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Hey folks, I love these lights these are probably the best €188 Euro I ever spent, that's
170 Pounds and 200 Dollars for those watching Internationally.
So I've been using these Neewer LED lights for about 8 months now and they performed
so much better than I ever thought possible.
Why did I go this route?
They got good reviews they were cheap and they were easy to get as they were selling
on Amazon.
Not only that but I purchased them during a flash sale.
I bought these two lights as a bundle for just 99 Pounds or €110.
This light was bought separately and it’s actually a newer model that has better light
accuracy with CRI 96+, Barn doors and has on screen controls.
I did buy the light stand separately but these are obviously really cheap.
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So if your starting out one thing I can totally recommend is that mix and match your lights
if it's cost effective the way I did it.
Obviously owning three of the new model for example would be great for consistency but
I just make sure I use that as my key light that's on me and then the two I bought as
a set I use those as my filler lights.
Also as your starting out your lighting setups are not going to be perfect, it's something
you need to practice by making more and more videos with them, the first video I ever created
with these lights was my old MacBook Pro video.
I actually tried a 3 point lighting setup you hear a lot about on YouTube and film websites
for quite a while and I actually wasn’t too happy with the results because it didn’t
match the style of the videos I was making.
The 3 point setup is far too “moody” where as I just wanted clean and bright.
The setup I'm currently using now is a key light in front me and from above, the second
light here is my filler light that's shining the background so that's well lit, and then
my third light I can either use it as a contrast which I currently am doing which is shining
down on me or if it's a really dark environment I could use that third light as a second filler
light and shine it over here but for this video I'm going to use it as my contrast light
to provide depth to my hair and background.
Sometimes I’ll hang the key light over me while it’s in front of me and that can provide
a nicer effect, it looks less source’y which is what I did in this video but it usually
depends on where I’m putting the camera and your results may vary.
One of the coolest things you can do with these lights is film by a Window during the
day like my Working from Home Monitor buying guide video.
Usually when we try to film by a Window the light is blown out and we look angelic and
my Camera doesn’t have amazing dynamic range so I was able to turn the ISO down and increase
the shutter speed.
That makes you really dark but then using the 3 lights I was able to light the scene
and myself and I was really happy with the results.
Another Neewer product I really like are these lighting gels, now unfortunately I don't use
them much anymore because I painted my room a dark colour but when my room was brighter
I used them a lot in my upgrading gaming desktop video and also my 10 year iPad retrospective
video where I was able to cast different colours on to my wall using these gels and you get
a load of gel colours like blue, green, orange, red, everything - purple and yeah their just
really handy to have their only €12 euro so it's really good to have these in your
kit and they don't take up a lot of room.
Another thing that I did is actually get extra power outlets installed in my room and it
means I don’t have to use this power extender anymore and it just really optimises where
I can put the lights and it makes my setup faster.
I don’t have to worry about extending the leads too far.
So if you have a larger budget don't necessarily spend it all on lights.
Something you can consider doing is rewiring all the rooms you're going to film in most
and adding extra electrical sockets.
I did that in this room and it was really cost effective.
I got 10 electrical sockets placed all around my room for only €180 Euro.
So I talked a lot about how I use the lights but not necessarily about the lights themselves.
And the truth is because I have nothing bad to say, they work.
And if you know your lights in and out then it's probably time for you to upgrade to a
more premium brand like Aperture, ARRI or Litepanel but if you're starting out the way
I did a few months ago then these are a great first kit.
I think the Neewer LEDs, the 480s I have here are a great choice they don't run too hot,
they feel solidly constructed and their not too heavy so for me that's what I think are
important attributes for lights and yeah they do the job and I think that's the main thing
is that if you're looking to buy lights for your videos, I think just go get some and
immediately start using it and start practicing with it because that's the biggest thing I
learnt over the 8 months is that it's not about the lights themselves it's about how
you use it and it's about learning the craft of setting up lighting setups and making your
videos look better.
So I really like these I think their great buy, the Neewer 480 LEDs go get them I think
their great if you're starting out so if you have any questions about them shoot me a comment
and I'll answer them and of course if you liked this video and you want to see more
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Thank you so much for watching and I'll see you all in my next video - Bye.