Lighting Advice I Wish I Knew Sooner

8 lighting tips I wish I knew when I started photography

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[BryceDearden]

1. When you can it is always better to light the scene than the shot. Minor adjustments for each shot ends up saving time and keeps lighting more consistent overall. 2. Don't overly stress about the lighting being 100% consistent.

[j_g]

The specular gold reflectors were a wedding photographers' secret weapon back in the film days. Those and Metz flashes 😂

[TheJ_G]

The biggest “a-ha” moment for me was learning that the larger the source the softer the light, the smaller the source, the harder the light. So much can be learned from lighting just using that simple rule. It’s obviously a deeper well to dive into, but you can start there and get pretty far.

[Keith]

I use gold reflects at sunset to match the sun's color.

[morvegil]

Gold for golden hour outdoor shooting...

[andrewgerardphotography]

Gold reflectors exist when shooting darker skin, adding warmth.

[wolfheze]

I've learned more from this video alone than I did in school. Thanks, Tyler!

[pixelysemedia]

8:40 « never use gold, idk why that exist » -> it’s become pretty handy for example when you want to bounce sunlight outside, to match the right white balance, for example. Unless sure that there is more uses to gold bounce reflectors but that’s the one which came to my mind when you said that. Good video tho ! 🙌

[ihasamic]

the gold side of the reflector is for specific effects my guy, that why it exists HAHAH

[FolkeFox]

Don't be afraid of contrast, shadows are good they won't bite you

[SalsaBailaProductions]

The quality of your tutorial are amazing… love watching and brushing up my lighting skills with them❤

[kingmuhu]

Bro, just now i found your channel. Gold. Quality.

[kidcoma]

99% of youtube lighting advice is basically just „how to make pretty medium closeup shots of static subjects, by having a big light source just out of frame.“.
Free education is never a bad thing, but I found that this „crutch“ of using light sources like that can actually slow down your progress as a (narrative) filmmaker and build bad habits.

[jahriffn]

So rad, thank you.
Infinite love & gratitude from Colorado

[ifmCinematography]

This is a focused look at lighting fundamentals. It is highly valuable information for anyone who wishes to instantaneously take lighting a scene to the next level. I learned a thing or two myself. 👍

[_gabrielln.dop_]

Agree with most of this except the whole "looking into the camera" vs "not looking into the camera". That has little relevance on how "cinematic" something is and if you want to have the contrast ratio looking down the barrel you just move your lights for that.

[Boleskinebeatz]

Book lighting is a really good one to master.

[TwentysMedia]

Thank you Tyler, you're really good at explaining in a very calm and confident way. Late bloomer here! I don't get to play with lights at work. So, this vid definitely helps with a. a lot of challenges I come across. Thanks again.

[kmilkus]

Thanks for the video! You may want to use the gold reflector to create a certain effect, for example I used it to create fire reflections on a model's face.

[kosei]

Thanks, mate! This was really helpful! I’m looking forward to watching more of your videos as well. Thanks again!