Minimal YouTube Lighting Setup | Make Your Videos Stand Out

In this video we're working with @edwardleefilms to create a Minimal YouTube Lighting Setup that is very lightweight and low footprint!

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[romancg]

We have a very different understanding of what "minimal" means.

[PoppyDog]

Using a tube light as the key light? Whoa! The idea blew this beginner's mind! Why does everyone else recommend a softbox? This is such a great alternative...

[WhySteve]

Every time I watch any of your videos, I try and figure out why when I do the exact same thing, it never looks as nice as this. Until I realized the actual quality of the light source and CRI makes a massive difference. Of course using a $10 Chinese tube light is not going to be so flattering on the skin, haha! But lights are so expensive!! What budget lights (like really third world country budget, almost house lights) would you recommend. Next video idea? Lol

[AIDorinte]

I did not know you could use a tube light as a keylight, now that I thought about it it makes perfect sense, thanks man!

[ButtonMasherlighting]

You will always save time and headaches when you light your environment first before you light your talent. Much easier to light the talent to the environment rather than lighting your talent first. Nice vid

[theDanDeleon]

The collaboration we didn’t know would happen but so desperately needed.

[monolithpoem]

Between you and Rob Ellis, I’ve learned a lot on here and been given the confidence to start my own channel. Thank you for that 🙏🏼♥️

[abilashmegalaimadhan]

Bradyyy. I have been binging on your lighting videos for a while. They have been so helpful. It'd be great if you can make a video on lighting for b/w. Keep making more content. Cheers.

[orestes]

This seems pretty maximal for a minimal lighting setup. I get that you're talking about the effect, but a lot went into the lighting.

[kevinholliday]

Great stuff mate. This gives me some good ideas for simply how I intend to light my background for when I'm on Zoom giving photography presentations and/or teaching. That setup is basically a higher-end webcam (but still a webcam), a key light in very limited space, a rim light, and a $hi!!y background that I can't easily change. Ugh. So, a few tweaks to my background lighting should help. The battle I have is that my key light simply cannot be that bright because I need to be able to see my display while teaching Photoshop. The difficulty is the balance between having a good on-camera presence and lighting, while also being able to see the computer screen well.

[edwardleefilms]

Thanks for coming out to Seattle to help me dial in my lighting :)

[PatrickSipperly]

I'm upgrading the look of my video studio, so this video came at a perfect time. I never considered tube lights so thank you for this tutorial.

[aaronbazil]

The 🐐 as always!

On another note, I hope you feel better, man. The last outro looks like you're going through something. I know your channel isn't super personal in like vlogging your regular life, so I get why you wouldn't talk about stuff on it.

Or maybe I'm just projecting, and you were just tired.

Either, I hope all's well, if not I hope it gets there! Thanks for the content, man!

[unitedjose]

I LOVE IT. I live on an studio apartment and my shoot my video guitar covers on my room and this video has help me a lot

[Philmyster]

This is the coolest lighting video I have come across when looking for lighting thumbnail inspiration haha. Nice work! subbed ❤

[lazarkumaar]

Very very good presentation.... Super....thanks

[skinwalker_]

Interesting video. Really educational. Definitely not minimal for me but compared to a professional shoot I can imagine that it probably is.

[PaulFeinberg]

Nice job on this video! Man there are so many creators I don't know about in the video space. Just found two more to subscribe to just by seeing this video. Love it! Keep at it!

[philhojnacki]

Nicely done! When you say "stop down exposure"...which settings are you adjusting?

Aperture looks the same, can't touch shutter. Are you just adjusting ISO..🤔

[majalaan-zhzv]

Yai!!! I know what practical means in lighting now 😜 thanks !!