This is Ben from Life in 360 and in this video I'm going to show you guys - my
favorite light stand that I use to get my camera up really really high. Whenever
I want next-level results for my 360 photos and videos.
A light stand is really a handy accessory to have in your 360 shooting kit. It does
allow you to set up your camera and leave if you don't want to be in the
photo or video. If you just want a really high vantage point with a minimal
footprint, a light stand is a really good way to go. I found this awesome light
Stand in Amazon, it's called the Manfrotto 5001B. I will put a link down in the
description. I just want to show you guys how cool this is when it came in
the mail. I was absolutely blown away because this is a light stand that can
fit in a backpack. I've been carrying around my backpack all day. Look at that -
that's not big, that's tiny. Maybe a foot wide yet, I think you're going to be
amazed at how high it goes. Luckily, the legs actually collapsed to be quite
close to each other. You're not going to see too much the presence of it.
Underneath the camera, got my Xiaomi Mijia Mi Sphere and because the
license has a 1/4 inch tripod thread it will go straight on as well. Basically,
any 360 camera that has the inbuilt thread. In this example, I'm going to
show you guys how effective raising the camera up a little bit is to completely
changing your perspective. We're going to change it into video mode and just
record. Let's do this!
That come really high, can you believe that this fit
in my backpack?! Now, it's expanding to maybe eight feet tall that's huge.
This is going to be a really good tool if you do want to get really high for
photos or videos or if you do want to hide it somewhere like next to a pole
or a beam or in a shadow somewhere one thing you will need to keep in mind.
Whenever you're extending any kind of light stand or selfie stick really
high you're going to create a shadow which is very annoying.
You can paint that out in Photoshop or Snapseed or whatever editing program you
use but essentially this is something that is an issue for any kind of 360
photography. Shadows - no matter what you're doing they're always going to be
there. Something I find, it helps a little bit is shooting around the time of day
when the sun is above you. Yes, that's probably a bit too much to ask. You
will probably have to get used to painting shadows out. I'd do it with
basically every tiny planet photo I take, I paint out the shadows because I find
them very annoying. If you're shooting indoors or in a controlled
lighting situation which you can easily find outside this light stand is going
to be awesome. It extends really high and it compacts really small.
This is an affordable light stand I go for under $100. This is just an awesome
little companion to your 360 shooting kit. You could also hypothetically use
this as a selfie stick, you extended all the way up and held it above your head.
You're going to get the same results as a selfie stick but you get ten times as
high - you don't always need to get high but in certain situations it helps.
It just depends on your landscape - there's a time in a place to shoot low, shoot in
the middle and shoot high. You will get a feel for that once you show enough
photos and videos and made enough mistakes like I have. You kind of get an
instinct for what kind of camera setup is best suited to each situation. Alright,
I hope this was helpful. I'll put this down in the description, a link to where
you can find it on Amazon. It's amount is forty five thousand one
be light stand and this is just excellent I've been loving it so far
just really compact I took this on the plane with me from Sydney to Melbourne.
There's no issues I just put in my backpack and I know I'm going to be
using this for a long time to come. Don't forget to subscribe to us on youtube if
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good alright guys. Until next time keep capturing your world in 360. This has
Ben your boy, Ben Claremont. I'll see you in the next video