PRO Lighting Tips: 3-Point Lighting Tutorial for High-Quality Video

Proper lighting is key to recording high-quality video content! If you want to create the best video lighting, watch our video to learn about a three-point lighting setup. We cover Pro lighting tips and recommendations for all budget levels.

Chapters ➡

00:00 Introduction
00:26 Three-Point Lighting
00:48 Choosing a Key Light
02:44 Key Light Tips
04:08 Fill Light Tips
05:30 Hair Light Tips
06:48 Accent Lighting Tips
07:29 Monitors and Reflections

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📺 Videos Mentioned

Building a Home Studio

🛒 Products Mentioned

GVM Video Light Panels

Inexpensive Diffuser

Inexpensive Key Light Package

Aputure 300d

Amaran 200X

Aputure Light Dome II

Aputure Lantern Softbox

Neewer LED Panels
and

Elgato Key Light Air

Amaran P60c

YONGNUO LED Light

Aputure Mini

Eve Flare

Govee Floor Lamp

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[joshm]

Thank you for this. I am completely clueless and this helped me so much

[ThethSeahorse]

This is actually a four light set up, key light, fill light, hair light and back floor bottom right corner light. Your wide knowledge of lights is impressive.

[nicolemcclure]

This is the most direct and informative video! Thank you! I’m trying to get the lighting right on our videos, but we are far from The subject and are also dealing with fluorescent lighting within the room. I know we need to get a diffuser for our key light (we currently have the GVM 3 lighting kit. Any suggestions?? Thank you!!

[EdReardon-uwkt]

What are you using to hang the elgato lights ?

[Duffmedia]

Where do I get those panels in the background? I LOVE them!

[andreww.]

Am I able to use the Elgato light for both the fill light and key light? I like your desk set up with both of those?

[Pingboard]

You spoke so well - were you reading from a teleprompter app?

[JasperMeurs]

Great video with very helpful advice! What are the panels on the wall in the background? I’m assuming that these are there to improve the sound in the room?

[bradmarshall]

Loved the video! For someone who is bald, what do you suggest to cut down on the glare that appears on top of the head. Even with different lighting sources/temperatures, there seems to be a shiny appearance.

[medhymalanda]

Loved this video thank you very much, I have a couple of questions; if I buy both neewer lights and set them both at a 45% angle but obviously the key light closer like you said and the fill light further how high should I set them compared to my face? And do they both need an external soft boxes or defusers around it? If so which ones are budget friendly pls? And for my hair light can i use a Normal ring light? Also s it a must? Or can I just skip that and maybe use coloured led lights as accent lighting could that be enough?

[fercortesd]

So helpful!
One question, what do you think of the Lume Cube ring lights? Are a good option for creator or is it better to get three different lights?

[DutchUltra]

Should probably turn that hair light up a bit 😇

[HORRORBOISHA]

but what about podcasts with mulitple people in it?

[testpattern]

Diffusion is NOT your top priority. The position of your key light is the top priority.

Monitors don't reflect light — they EMIT light.