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There are several different continuous lighting options
available on the market to suit different types of budgets.
There are two main types of continuous lighting options.
One being Fluorescent bulbs and the other being LEDs.
Some of the pros and cons of both
LED sand fluorescent bulbs include that
LEDs tend to last a lot longer.
They're more power and energy efficient.
They are a little bit more color accurate.
They're also dimmable as well as being portable.
And they can be battery operated.
Whereas fluorescent bulbs
you require the need of an AC outlet.
So, you need to plug them directly into a mains outlet.
They're easy to setup.
And they are also a lot more cost-effective.
So, our very first setup that we'll be looking at
is our double fluorescent soft boxes.
These are really cost effective entry-level lighting setups,
perfect for YouTube and videos. We have two on the side here.
So, what we'll do first is go ahead
and turn off all the lights in the studio here
and we'll use these as our main lighting source.
So, we're now using two continuous double soft
box fluorescent soft boxes here as our main lighting source.
As you can see, the actual light is quite soft.
That's the entire purpose of a soft box.
It's rectangular in shape.
So, it's perfect for a window catch light
perfect for head-to-toe type lighting or half body shots,
or even for body shots. We've only got two here.
So, in our studio setup we typically use four lights.
So, as you can see we've got two lights here
that provide enough lighting.
The backdrop is not as well lit as previously.
However, it is still a great lighting source
in terms of creating professional video content.
So, our second continuous lighting setup,
are two LED panels.
The two LED panels that have with me here
are the Aputure AL528W. W stands for a wide angle
which means that it throws off a wide angle of light.
Similar to a soft box, however they are a little bit smaller.
They don't have any diffusion soft boxes in front of them.
They have slide-in diffusers instead.
However, there are soft boxes available,
so you can purchase them separately as an option
for the LEDs if you want softer light.
So, what we'll do now is turn off the studio lights
and turn on these two LED panels
just so you can have a look at what the light looks like.
So, we've now got the two LED panels
set up on either side of me here
using it as a two point lighting setup.
There's smaller LED panels.
So, you can now tell the difference
between soft boxes to LED panels
as well as a full studio lighting setup.
So, the more light you have typically the better it is.
So, if you have three or four lights, typically it's better.
Two on the front and two at the back.
However, this is simply a two light setup.
The good thing about LEDs is that you can actually dim them.
So, you can increase and decrease the intensity.
So, as you see there.
So, depending on the type of shot you're after,
you can make it a little bit more contrasting on one side
with more shadow falling on this side,
or you can have them both evenly lit up.
So, our next setup is an LED ring light.
We have the Spectrum Aurora Diamond Luxe
ring light with us here today.
The great thing about ring lights
are that they're round in shape.
So, they're different to soft boxes and LED panels.
Soft boxes and LED panels are typically square
but with the round shape of the ring light,
it provides a round catch light
which is perfect for headshots and portrait shots,
especially for videos and photos
because it has a wrap around effect
around the face of your subject. So, with the ring light,
you can actually shoot through the center.
Meaning you can position your camera or mobile phone device
if you're using one to shoot your videos
and you won't obstruct the light that's created
by the ring light itself.
So, it's a really handy light to use
and it's also typically used
as a single light source for videos on YouTube
or just creating videos in general.
Okay, so this is the Spectrum Aurora LED
ring light that we've got set up now.
The first thing you'll notice
is that the shot is a little bit closer up.
So, it's a bit more of a crop shot.
That's because we're only using a single light source
as our form of light.
So, compared to the other two lighting sources
that we were using, there were two different lights.
So, we could step back a little bit further
and have a bit of a wider shot.
The great thing about the LED ring light is that it's perfect
if you're just wanting to do a quick video
and also something a little bit closer up,
say if you're on a desk, things like that.
However, if you're wanting to show a bit more
in terms of having a wider shot,
then you definitely need some other lights.
The great thing about LED ring lights
is what you see is a vignette around the edges there
and the light itself is very
aesthetically pleasing in terms of the type of light it has.
It has great light drop-off and it looks good overall
in terms of having a portrait
and a face shot perfect for video in YouTube.
So, our final set up
is a complete studio 3-point lighting setup.
We have three lights with us here today.
So, we've got the Spectrum Aurora ring light
as our main key light and two double fluorescent soft boxes
as our two sidelights as well as field lights.
So, a three point lighting setup is the most ideal setup
for video and YouTube production
because it allows you to be a little bit more versatile
with your shots. You can take crop shots,
you can also take wider shots or full body shots
and things like that because it provides ample lighting.
Whereas as you saw earlier, we had a single light source
with the ring light and we needed to do a crop shot
because we only had one single light source.
With the other two options, we had two light sources
so we could be a little bit wider with the shot.
However, with three lights it provides most ample lighting
to light up the background as well as your subject.
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continuous lighting setups for YouTube.
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