How Can Fill Light Help A Dark Scene Look Cinematic? (On Any Camera)
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Filling in shadows is important on any camera, regardless of how dark you intend your scene to be. One aspect of a "cinematic" look is control of your highlights and shadows, in such a way to have detail in both - fill light can help you with this, especially on a camera with limited dynamic range. But it can also give you a richer, more detailed image on a more capable camera system too. In the video, we take a look at utilizing fill light for a darker, higher contrast scene, on an older Nikon D800 DSLR. This doesn't mean you have to use fill light for everything though - depending on how you want your image to look, letting your shadows fall into pure black can be very effective for the intended look and feel of a scene. As with any filmmaking technique, this is just one way to achieve a look and feel in your work - there are endless ways to paint with light, create mood and experiment with image making!
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Cameras:
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Lenses:
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Metabones Nikon G - BMCC Speedbooster
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Thank you Tristan! I'm happy my videos are coming across as understandable, it's a balancing act for sure when you're talking about things like this!
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Thank you so much! I try to include as many relevant details as possible as you don't generally just walk into a set/location and immediately know what you're doing with the lighting! So I'm glad that's making it more useful! :)
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As a still photographer (with a D800) this is great to visualize using flash. The overall integrity of light direction was helpful. I see a lot of imagery with opposing fill or overly dark shadows with one light that break the illusion of natural lighting. Good stuff Rob!
Absolutely, all of this also applies to still photography, all about that light! The D800 is still my main camera for photography, love it! Thank you!! :)
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Wow, thank you so much! :) Eternally grateful for every comment mentioning how clear these videos are - that's one of the things I worry about the most when I post these haha. It's a great exercise, forces you to take a step back and really nail your lighting - rather than relying on your camera to do half the work. Thanks so much for the sub too! :)
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Aah thank you so much! It's great to know people look forward to my videos, gives me a warm fuzzy feeling haha! Yeah being stuck in is the best time to experiment with stuff like this, we're back in a second lockdown in the UK so I'm in the same boat right now!
Yup and I don't blame you for over relying on high ISO - I've never shot with any of the A7S series, but I've seen how amazing the ISO performance is on those cameras and I can totally imagine getting a little too used to that haha. Awesome to know this video has inspired you in that regard though and I really appreciate your comments man! :)
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