Recreating Afternoon Sun Light - Cinematography Breakdown 

Please keep making these. As someone who is some years behind you this is gold.

"not too perfect" is something I have been thinking about lately. I've been following a lot of filmmakers and DP's and some are so good at lighting that the scenes look so fake, like its so obvious these were lit. I think what you said is a great example of showing what "life" is really like, and mimicking it. I've found myself lighting scenes that look great but when i look back its so clear to me that I just use every light i had because i could, not necessarily because I needed it. There is beauty in the simple. Good stuff Lew

Always happy to see when you’ve posted new content! A true professional with the willingness and ability to share their experiences and wisdom. Thanks, Lewis!

I feel like your uploads are the golden part of RU-vid for me. I feel really comfortable because of your personality (which makes me feel real comfortable). It feels like we are hanging out, so even if you might see your channel as educational, it is highly entertaining too. And of course I learn A LOT.

does the type of tomatoes in the can matter? if i only have diced, will that work? please answer in a future video

Wouldn't expect this amount of lights by just looking at the scene. Great job on making it look natural.

Cant tell you how confident I feel after seeing your videos. You make things look so common sensical so anyone can actually breakdown the shots and the lighting! Always looking forward to your new video.

Great walkthrough. Honestly, I can never watch enough lighting breakdowns. There is so much to take away and learn from them. Thank you.

BTW, shots of the kids beaten up have such a Deakin's "No Country for old men" vibe ! Great job Lewis !

Damn his subs have blown up...well deserved. Such an insanely good channel

The way you use light is so beautiful, nuanced and precise, it’s incredible. The splash of hard light blends everything so perfectly! Thank you so much for the knowledge, this is the best cinematography channel, so incredibly grateful to have found you and for your content. I look forward to drinking it all in.

Absolutely loving your videos, straight talking, insightful and with a dash of humour. Perfect, thank- you from Scotland.

Love your videos, man! Tks for sharing! Hugs from Brazil! 🇧🇷✌🏼

Hi Lewis, you have a beautiful work done and I admire that you not only talk about those things but you actually do them, you shoot them. I work in an agency where we have several productions of different budgets planned for this year. I would very much like to see a video of how you plan such a set, how you put together a crew, how long it takes you to plan something like this, but at the same time I would like to watch on a smaller scale where you can put together a maximum of 5 people, whom you would miss and who just have to be on the team? Our productions are on a smaller budget and I just get to the given level of DoP, so I take every video from a professional to heart. Thank you, Zoltan. btw. this is just my personal freelance acc on youtube

This is just perfect, man, perfect video for starting cinematographers. Tomato can and knife stand holding bouncing board really made me chuckle knowing there was a big truck full of gear xD But it's never stupid if it works and it reminds me how we do things in our company sometimes where there is just no budget and time. You have to be able to work with whatever you get :) You nailed the light bzw - it does feel very natural and pleasant to look at. This is just great channel. Keep it up.

Please do more of these!! Love love love them!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾

Thanks for the video! Loving your stuff so far

Your content is absolutely gold, I have lived in Australia for 4 years and have left only 2 months ago and just now found your channel, keep it coming bro

About to shoot a kitchen commercial on Saturday - thanks for sharing the light splash and not to have the sun through the same window as your light! LEGEND LEWIS

this looks so good.

Yesssss!!!! What a Monday!!!!

great job! I loved how you used the reflector to bounce off the sunlight.

It's insane how often I suggest your youtube channel to people IRL or on reddit. You're the best man!

Looks like Greg Fraser was DPing with that light brighter on their arms. I love that! But a more important observation: where did you get that patch??

Would love to see how you expose or some false color shots! Keep up the awesome work 💪💪

Been sad without you Lewis!

1:23 that straight up looks like Deakin mastery you have to keep making videos dude - we need you

I love how laid back you are with these videos and this time around adding some humor 🤣…You caught me off guard with the kitchen knives and tomato can 🥫

Thanks for the tips, great video as always!

I'm here from Epic Light Media, good stuff!

Awesome content, mate!! Knives and tomato cans now added to my kit :)

Hi Lewis, thanks for doing these videos they are so interesting and clearly show why the fears within some in the photography community that kids with cell phones will soon be taking their jobs are entirely unfounded for the true professionals in the field. Cheers Chris (retired amateur photog from New Zealand)

Solid lighting break down just in time for a shoot in a similar setting. I'm really looking forward to going through more of your videos.

About to head to set for another day of production, seeing this on my feed is perfect timing !

Love those tutorials man !

Man, your videos are good! 👍

Great work Lewis and thanks for the info. Would love to see a video of how you colour grade and settings you like to use!

I'm making a short film for the first time and this was so helpful!!

It’s always exciting when you release content! Thank you

Hi! Love your videos! Keep it up :) Where can I find that Arri patch you had in this video? 😀😀

can of tomatoes comes in handy thank you i really enjoyed this video

Nice spot! Can't wait to see on air :)

I love you 😍 thank you so much for these videos!!!

thanks lewis!! Always making such great break downs. Can you please talk a bit about the time you spend preparing and what that might look like? Do you use software, draw it out or all in your head? How much do you talk with the client about it and does it take you days or an afternoon? Things like that would be super valuable. Thanks!

Love your style Lewis :)

This is great!!

I love it Bro.. I like that AD Style 😂👍🙋🏻‍♂️

Who doesn't carry kitchen knives and can of tomatoes in their production van? lol! Jokes aside, thanks for this! Always learning something new from your videos, Lewis!

Lewis, you are an absolute gun, keep on keeping on. No matter what u put out there I’m certain erryones gonna be throthin, don’t forget that!

That lighting looks so good. I need to get better at lighting. Have you ever made a video on the uniqueness of lighting people with darker skin?

Thanks for your professional Input. Keep going ✌🏼from Germany !

I love your channel! I find your insight and breakdown so helpful, please make more of these :)

Love your work! Super informative and to the point! *Also, adds kitchen knives to gear list*

I’d love to see how you go about lighting night shoots

Such informative and great examples! Thank you so much for bringing us with you on real projects

Really appreciate your vids bro. Also the fact your an Aussie too 🔥🔥

Brilliant, you didn't have to do these videos, but you did... respect

One of the best YT channels ever.

Finally!!! New vid

Amazing. Thanks for giving back and sharing your knowledge. Great to see the pros using tomato soup cans too 😅

So helpful. Thank you!

just got my first CRLS kit, I loved watching you using them as well !

Babe wake up, new Potts just dropped

Would love to see the end result "the ad" at the end of the video

Merci beaucoup pour ces vidéos Lewis !!

Great video! As someone who has worked in food photography moving into this world, timestamp 5:53 made me crack up.

This stuff is invaluable to see. Your videos always hit the spot. Love your use of hard light to create more naturalistic looks. That elevated natural look you achieve is beautiful. I'm always surprised by the lighting in the videos Apurture put out, where the look is always so fake and off to my eyes.

Brilliant ..please keep posting for students like us.

Very nice. Always a pleasure to watch!

Thank you so much

Cheers Mate

Amazing video - truly inspiring and packed with knowledge - thank you!

Perfection

Thanks for the post Lewis!

Thanks so much.

nice channel, bruh love it, lot of useful things

Thank you for breakdown. Footage looks great.

Such a cool video Lewis. Thanks for the tips. Doing a similar Hard / Soft Light from windows this week, I hope to get as good results. Those CLRS are are such a cool tools if you got times with them. And yeah 40mm is such a cool focal lenght. We're always switching between 35 and 50...... and 40 is just overal perfect ahah.

I love that you used crls panels on this shoot, do you think you could make a video in the future going into more detail on using them, their advantages and disadvantages?

Thank you so much for sharing this incredible content with us

Hey Lewis, such an amazing breakdown of how you shot this. The lighting looks beautiful. Where can we see the finished product?

Can you link to the kitchen knives on B&H please? 😂 Thanks for the insight, helpful/informational as always Lewis!

Another classic!

too long between videos! good to see you back

I LOVE CONTENT LIKE THIS! KEEP IT UPP!!! 😍❤❤

Where can i see the ad, it looks great

Really love this content!! Thanks for doing it!

I really appreciate your lighting breakdowns Lewis. When you’re lighting through a window for your key and it’s in the frame, how do you typically expose for that? Is the window usually a bit blown out? What is the right balance of being able to get enough exposure on your subject without blowing out the window. Thanks

Loving these. Keep it up man!

Nice work! Would love to know where that location is/how you find it. Always looking for good, older places in Sydney.

I think many are curious what LUT you're using? Looks really nice. Are there any filters on the lens or mid-tone detail adjustments in post? Many thanks.

I think the greatest intro ever is..."...but we're not fixing family drama, we're fixing cinematography." haha

Awesome and thanks for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

kitchen knives rack had the most perfect angle

you are the best!Thanks!!!

Hey Lewis! I really enjoy your videos! Since I'm also a Komodo user I would love to see how yours is rigged.

Do you like that Falcon Eyes light? Would you recommend it? Thanks.

Love it!

I love 40mm lens

Hey bud love your vids they're very well produced and executed. For a commercial with scaled-up production like this, how much can a DP expect to make for the day, also if he's going to edit?