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PROFESSIONAL BUT SIMPLE
LIGHTING SOLUTIONS
For the FIRST lighting product
The Most SIMPLE and BASIC: If
you are looking for quick, but effective overall lighting for video
production, this is the one-light solution I recommend. Very
practical for almost every situation. One floodlight with an
umbrella will give you maximum intensity and brightness, yet create an
attractive, diffused lighting. This light will be brighter but less
diffused than what you would get with the softbox light. This light
is good for larger areas.
For the SECOND lighting product
For smaller areas, less intensity
but more diffused light, I recommend this light with a soft box.
Soft boxes give the most beautiful, soft light for faces. If you do
a lot of interviews or other people close-ups, go with this one light and
a soft box.
For THIRD lighting product
Want to get fancier and have triangle lighting? I’m proud to recommend this complete 3-kit lighting kit from Lowell. Lowell lights are well known for their versatility and durability. Kit has 2,000 watts total. WITH 3 LIGHTS AND ALL THE ACCESSORIES, barn doors, gel frames, scrims, 2 umbrellas, cables, stands and box. You would need to buy color gels separately but kit included gel-frame. This complete light kit will give you professional results no matter what situation you find yourself in.
BUYING TIP FOR LIGHTS:
Umbrellas and soft boxes BOTH
diffuse light, but to different degrees. With the umbrella, you will
get very bright and moderately diffused. The soft box will give you
a higher level of diffusion with less brightness and
intensity. So the same wattage bulb would have less intensity
if you had it in a soft box vs. an umbrella.
Which do you need? Ultra-diffused lighting for facial close-ups or a brighter diffused light for larger scale activities? To work well, the soft box needs to be fairly close to the subject. The floodlight with the umbrella could be further away. If you have more than one person in your shots, you need the flood light with the umbrella FOR SURE.
