daylight- and tungsten-balanced models, including their output and CRI. Becker also discusses the AC power option and dimming from 5-100%. Additionally, the IP64 weatherproofing and multiple mounting options are mentnioned so that users can be sure to
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Watch the following video to see Mia McCormick, of Kelby Media, demonstrate the virtues of the ikan Featherweight Studio Lights, which feature both AC and battery power options. McCormick points out her favorite useful features, such as the touch-panel readout and control of color temperature and brightness. McCormick also introduces us to the smaller version of the Featherweights, which shares many of the same features as its big brothers, but is designed to be used