Sidenote about describing the light as "soft". I'm aware that the terms "soft" and "hard" lighting are used to describe the HIGHLIGHT to SHADOW transition from a light source. However, when I describe the quality of light in the pictures in the video, I use "soft" in "soft sunlight" more loosely to describe the level of contrast (which varied depending on whether I added the second light source or not) even though the result still showed a sharp shadow edge. Anyway, I hope you find this video helpful. Thanks for watching and have a great rest of your week!
Honestly blown away by the level of clarity and quality of these lighting lessons. You break down a complex subject into simple steps. Thank you very much!
This is what I've been looking for these past months. I was wondering, "How do I create hard shadow pattern on a wall while maintaining an overall soft inside a room?" Can't believe it's as simple as, "just put the hard light in front of another big source." Thank you for always trying out new things and sharing it with the rest of us.
Im a trained teacher and you have 'it' the natural ability to expound ideas clearly to people without being condescending or taking up too much time. Honestly such an underrated skill. Thanks for this :)
Usually, I don't comment under videos - but I am super glad I found your channel and your super helpful videos. Your tone is relaxed and calming and your explanations are on point! Thank you.
Till I discovered your channel, I used to think soft light trumps hard light in 80% cases. But man, you've made me fall in love with hard light! Also, patent that GOBO already!!!
Pleaaase please please keep creating videos!! I am fascinated by your account, and I'm blown away by how easy this actually is to understand. You explain it so well, your voice calming, you show the before and afters.. your content has everything one can wish for :) Thank you for your amazing work and for teaching us so many things!!
Брэндон, продолжайте нас радовать вашими обучающими роликами. Это всегда легко, понятно, приятный голос и очень интересно смотреть. Благодарю вас за вашу работу.
Thank you so much! I just bought a 3 pc Godox 200w set and I was really overwhelmed with the strobe power within my small space and with almost no natural light. I came across your channel last week but I have learned so much about light fundamentals and shaping them to my preference in more than I have learned from photography over the years. I really thank you for the effort in creating these videos.
Yeah this was super helpful! I love soft natural light and don’t want white light in my videos. I could just try and film in the day time but all zoom stand up mics are at night. I love warm light, it just feels more welcoming to me. Normally only painters understand this relationship with light. Thanks for explaining it easily! :)
I've practiced photography using OCF for quite some time now and have consumed countless hours of videos on the subject. And, seriously, the videos you make are among the best. Clearly communicated with clean examples. If you keep this up your channel is going to be massive, no doubt.
Hey champ, loved the video. I’m on a mission myself to gently improve the ambient light of a room with the least amount of equipment. I’d love to learn more on how to do something like that. Keep up the excellent content !
even before I go into the core content....I had been attracted by your voice...and it's rare to find it in man..."tenderness" and the script itself...what I"m trying to say is that you're a good presenter/narrator...as much as a photographer. Good job bro!
I found this because I am looking to make my apartment feel brighter and cozier esp in dark cold winters. This has given me ao many ideas like getting a fairly harsh point light (lamp) and tucking it into a corner behind some plants to complement the diffuse overcast light. Thanks!
I've learnt more from your videos on artificial lighting in relation to food photography than all the other hundreds I've watch....combined. Your step by step approach and the addition of camera and Speedlight settings is superb. So glad I found your channel. TY
Been binging all your lighting vids since I discovered your channel. The way you teach and show your thought process is seriously top notch! Really appreciate uploading these. Looking forward to future content!
I have come to a point to use mostly this kind of lighting in studio, mainly jewelry photography. I use a couple more lights and accessories but the principal is almost the same. I have to keep my light white balance the same on all lights though, cause from what i see you dont really need that.
Like, subbed, and commented. So paid in full. I've been looking for this tutorial for the longest time. Nobody really explains it... I've this lighting setup, I've seen where they place the lights... just never understood it, until today! Thank you @figandlight
Nice setup. For me I would try to eliminate the double shadow. The strength of the double shadow can be reduced somewhat by finding the center area on the large soft box and situating the smaller light there and making sure both lights are on the same angle/path. Also, sending the larger soft box into the wall for a very large source can help too. Using a v-flat (if you have that resource and space) and shooting a strobe into the v-flat with a second light at the same angle pointing towards set looks good too. You can even drape light diffusion (two- 1/4 scrim jim) with an opening between them. This gives a stronger center light.
first up great video its so good to see you using really affordable gear and churning out great photos out with it, we dont all need broncolor or profotos
Thank you so much for uploading these videos ! These are super helpful ! Please don’t ever stop making such videos ! Recreating natural light videos are the best ones !!!
I haven't seen such a profesional video about lighting in a long time. Thank you so much, I really appreciate it since I have a little job coming up and this is exactly what I needed it!
I have just started taking photos. Your photography tutorial is very useful. For me, lighting is quite important in taking photos. Your video answers my questions.
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Your audio is so crisp and your voice is so calming!
This is just amazing work. So much to learn. I know now ... how many times would have I have to watch your videos to learn just the basics of food photography.
I liked and subbed just for that moment of the “calming/dramatic” water scene with voice overlay. Oh yeah and I learned some things about lighting too. Great video!
Found your channel few days ago and really so much information in your videos. Amazing. Also convinced me to buy a flash to improve my photography and encouraged me to play with different lighting setups.
I discovered your chanel yesterday. Thank you so much for your explanation mixing easy description and humour. And the results are stunning. Really inspiring! Merci beaucoup!!
I'm sorry but your voice is so soothing. I heard it and I had to subscribe and thanks for the video it was specific and it gave me the information I was hoping to find🙂
This is a great lesson, Brandon! I really didn't think of light in this way before. I'm going to apply these ideas to my next job. I'm looking forward to your other ideas.
figandlight--nice example of mixing your lighting to recreate natural light. One thing you might contemplate is that light travels in straight lines (unless it's lensing around a planet). The "soft" quality of a diffused source depends upon its size, position, diffusion material, and the distance of the light source to the diffusion material. The light is not "bending" around the subject to soften the shadows; rather light rays from the edges of the "soft box" are filling the shadow created by the key light-point source. 'Nuff said. Now, what you call a "gobo," we (us old farts) used to name it a cookaloris. With time perhaps nomenclature has changed, and "gobo" used to refer to the arm off of a C-stand that would hold a flag or anything else that was suspended over or around a set. Perhaps we got it wrong because cine terms and still terms were not always interchangeable.
Just found your channel and it was an instant subscribe from me. LOVE how you break down the technique with such clear explanation. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for these videos
wow, this was super informative and eye opening. i'm just starting out experimenting in the studio after 7 years of "I only shoot in natural light". great stuff, thank you so much. excited to check out your other videos.
I am weak at understanding the techniques mostly-given orally like the other channels, but your practice really helped me improve my food photography skills and every details always left me like, "Oh wow!". Thanks a lot, Brandon!
you sir, you lift the quality of youTube by miles :D, very inspiring, solid teaching in a direct and playful way, great edits with a splash og humor love it :). please do keep them coming, even if it's "just" behind the photo videos they are fantastic insights :D.
loving this!!! thank you so much! could you maybe (if you want to of course) make a video on where to get cheap backdrops like the beautiful stone one you're using in this video
I'm sorry, I'm maybe seeing things differently here but the double shadow affect is something I am finding a bit 'unnatural' and not pleasing. I just don't think in nature we see many situations where the light source has both fill and key from the same direction. With my house I might have hard light coming in from the sun, but the light is being bounced off my walls and thus acting as a fill and softening and filling those harsh shadows where walls and such exist. My mind thinks a reflector to bounce the hard speedlite to fill the shadows would look more natural, or a fill light gently filling the shadows on the opposing side. I've seen Rob Grimm do exactly that. Love the DIY gobo tho, worked a treat.
Love the thought process behind your setups. I get so caught up in just trying to get a well lit image I forget to think about how I can use the light to create a dynamic image. Great work keep it up!
Thanks Zaahir! Yes, it's definitely a challenge of balance, but once you get the light where you want it, it's like...awesome! haha Thanks for watching!
Wow! Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge! I only now discovered your channel and already learned a lot! I'm one of the people that are learning lighting techniques. Thank you very much again!
Thank you very much for this, I've been struggling to recreate your initial gobo shot due to my light source either being to big or too small, now I can mix both of them & get the results I want.
Thank you so much for this video. I have learned so much about lighting from your videos. I was a complete mess with artificial light before I found your videos. Now, I almost curse having to shoot in natural light.
Leigh, that's awesome! I'm glad that my videos made artificial light a bit more friendly for you haha. But seriously, I'm happy to hear that. Thank you!
