LIGHTING For Wedding Receptions | Godox ML60Bi & ML30Bi Bi-Color Lights
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- čas přidán 14. 04. 2022
- Finally covering the lights I use for wedding receptions. The Godox ML30Bi and ML60Bi lights are an incredible, low cost way to level up your wedding receptions. I've always been upset with the quality of my reception footage and that was due to bad lighting.
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Totally messed up. The lights range from 2800 Kelvin to 6500 Kelvin. They also don’t come with the remote but I’d recommend the Godox app over the remote anyways. 😅
Yes. Usually they stay around 2-3 percent. During first dances, toasts, and grand entrance we have them brighter around 50-60 percent.
Hey Justin amazing video!What are the stands you use for these lights?
Hi Justin, thanks for this video, it really impressed me how great all the footage look with the lighting. I also realize that the most important thing is placement and power you set them. Would you be willing to share with us how exactly you place them all during speeches, first dance and dancing? Thank you very much in advance!
Yessss those clips look amazing!🤩
❤❤❤ Finally made this haha
Dude, you’re going to single-handedly make me get back into wedding film making. I’m a fan and a supporter 🫡salute.
Great review Justin! I appreciate your expertise on practical set ups.
Thanks so much brother! Always trips me out when I see your logo haha 😍❤️
Best video hands down on these lights. Thanks for helping me make my decision on purchasing
awsome review and great you used sample videos thank you!!
Great stuff dude!
That would drive me nuts with the app situation. That's why I used the LS-60x lights and a couple 300x's. All my scenes are set and ready to go in the app and I haven't had any issues on the day with connection.
Thank you so much Justin!
Hey Justin, i know this is an older video but a question i have is : when using your off camera lights, do you ever get any complaints about your lights changing the mood of the venue? Example: introducing the bright light into a dimly lite, mood lit room?
Wow, you talk about quality a lot in the video, and your wedding footage totally smashes it! I'm sure it's not just the lights you use, the quality is amazing!
Thanks for the review! very good video as always
Thank you so much! Best lights I’ve had for weddings for sure.
I have three of these Godox 60W lights, just like yours, but not bi-color. I'm finding that I should have gone with bi-color, so now I'm leaning toward the Aputure lights.
Thanks for doing this video, and the clips looked great with the lighting. SUBSCRIBED!
The aputure lights are cheaper too I believe. I haven’t compared them but they look promising. Thanks for the support 🙌🏾🙌🏾
I was about to buy the Molus X100! I think this is a much bang for your buck. Thanks for this video!
These make so much sense. Gunna start with two.
Next level! Thank You!
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🥹
This video helps so much!!!
Thanks man! Can you do a video on collaborating with vendors such as wedding coordinators, DJs, photographers, ect…
In all your videos you are really successful at controlling your environment and going that extra yard in production. As a Videogrpaher I personally experience territorial vendors… so I’d love to hear your approach in-depth on collaboration.
Love the videos dude
This is such a good idea to do a video on. I get these questions periodically on IG too. Definitely will make this.
Thanks for the video!
Great video!!
Hey, great videos! Looks like you use the reflector and no barn doors attachment which I see other wedding videographers go for. Any drawbacks to this? Do the reflectors cause any noticeable hotspots in any of the footage?
(sparkler send off) I would love to see that killer Gimbal setup that you have there. It looks awesome. I do see you have a few things mounted attachment with your gimbal... including the small Aputure light like mine. I would love to see your wedding gimbal setup in detail for some ideas.
I was actually planning to make one. I’ve changed it from using the crane 3S (old gimbal setul on the channel) to the RS3. I plan to go over it.
Great Video!!!
Thank you
I just got 2 ML60bi’s last month, GAME changer!!
They really are. So small and portable too. I love them minus the app and remote annoyances lol
sorry to bother you...does the light output of ML60 bi light remains the same whether you use AC or batteries? I want to make sure that the light doesn't dim when going from AC to batteries. Sometimes I don't get access to AC power. Have you ever compared the light output? Thanks for any info
amazing lighting kit!! wow...I have a couple of LED panels but I'm thinking about getting one or two of the ML...I know the 60bi is more powerful...a lot more powerful? The guests don't mind that much lighting on? I know you control the lights a lot..some of your shots are straight out of a movie for sure. Which camera? I have a Sony FX30 and a Canon C100 mk2
hi there...great footage...lighting is the most important factor for sure...does the Godox ML60 bi provide the same light output whether you use AC or battery? I think some COB lights dim a bit when using battery in comparison to using them plugged into AC... I don't always get access to AC power when needed, but I want to make sure I still get the most power out of the light (even if the battery won't last long but I have lots of large capacity sony batteries)...have you tried the ML60bi with both AC and with battery? The light keeps the same output no matter what? just wondering.. thanks
Hi Justin. You're a great inspiration!. I am interested in getting 2 of the 60's and 2 30's. Do you ever felt you had the need to get lights that have more power like those 200w and above? I know CZcamsrs always say the more the better but in practice not sure if higher power lights could blind the guests or make them uncomfortable? I'm just stating in videography and for sure need lights. These look interesting and wondering if they are enough 2x2. Started listening to your podcasts. Thanks for the inspiration.
much love
I need this for model photography would the ML30 one of them be enough do I really need the ML60 if its only one person
Hi Justin, How you managed to get the light stands to go so high and how the you get the base plates?
Hello! It's me again. :)
Love the insight. Any chance you could do a BTS of setting up the lights, and how you move them around during the night? (If you got any weddings planned that allows for BTS). Would help a ton! I've only invested in two Aputure studio lights (Light Storm 60X and Amaran 100x). Seems like big work having to move them around :D
Btw; How tall is your light stands? They look extremely tall.
Hey. I really need to do that. Like now lol. So the stands I use are impact air cushioned 13 foot light stands. Usually I keep them on the dance floor the entire evening and only moving for cake cutting if I need to.
@@JustinPorterMedia wow, another quick reply! Do you ever rest? Thanks! 😁 I'll have to look the stands up. Looking forward for the video ;D
@@bryllupsvideografIsak haha yep. I was just on CZcams when the notification came through lol
@@JustinPorterMedia appreciate it! I wanna hit the ground running when I start wedding videography, and you seem like a great source to improve my chances drastically!
Great thanks a lot
Thanks for the great content! Do you have any videos on how you like your talking head videos?
Hello Justin, Thank you for such a great video. I would like to buy ML 60Bi Godox. I prefer to use NP F batteries. Please let me know how long they work with 100% power. Thank you.
Hi Justin, thanks for the video - can you share a link to the batteries you're using?
Hi Justin, just bought two ML60bi thanks to your video 😄 may i know if you’re using the reflector on the light for your wedding or are you just using it bare?
And what percentage of power are you using for the different scenarios?
Hey! That’s so awesome! You’ll love using them.
I use the reflector on the lights and run them around 2-5% during the dancing. For toasts, first dances, and grand entrance I use them around 80%
Lighting really does make a huge difference. Everything just seems flat when you don't at least try to control the lighting. I bought the Light Storm 60x and it's a great light but it's definitely heavier and I worry about it getting knocked down on a light stand. So I may supplement it with the 30s you reviewed here. How tall do your light stands go?
It really does. I should of out more side by side lights from when I didn’t use them to now.
That’s why I love the Godox ones. They are crazy tiny yet just as powerful. I use impact air cushioned light stands that are 13 feet.
Do you have someone holding the lights for the grand exit and then have a smaller light on your camera? Or is the light on your camera for the grand exit?
I have few questions as I want to understand how to light the vanue for both photo & video.
1. Can i get the same results with the godox sl60w and sl100. Or is there a difference with ml60 in terms of light quality softness and stuff.?
2. I can see that during reception you didnot use any diffusion infront of the lights... And still the results look beautiful... Is it because the lights were placed far and thats why diffusion wasnt needed? Everyone always says diffused lights are good but then again why in weddings and reception we can get away with not diffusing the light?
I am new to photography & videography and these questions are bugging me... Btw its was a great video.
so how many lights do you have, lightstands and batteries? how many do you bring at a full day wedding
I am using Nanlite Pavotuve first and second generation and also NanLite Forza 60B Bi-color and NanLite LED panel MixPanel 60 RGBWW
Would the ML30s alone be sufficiant to light a reception dance floor or would you recommend the ML60s instead?
Ohh i love your videos, sub right away
Thank you so much for the support! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Great video! Looking at picking up four of these and was wondering if the app is still giving you issues.
Oh no. The app has a new update that makes it amazing to use. Legit reliable too
Once I set the light, I just press the DIM button to turn it off and on instead of the power button. That way, it will not reset to the default setting and I don't have to reconnect whenever I turn the light on and off.
I do the exact same. I turn them on and connect them close to the beginning of the reception and they stay connected until the end 🙌🏾
Thx for sharing. I’ve been wanting something small for sunset style portions of the wedding. Have you ever used these during that time for outdoors?
No problem at all. I’ve never used them for sunset but I do use 4 for the sendoffs. Really helps bring the exposure up a lot. I have used them during ceremonies too to bring up the foreground exposure.
Great Video Justin are you still using these?
Are the lights really spotty? Do they create hotspots on the bride or groom?
Any tips on where to piston the lights during speeches?
Do you use the reflectors to shape the light direction during toasts/dancing/exits? Or do you just run it bare?
I just use the reflectors. I use between 4-8 though so the light is spread pretty even in the room.
What light is mounted on your camera in 4:18 ??? Thanks
This is good work right here. I do have a question when you start your set up of lighting the reception and the placement of the lights. What do you take into consideration? Thank you.
Thanks so much! Typically I always try to focus on the dance floor first. Then I use any extras to fill in the back walls or distant areas to raise the room ambience. The biggest thing to making it look really good is turning off all indoor lights. This helps create shadows and get that extra “cinematic” feel lol. Not sure if this answered it but if you have any other specific questions I’m happy to answer those too.
@@JustinPorterMedia This great info and I appreciate your response very much man. The ambient light your speaking sounds interesting and I get it too. So folks who are in background or sitting down will have some light on them. Coo beans.
9ice one bro
What stand do you use?
Thank you for such a great video. Just one question. I am going to buy Godox ML60Bi. How long will work 2 NP-F series batteries when the lighting is maximum? Thank you
At max you’ll get maybe an hour and a half. I’d recommend using a dc-dtap cable and a v mount for longer lasting options
Great review man. How do you think they compare to the new Aperture amaran 60x lights
So I worked with a guy who had one. Honest opinion is they are almost identical. The Godox are about 150$ cheaper but that does come with the annoyance of bad remotes/quirky apps lol. The Godox are so much smaller too compare to the 60X
@@JustinPorterMedia these are only $50? The amaran are $200
@@fitzgeraldfilmsMN oh no. Sorry haha. These are about 229-279 depending on the sales.
Hi Justin! I love this information, its so useful. I was wondering if you have new recommendations since im just commenting now... a year after this was released lol.
Hey. Yes I still recommend these as they have held up with no issues and they updated the app which makes it 10 times better haha.
A cheaper alternative are the amaran 60x. Similar output and form factor but about 40$ cheaper 🥹
Hello, good morning, question: the LED light you were using on the camera at minute 4:23, what model is it? Thanks in advance for the information, greetings from Tijuana B.C. Mexico
That’s the aputure mc 🙌🏾🙌🏾
You have a link to the batteries you use?
Hey Justin! Do you ever light the bride and groom during the ceremony? I'm filming a ceremony with a bride and groom in a dimly lit room against a window with a waterfront view, and don't want to blow out the window. What would you do in that situation?
Also, gear-wise, why do you prefer the Godox over the Amaran 60x?
Thanks man!
Hey. Yes I have done that if we are able to mount them. The 60x are actually on my wishlist haha. The Godox lights came out before the Amaran lights.
@@JustinPorterMedia Got it, thanks man!
Amazing Brother video Bro! May I ask which stands are you using?
The ones in this video I use are the impact 13 foot air cushioned light stands.
Hey Justin, lovin’ ml60bi’s we have 2 of those! Was wondering if we can power it with a vmount battery? Havent tried but is it safe powering it via the d-tap output? Appreciate the response!
Hey yes it is. I actually do this now myself. There’s a cable you have to order but it works. Search Godox ml60 dtap - dc cable
@@JustinPorterMedia Thanks for the answer. I did search the cable but I think they don't sell it anywhere here in my area. Is it okay to use non-godox Dtap to dc cable?
Would you use this set up for photography or just video ?
You could use it for photography. I like constant light over flash myself
Any way to make that dome fit a Bowens adapter? My lights from GVM are all Bowens
I think it comes with a bowens adapter.
Hey Justin, where did you get those light stands??, BTW as always, great job! 👌🏼
Thanks so much for watching! The flat base light stands I made using an umbrella stand base from Home Depot. Costs about 45$. Then I just inserted my light stand into it. 🙌🏾
@@JustinPorterMedia That's so ingenious haha.
Entire wedding reception with just 2 npf batteries, really? How many hours is that and at what brightness do you use each?
Do you use diffusion with these ml60 lights? Or just the reflector dish? Or no dish at all? Thank you!
I use just the reflector. During the send off I use my assistant and he holds a light stand behind us with a little Godox softbox gel that comes with the kit. That’s the only time. Or in bridal suites.
@@JustinPorterMedia noted, thanks!
My friend what shutter speed and fps settings do you use ffor this beautiful cinematic look? 4:48 and 6:00
Good old 24fps 🙌🏾🙌🏾
@@JustinPorterMedia and exposition time or suhtter speed? 1/50s maybe? Thanks in advance
@@Sanctustormentor yep. 🙌🏾🙌🏾
Do you ever modify these to spotlight people doing speeches or the first dance? Or is the angle of spread plenty fine as is?
I prefer the spread. The big thing is if it’s too dark in the venue, you have to raise the house lights. I try to reduce the need to do that since most of the interior lighting is horrible. Have to preserve them skin tones lol.
@@JustinPorterMedia Thanks for the reply! I just ordered two, I'm anxious to see how they do. I'm a photo guy (no video) and I've been using flashes for the reception for ten years, but thinking it may be time for a change of scenery.
@@EvanWisheropp oh nice. When I use them at the weddings the photographers rave about them haha. They are amazing for sure. Hope it works out for you 🙌🏾
You ever thought about somehow connecting a vmount battery to those lights to last longer? If it's even possible
It's possible. I do that now ironically lol. I use a dtap to dc cable and mount the v mount using a vmount lightstand clamp.
Have you tried using these lights during sunset/sunrise? Can the power hold up while in the sun 🤔 lol sorry I'm not very technical.
Oh definitely not that powerful. You’d want 600x or 300x. These are perfect for indoor applications though. If there’s enough sunlight coming through they help a lot with the shadows or dark spots.
great video! What about Aputure Amaran COB 60X ? Are they better? What is your opinion?
The 60x is honestly a really great buy. I believe it came out just after the Godox but at the price they are it’s definitely worth it. Even offers v mount powered options too.
@@JustinPorterMediaMini reflector is the tool you are using always ? At bride preparation do you use any omprela or soft box for any close up?
@@vasilisman78 bride prep I use the little gel that you can buy for Godox flashes. It’s perfect and soften the lights really well
This video being a year old. Has the app gotten better or have you found better lights?
Maybe you answered this. What light stand do you use?
The flat base stand I made using an umbrella stand and an impact air cushioned light stand off Amazon 🙌🏾
Does the battery plate charge the batteries or do you need an external charger?
It doesn’t charge them unfortunately. Would be a cool feature but you’ll need an external charger for the NPF batteries.
@@JustinPorterMedia That's a bummer, Do you have one you recommend? The Neewer dual NPF charger I've got takes like 8 hours to charge 2 of the 970 batteries.
@@NickDelDuca I use the power extra charger. It charges 4 at a time but it’s not super fast. Usually takes a while 😭
Can you get a v-mount for this? I apologize if that question has already been asked.
Technically yes you can. You’ll have to find a dtap to v mount cable but it’s possible. It’s just not an included option right out the box.
@@JustinPorterMedia Thanks for the response! Love your stuff, brother 🤘🏻
How many hrs for 100% power?
100% power won’t go very long. Maybe 2 hours but at a wedding you’d never have a need to run them that high for that long. You can create a d tap cable and route a vmount to the stand if you want to have longer battery life though.
I wanted to be able to run bowen's mount with the battery plate, so I retrofitted the AD300/AD400 adapters to fit the ML30/ML60. czcams.com/video/oIr72V3g6l0/video.html I've even got a new video in the works on how to make a custom godox mount to bowens adapter
what do you charge the batteries with ?
The Sony NPF batteries I use a power extra 4 bay charger I got off Amazon. It was about 35)
@@JustinPorterMedia thanks so much bro
You run 7 lights?? What if you can’t afford all 7 at the moment lol which ones would you go for first? 3 of them?
Haha well not every wedding do I use all of them. Typically, I always use 4 ML60Bi’s during the reception. Depending on the layout and ambience in the room, I’ll add more.
If you can atleast grab 2 ML60bi you’ll be in a good spot. Then add to them over time.
Do you ask the couples ahead of time if they want video lighting? I’m considering adding lighting to my wedding videos, but honestly, I feel like some couples and DJs will not appreciate this.
I’ve never asked but I also light it to look good in the room. As long as you do so and it looks good, no one will question it. Bicolor lights are what you want for sure.
@@JustinPorterMedia Excellent. I’ve considered asking on the fork I send couples after they sign their contract, but I think it’s easier to ask forgiveness than permission, especially if it looks good like you mentioned.
Not in the fork! In the *form*.
@@ryanthompson4846 yea I wouldn’t do that. It’s still not as common in the industry to take lights, or in my case 8, but I’d do it, make it look good and they will assume it’s part of the venue haha.
@@JustinPorterMedia Good call. I think it does help for sure that the lights you mention here all look like they could be part of the way the venue or the DJ set up the room (rather than LED panels or Aputure 1200ds or whatever that are super obviously “video”). I think with the smaller lights, everyone will be thinking that someone else brought them lol.
If I only can get one is it still good to get them?
Yes without a doubt. I say 2 minimum so you can help with shadows but starting with one is better than none haha
@@JustinPorterMedia I literally have a wedding tomorrow and you are my sign to quickly go to the store and get one 😭 it’s not a huge wedding like yours but I’m in Canada and it gets dark quickly now, so I can’t rely on the window light to help me out during the reception and ceremony
Edit: THANK YOU! I’m doing both photography and videography tomorrow but luckily videography part is just 1 minute highlight trailer. I’m a newbie but you are next level goals !!!
@@Ashleyunfiltered oh dope!! Yea go get one. See if they price match because Amazon has them cheaper at times. Especially the 30Bi.
Crush the wedding tomorrow 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
@@JustinPorterMedia okay thanks so much 🥰🙏🏾
Have you considered looking into rotolight Neo 3? RGB and the brightest on camera light in the world.
I have not. Haven’t even heard of that honestly. May look into it now just to see
Do you still use them today.
Thanks
Yep. I have 4 60s and 4 30s. I’d recommend the amaran 60x though.
Wondering how many videographers and assistants go with you to a wedding ?
The largest crew I’ve had was 5. Usually it’s 3 though for the most part.
What are the tall light stands
They are impact air cushioned light stands 13’.
Thanks definitely need some taller stands
@@Nelsonmolinajr they are reasonably priced and lightweight too. Definitely recommend.
Mentorship link is dead fyi
Oh I’ll update it. It’s now www.jpmliveacademy.com
Ml60 vs Ml30?
Have both. I use the ml 60s for the dance floor and the 30s for the guests. This way during toasts I can control all lighting.