- Hey everybody, welcome back to MOViNG Matt.
We do Vlogs travel and some camera stuff,
and today I'm gonna be talking about
the Aputure MC RGB light
and why I think it's the best travel
Vlogging light there is.
So, the first way that I would be using the Aputure MC light
is the most obvious,
and it is to light yourself.
Even though it is the most obvious,
it does not make it any less valuable
to have an on the go key light.
In both of these examples,
I am using a phone which is notorious
for bad low light performance.
Here I am in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam,
and this part was essential to the story,
so I had to use it.
But as you can tell, the quality of the video is really low.
And I only wish I had this light back then.
Just being able to magnetize it to a surface
and use it as a on the go key light, is extremely valuable
for so many different Vlogging scenarios.
So, the second way I would use it is lighting up
your food and drinks.
So showing off your food and drinks
is one of the most essential parts about travel Vlogging.
And as you can see here,
I wish I would have had a little bit more light
to better tell the story
and make people feel like they are there.
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So for another way,
I think you can use these particular lights
in a travel Vlog type scenario or really any type of Vlog,
is by using color contrast.
So I have two of the lights here,
but you don't really need two of the lights
to get this same concept,
but in order to demonstrate this,
I'm gonna talk just a little bit about color theory.
So if you look at a color wheel,
the direct opposite of the color is the complimentary color
for that particular color.
In order to demonstrate color contrast,
all you really gotta do is go to the opposite side
of the color wheel.
So a free app that comes along with these lights
actually allows you to have a wheel right here on hand.
So I'm gonna demonstrate a little bit of color contrast
and complimentary colors through these two lights.
So if you see here, I turn on this light,
it has a teal blue look.
And then if I turn on this light, it has an orange look.
So I know put right up together on my face,
it might not necessarily look appealing,
but these particular colors contrast each other
extremely well because they're the furthest contrast apart.
But also in general, it's very appealing to the eye
because it replicates the golden hour type look
where you have the sun going down,
which is orange in the sky,
and then on the opposite side, you have the teal blue.
Obviously I wouldn't be using it directly like this,
but if you find a neat background,
you can quickly turn one of the lights
to the opposite side of the color wheel
and use that as a rim light.
It's kinda how I used it here on this celery juice.
So with the celery juice,
I was able to bring a pinkish tint behind it.
If you see directly across the wheel,
it actually is the complementary color
for that particular type of green.
Apparently I wasn't the only one that thought these lights
would make an excellent travel accessory.
Because right after recording this,
I see that Aputure has just released
a four light travel kit.
It seems pretty cool.
It actually comes with a case that charges all four of them.
But personally,
I would have liked to see a discount for four,
but instead it cost a hundred dollars more,
I guess for the case and the charging.
So yeah, I absolutely love the Aputure MC RGB lights.
I actually use two in my studio.
One is a backlight and one as a hair light or rim light.
And they've just been really awesome and helpful for me.
So I'm gonna link the lights below
and at the time of this recording,
none of this will be affiliates.
If something changes, I'll let you know,
but I really do just believe in that light.
And if you're a travel Vlogger
or any type of Vlogger, really,
I think these lights could be a really big benefit
for anything you're trying to do.
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And until next time, peace.