Get Better Video Lighting on a Budget

Good lighting is more important than a high quality camera.
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This subject tends to overwhelm new video creators, but it doesn’t have to! Andy will show you a few tricks you can use to make your videos look better, with both high quality, and affordable lighting solutions!
While Andy didn't dive into SPECIFIC lights for you to buy, here are some examples of the range we discuss in the video:
🗜 Cheap Clamp Lights: amzn.to/3IH3TUK
💡 Mid-Range LED light kit: bhpho.to/3ttVjlJ
☀️ High-End Kino Flo LED light: bhpho.to/3HKvzXk (will need C-Stand to mount)
(These links are NOT affiliates, nor do we get any money if you purchase any, these are just basic ideas we are aware of - leave your favorites linked in the comments below!)
00:00 - Introduction
0:33 - Bad Webcam (Zoom) Lighting Fixes
1:09 - Brief overview of lighting options (price ranges)
1:33 - Cheap clamp lights work!
1:41 - Color temperature? What's that?
2:13 - Mid-range pricing options (what to look for)
2:27 - High-price lighting
2:47 - Only have one light? That can work!
3:01 - 3-point lighting
3:07 - Key Light
3:19 - Fill Light
3:31 - Hair Light (also called - Rim Light)
3:58 - We have a whole course on lighting in the link below!
FREE TechSmith Academy Course on Video Lighting:
bit.ly/3pJ1EbQ
Blog Post - How to Get the Perfect Lighting for Video:
www.techsmith.com/blog/get-pe...
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[@pmc336]

Do one on getting rid of eye glasses light reflection

[@techsmith]

Great idea! We don't currently have a CZcams video for that, but our link in the description will take you to a course where Matt addresses that! Here's the direct link, then jump to 7:45 (you'll have to create a free account to do this) - academy.techsmith.com/basics-lighting-your-video/165451

[@techsmith]

📌How to Record a Voice Over (Even from Home!) 👉 czcams.com/video/WAHq7oBuEJ8/video.html 👈

[@RashelSir]

Many Many Thanks. I am from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 & also a high school teacher using Camtasia free version :-(

[@robertlewisvideo]

Thanks. You have great lighting right now. Could you show a behind the scenes of exactly how your lighting is setup to achieve the lighting as you are standing right now? With photos or video.

[@techsmith]

Hi Robert! (Andy here). We don't have full pictures of it all set up unfortunately, but I can say, on top of the three-point lighting, we also have two separate "wall-wash" lights to light my background wall separately. Three-point lighting only covers your subject/talent. And we do use them just as we show: Key light, fill light & hair light. The only additional lights are for the back wall. And we use the big Kinoflos (link in description) to light the wall fully and as my key light. I use Fiilex Led lights (couldn't find a decent link, they're older now) as my fill & hair lights.

[@robertlewisvideo]

@@techsmith Thanks. So the wall lights are what makes the background match the look of the talent. Great Thanks.

[@WilliamSteppan]

Don't you technically have that explanation of color temperature reversed? Even the chart you display shows that the higher the temperature, the bluer the light.

[@techsmith]

Not sure what you're saying is 'reversed'...the color chart is correct and Andy didn't say "higher or lower" he said "warmer & cooler" describing color, not kelvin numbers. Did we miss something?

[@WilliamSteppan]

@@techsmith I guess when talking about temperature, the hotter something is, the closer it gets to white. So yes, in relation to color generically, blue is a cool color and red and orange are warm colors, but when it comes to heat is the measurement unit, blue is actually hotter.

[@techsmith]

@@WilliamSteppan I see what you mean now. Apologies, we’re not talking the actual heat the light produces, but the visual appearance of whether the light looks warm or cool.

[@WilliamSteppan]

@@techsmith I’m not talking about the actual heat either, but the color temperature.

[@CarmoGamer]

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[@techsmith]

Doesn’t sound like something we send…make sure it looks like it came from a legitimate TechSmith.com email address.