I don't understand a point I. The video. In what way does a grid makes light harder? Is that due to the fact that it "focuses" more the light? Or because they act as a whole lot of tiny sources?
I just met with your channel today ND I am in love with your methodology already. You chose to be the "straight to the point guy", and you deliver best of pure science with what I can only consider to be accurate information. Hence forth I look up to you as a reference point!
every time I see your videos I have to embrace myself for frustration: frustration because I realize how long the road is, but also it motivates, because you show us what is possible.
This is great to hear from a pro - Ive mainly been working on headshots, some fashion and product shot photos and videos and have been using my "home studio" which is my apartment and balcony - i get plenty of negative comments about not having a professional cavernous purpose studio kitted out with expensive gear, however the incoming work does not justify the cost of such a studio but this does not stop me producing great work. The majority of people are surprised at the quality of whats possible from a home based setup and dont realise that shots they see in magazines and TV do not need giant spaces and expensive equipment to pull off.
As a non native listener I must thank you for the best understandability of youtube videos I ever heard. As the videos spread all over the world this ist important for many photographers. Regards from Hamburg.
Wow, so much information in a very short time, thank you so much. You speak so clearly, it's very nice to learn from you. I'm a photography student and just discover your channel as i was searching examples to build a studio in a truck or a van to be mobile. Thanks for the enlightenment. Subscribed 👍
Physics! Great video. Very Helpful. I've been messing around with different light sources and want to know more about controlling options. I'll have to check your other videos. Thank you.🦋
@@VisualEducationStudio Hi Karl. I glanced through your videos. Lots of great stuff to explore. Do you have tips or video on various ways to control, block, contain and redirect various light sources? Thanks. ~M 🦋
Hi Karl , I agree 100% that whether you are lighting a Product a Life Model or even a Landscape, lighting is and always will be a Vital factor if not the most important factor in Photography, as any True Professional Photographer will and should tell you in the very beginning. Karl, I would however like to ask you a question if I may, what is the best camera to buy for Product photography, for a beginner in order to use the images on social media, your help and advice would be truly appreciated, thank you in advance.
Thanks for the video, I learned a great deal. I have never shot in a studio. I am wanting to open up a studio for others to rent. Do you recommend having gear available to use or do most folks bring their own? I thought if I had some basic equipment available, it might help those who have no equipment. Also, props...I guess this will depend on what the photographer is shooting but are there some staples what you be good to have on hand when setting up a studio? Thank you for your time. I will be checking out your website as well. Take care.
I went thru the same thing years ago...with the scenario being using my apt/LR for a studio- after having had a larger dedicated space. Bottom-line: my 2000w/s pack, at it's lowest setting, was still 400w. Which was fine in the studio, but too much in my LR. So I had to run two heads; 200w/s ea. Still needing to knock down the power/output, finally used ND gels on flash tubes, killing 1-2 stops more light. An easy/cheap fix for most shooters on a budget, in a small space/interior.... would be speedlights. And you could go w/o transceivers/triggers....by going old school, PC cord sync.
Thank you for this video sir , I loved the end part the most from No studio to 3250sq ft studio . Must have been real hardworking years . Thank you for inspiring me today ❤
I love and respect all the work and time put into what you are doing Karl but i saw the artist air quotes and i had to make a remark. Not to offend anybody but let's not mix photography as an artform with photography as a tool for advertising. There is a big difference between photography as self-expression and photography obeying a client's brief.
It is a good point of discussion but there are many images created for the purpose of advertising that could still be considered 'art'. The pushback against this from the art world is that 'art' is never intended to be commercial which we all know from how the art world operates is complete nonsense as much of the dealers focus is on the money and not the art these days. There are also many images that were created with the pure intention of being art but are then accosted by companies as an advertising images, when this happens are they no longer art? For example if famous sculpture or painting features in a TV commercial or billboard is it no longer art? Or a beautiful landscape that eventually became a stock shot but the photographer died and then the family put his work into stock but was never intended to be shot for stock, then features in an advertising campaign? Where do you draw the line? You can have bad art and good art but good art has the ability to invoke emotion in the viewer, there are many images that can do this whether they were shot for commercial purposes or not.
Can you plz suggest me 2 light set for Photography and videography purpose, Not to costly or not too expensive like Profoto,Broncolour....Plz give your suggestion.
I’m a landscape photographer who just did his first shoot with a model. I watched several of your vids and they helped me out TREMENDOUSLY. Thank you. Ps. I got one of my FAVORITE all time shots out of it. So…yeah!
This video is really great... and helpful. Thanks for making some of your great knowledge available. Not a beginner, and yet there seems like there is more then ever to learn. Hope to sign up in the future! ))) Thank you again !
You do an excellent job as a photographer and teaching as well Karl, such a great artist ! One of my favorite painters Pablo Picasso said: “I have discovered photography, now I can kill myself, I have nothing else to learn”. To me, photography is another fascinating way to use my creativity. In your opinion Karl whats the best way to photograph an oil painting, thanks for your talent and time!!!
The best advice EVER! Just for your information as part of what I do I correct images for professional print for the architectural industry and have been doing so for over 25 years. If new photographers follow your advice they can steer a path to high quality, productivity and PROFITS! Make it as right as possible in front of the lens, in my experience 99% of the time less expensive and better quality than image editing. I shoot only for fun and yes I took 45 images of a frog in my pool to get one good one, at least today it's just delete, it could stil be film. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for this very practical advice! How would you like to comment the advent of LED lights being currently introduced into photographic lighting? What are their properties that need to be considered if contemplating of acquiring those, for example for product photography or portraiture? Does it make sense trying to combine them with speedlights or other types of light sources?
I did, and also saw your video on the Broncolor LED 160 light at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AgYvUD_Mxc0.html . The only problem for a non-professional is the price tag of $ 1,700 ... might there be any "next best" wallet-friendly solution...? You mentioned that the incomplete spectrum of light in a flat panel LED's makes those less useful, but can the lack of certain colours of light be compensated for example with tungsten bulbs or speedlights with any gels?
There is no 'next best' that I know of. Full spectrum light sources are Daylight, Studio Flash, Speedlites, HMI lights, Tungsten (but this is a warmer colour temperature) and very high quality LED with a CRI of above 96. You get what you pay for I've found. You can't compensate by putting a filter on or adding another light source from a different place, that gives you mixed lighting that's even harder to control. If the light is missing part of the spectrum it shows up in photographic fidelity. Light looks OK to our eye with white fluorescent lights but try making a photo and everything looks wrong, colours aren't accurate, contrast isn't good and you can neutralise and colour balance but it will never look as good as full spectrum lighting because it is missing significant wavelengths of the spectrum. The closer the CRI number is to 100 then the more full spectrum and LED light is.
More than helpful. Thank you so much. I use my sitting room as a studio, and this video has solved all problems I encounter while shooting. I got all solutions. Thank u so much karl
@@VisualEducationStudio I have a garage studio with white walls. When I shoot on white background , my images seem to be a lil washed out. How can I fix this problem
I have a challenge for you…. A 6 ‘ x 6’ pop up canopy outside, but within a large screened patio. The light grey canvas ceiling peaks at 78” but we added 12 more inches with boards that we rest the legs on., I n on a budget so I’m eager here what you have in mind
Hi they are not continuous lights they are all studio flash, they have a bulb so you can see what you are doing (that is standard in studio flash) but a flash fires from the same place when you take the picture.
Sir I request my studio is very small 10 feet 12 feet I have two soft box but my studio work is not good my lighting is not perfect studio wall and shiling white
I'm in the process of building my home permanent studio and it's something I've dreamed of for years. You're inspirational, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
,Karl, Thank you very much for applying science to photography in lighting. i had a very small studio,barely 168 sq.ft . i did product photography and portraits within that space,I sometimes used the nightly dark to change film from colour to black 7 White or vice versa as I had only one camera to load film. i also did polaroid portraits for instant prints. my enlarger took some space,mounted on a table. i had painted my wall grey and used separate paper backgrounds ,cloth pull-down backgrounds. well,one has to make-do with what one has, lighting for portraits in a space that had 10 ft width was okay for portraiture as I bounced it off the white painted ceiling. it felt great. I planned to have railings and pro lights but money was scarce. i had clients coming in with their cameras during the afternoons on holidays asking me to shoot their portraits. i did it. they took it to a studio and got prints. i had no control over it but when they came again,I knew I had amply satisfied them. so,say,cheer up
Thanks Karl. I'm dealing with a tiny garage studio myself. I find grids attached to rectangular softboxes to be quite useful to control light in such a tight space. Thomas
Hi you can provide us with the arabic CC file and we will add it to this video which you can then link to but unfortunately we can not allow you have copy the video.
as always, a thoughtful and informative vid about light. artist and scientist indeed! thank you for the effort and the sharing. i am a very appreciative subscriber. stay well. thumbs up.
Hi sir it is a pleasure seeing your video and your channel is incredible I too have taken cue and started quite a small channel insane pictures Do check it out for some amazing pictures
Hi Evan, this one: www.manfrotto.com/global/colorama/rolleasy-manual-supplementary-unit-ll-comansup/ but we had our metal worker makes some frames to stick out from the wall to hold them.
