@@hahahaha-nm6yu same rules apply. It's all about placement. Trial and error. Spend an hour having fun and trying new things. If you're using actual grandma lamps (incandescent light bulbs), and you're using many of these, expect the energy bill to be a little higher at the end of the month 😄. If the look is too yellow for you, you can experiment with the "temperature" in your post processing... Whatever software you use. Essentially making the entire video more blue to compensate for the very warm colored lights.
I always love it when I see people teaching other stuff like this. I have a degree in media production, so editing, photography, video and lighting. Lighting isn't always easy to set up, it takes time to get it right, but it's well worth the effort
I've said this in a different video before as well. I have no intention or burning desire to stream, but this is literally the most informative video on the subject of lighting that I could have hoped for and I am in awe at how simple such a complex beast can be made when explained by someone with expertise!
THANK YOU. We’re setting up my boyfriend’s gaming studio this week, and lighting plays such a huge part in it-but we’re both lighting noobs. Saving this!
Great video! I love the last one with the colours. I use some RGB flood lights that light my background really nicely but don't shine on my face like yours. What a great idea!
Awesome video. Thanks for the tips. The multi-colours looks interesting. I use green screen for pretty much everything so covering some interesting new lighting for green screening might be really useful too.
What i liked the best is, that around a year ago Haris Heller switch from useless generall bla bla videos to actual (a bit mainstream) education and the channel is growing more and more in the educational direction. Thumbs up for that.
Working with two desklights, trying to get a light setup, seeing the positions in pictures helped me make a couple small changes and now I dig the lighting better, thanks man! Always learing new things when I come to your channel!
I think out of a lot of lighting videos i have seen this actually woke up my creativity as i would like to go minimal as possible because getting all the necessary light accessory over here in Nigeria might be costly, the part where i liked the most was where you combined the red and blue lights. Liked and Subscribed.
Instead of a lighting upgrade I upgraded from an f3.5 to an f1.8 lens this week. Made a huge difference and is now picking up all the lighting in my room
Finally! nobody ever shows videos like these on HOW to get the lighting they use or different examples and how to set them up, could you do one on camera angles as well?
I currently use a ring light around my camera with no key light but i have some rgb lights i put in the background to light up and seperate me from the background a bit. It's not all that great but it does the job for now. I plan on getting a el gato key light in the future and doing the 4th type of lighting you showed with the edge lighting and maybe rearranging my led lamps to attempt that last style to blast some color. Also looking to mess around with a green screen setup every once in a while. Great video, thank you for putting out so much quality content. Literally can't thank you enough.
Great video as always Harris. I came to this channel 6 months ago, maybe less, with a little knowledge of streaming on camera and now 6 months later I realise how little I knew. Big fan of Elgato products thanks to you and my first mirrorless camera was prompted by some awesome community support on your discord server. Well done on building an awesome community and channel.
The first time I learned about lighting was while attending the Defense Information School for a basic broadcasting course. We learned about offsetting and key lights and side lights and rear lights and edge lights and fill lights, and ... did I miss any? .... but I feel as if I learned a ton more in this to-the-point nine-minute video. Your quick explanation of key lights was especially well done, but kudos also to the bit about the use of contrasting gels. Gels would have illustrated the effect better, but I love the innovation you applied to approximate the effect. Bravo Zulu, Mate!
This video is so incredibly informative and super easy to understand. I struggle with understanding some tutorials in trying to learn how to light things in a better way but this is very easy for me to understand.
I love the color edge lights. You could color coordinate with your logo/brand colors or change them depending on mood, etc. That with the key light lets you easily see your face but adds some playful edge lighting to the scene.
Well sit further away from the camera then. Jokes aside it actually helps, narrower lens makes your face more slim and natural. The smaller the number the bigger the nose, so typical 35mm makes you look like a Troll. I would use for portraits lenses starting from 70mm. Smaller lenses are better for full figures so just sit further away if you have a typical webcam. If that also doesn't help then try washing your hair.
Just the right content i am looking for. Been using two ring lights for a while using Logitech C270, been harding a hard time adjusting to the one i like.
Harris Heller: the Frank Doorhof of streaming. Really nice setups and reminded me so much of my time in photo studios. very well explained in a simple fashion!
What interests me is whether certain setups hurt your eyes more as a streamer. I can't imagine streaming for several hours and having a big ring light right in front of you
I love your content, your videos helped me so much in getting started with my Twitch and UA-cam. I will always be the thankful to you for providing these videos to help us out.
REALLY helpful video! I'm new to this and had not thought of anything other than the 45 degree or ring light setup. I love the fill light from the side-back. The color gels are also pretty cool. Thanks!
dude... i've been looking for a video like this for ages! One that actually makes sense. I'm now using my ring light off to the side, didn't realise how much of a difference something as simple moving a light 40° to the right could make, only using a small one from amazon which i picked up for about £15 and a razor kiyo (don't hate xD), no i'm honestly really happy with the way it looks thanks to you! :D
I don't have any lights or lamps or anything like that in my office space. However, I do have 3 monitors, and I use my left and right (side) monitors for my lighting instead. Basically I just open up notepad on each of these monitors when I'm streaming, or just one, and that creates my lighting at no extra cost lol. It works, may not be the best, but it works.
From few years I am obsessed with rgb lights. Started in 2018 with small ones underneath my desk, last year bought those two popular garden lights to put one behind me and one in front. Some may say that this was too much colour, but I loved it. Now I bought a ring light so I am making changes to my lightning on camera again :) It's worth to try different stuff to see what you like. Once a year make an investment and try it out :) Obviously my favourite setup was the last one from your video :D
Hi thanks for making this extraordinary video by the way I don't use none of these lights I used to use some light that is around me but after watching your video I found that if I have professional light my videos looks better .
Man I had no idea , here we are djing and honestly fam !! wow thank you for sharing this video :) Now we can set up lighting properly instead of all the harsh shadows and bad lighting!! Big Up @Alpha Gaming!!! Awesome content as usual and super helpful !! in 10 mins
@@deathbunny8322 Yeah Ive done a few things, I wear glasses without they its not too bad! and I can fix it in post, but when I have glasses on it just looks a bit annoying, I have got a different smaller light since and am testing different things in videos, I think you can get a diffuser for the ring lights too so I may try that also.
Very cool ideas! I will probably use Hue Lights to mimic the colored lights in the background like the last frame. I've learned that you can use a simple tissue to help diffuse the hues effectively and safely because they are LEDs. Cant wait to try the colors!
I have a small room and I don't really have enough space to work with. So what I did is I put a ring light off center to lit my face and give that cinematic look but I also bought rgb bulbs and I just put them as my main room lights (right behind me) and while recording or streaming I just give them a nice colour to fill up the space behind me.
Another great video. Simple and to the point. I enjoyed the key kicker lights idea. Right now I just use a ring light and key light in front at angles, but thinking of trying the key kicker lights.
The classic key and backlight setup. That’s my go-to for sure. If you’re going to use colors though, definitely stick with color gels if you care about color accuracy, as an RGB light physically removes light information by switching to a color. This is evident especially in the red beam on the left where you see the center of it showing bright yellow with the red fringe on the outside. Since the camera isn’t receiving accurate light information, it can’t render the color accurately. However, when shooting a white light through a color gel, you’re getting a full light spectrum that’s just being shifted, so a camera reads that light information much more accurately.
I love my Elgato key light! I only have one and use it to the side of the camera without a fill or hair light and I like the way it looks. Sometimes the shadow on the other side bothers me a bit, so I might get a smaller hair/ edge light at some point - like your set-up. Thanks for this!
I use something very similar to number 3, with the addition of a coloured light in the background (it changes colour). Right now, I don't have much in my background to make it look interesting and I don't have a green screen. That being said, might give 5 a try since I have the lights for that type of setup. I've also tried, 3 with a coloured hair light. One thing to note is that I wear a hat when I stream, so I try to position my lights in such a way that the beak of my hat doesn't create a big shadow.
Good one but I was looking for a video where I can see how the lighting has an effect at least half of your chest in the frame , a bit zoomed out I mean , this setup seems perfect for showing faces , but I learnt a lot thanks
Which lighting style do you use right now? Do you plan on trying any of these?
I use no lights😢
I love them all! Do you have any tips and tricks how to light up by using only home lamps? You know, these orange ones, that Grandmas have...
@@hahahaha-nm6yu same rules apply. It's all about placement. Trial and error. Spend an hour having fun and trying new things. If you're using actual grandma lamps (incandescent light bulbs), and you're using many of these, expect the energy bill to be a little higher at the end of the month 😄.
If the look is too yellow for you, you can experiment with the "temperature" in your post processing... Whatever software you use. Essentially making the entire video more blue to compensate for the very warm colored lights.
What about a greenscreen background setup 🤔
Classic atm, but I'm going to move my ring light (which was my key) to the side and try it out as an edge. Great tips!
I always love it when I see people teaching other stuff like this. I have a degree in media production, so editing, photography, video and lighting. Lighting isn't always easy to set up, it takes time to get it right, but it's well worth the effort
Good video. Gets the facts out quickly without boring everyone with steps we can easily figure out on our own.
Yeah I love that nowadays the important facts are shown petty quickly and related topics are discussed later on
Bruh you have so many views and subs with just 9 vids
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reminds me of the Breaking Bad desert scenes.
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I've said this in a different video before as well. I have no intention or burning desire to stream, but this is literally the most informative video on the subject of lighting that I could have hoped for and I am in awe at how simple such a complex beast can be made when explained by someone with expertise!
2:12 straight up looks like a mugshot on the right lol
this impressed me. especially when you showed your stream light setup and how different it is without the lights.
Not that much of a difference
@@i2Shea It really is actually a massive difference.
THANK YOU. We’re setting up my boyfriend’s gaming studio this week, and lighting plays such a huge part in it-but we’re both lighting noobs.
Saving this!
Great video! I love the last one with the colours. I use some RGB flood lights that light my background really nicely but don't shine on my face like yours. What a great idea!
I've watched a TON of lighting videos but this one takes the cake by far! I learned a lot and now it's time for action.. Thank you!
Love this breakdown! The lights in the back make all the difference!
Awesome video. Thanks for the tips. The multi-colours looks interesting. I use green screen for pretty much everything so covering some interesting new lighting for green screening might be really useful too.
What i liked the best is, that around a year ago Haris Heller switch from useless generall bla bla videos to actual (a bit mainstream) education and the channel is growing more and more in the educational direction. Thumbs up for that.
Working with two desklights, trying to get a light setup, seeing the positions in pictures helped me make a couple small changes and now I dig the lighting better, thanks man! Always learing new things when I come to your channel!
I think out of a lot of lighting videos i have seen this actually woke up my creativity as i would like to go minimal as possible because getting all the necessary light accessory over here in Nigeria might be costly, the part where i liked the most was where you combined the red and blue lights. Liked and Subscribed.
I like the last one with the colored lights on you. That looks really cool.
Can't get enough of your content Harris. Always great and straight to the point, with a dash of that Harris humor. Keep it coming man.
Offset key light and a back edge light is exactly how I setup my lights for my stream. I think it's by far the best look. Great video!
Do you set them both to 100% brightness or are they different brightness?
@@arigm86 My key light is about 30% at 3400k and my back edge light is set to 10% at 3200k.
Really love your videos man! Keep it up.
Dude! Sweet Music Man!
Instead of a lighting upgrade I upgraded from an f3.5 to an f1.8 lens this week. Made a huge difference and is now picking up all the lighting in my room
A faster lens makes a huge difference - looks so much better without needing more light
Enjoyed watching the dialogues and thanks for all the clean links. Lot of new things learned.
This was super helpful, never even gave my lighting a second thought until now. And thank you for the free music! You're the king!
Finally! nobody ever shows videos like these on HOW to get the lighting they use or different examples and how to set them up, could you do one on camera angles as well?
Lots of people show these videos, but you can't find it because you're looking for streaming, and not videography or filmmaking.
I currently use a ring light around my camera with no key light but i have some rgb lights i put in the background to light up and seperate me from the background a bit. It's not all that great but it does the job for now. I plan on getting a el gato key light in the future and doing the 4th type of lighting you showed with the edge lighting and maybe rearranging my led lamps to attempt that last style to blast some color. Also looking to mess around with a green screen setup every once in a while. Great video, thank you for putting out so much quality content. Literally can't thank you enough.
Great video as always Harris. I came to this channel 6 months ago, maybe less, with a little knowledge of streaming on camera and now 6 months later I realise how little I knew. Big fan of Elgato products thanks to you and my first mirrorless camera was prompted by some awesome community support on your discord server. Well done on building an awesome community and channel.
The first time I learned about lighting was while attending the Defense Information School for a basic broadcasting course. We learned about offsetting and key lights and side lights and rear lights and edge lights and fill lights, and ... did I miss any? .... but I feel as if I learned a ton more in this to-the-point nine-minute video. Your quick explanation of key lights was especially well done, but kudos also to the bit about the use of contrasting gels. Gels would have illustrated the effect better, but I love the innovation you applied to approximate the effect. Bravo Zulu, Mate!
This video is so incredibly informative and super easy to understand.
I struggle with understanding some tutorials in trying to learn how to light things in a better way but this is very easy for me to understand.
I love the color edge lights. You could color coordinate with your logo/brand colors or change them depending on mood, etc. That with the key light lets you easily see your face but adds some playful edge lighting to the scene.
very helpful for new streamers. great video, i've learned a lot from your vids harris.
Tried all of these lightning techniques and I'm still ugly :(
You're beautiful on the inside...... Er something.
You're beautiful ❤
One can be attractive even if one´s not that handsome. It comes down to more than just physical appearance. ;)
Well sit further away from the camera then. Jokes aside it actually helps, narrower lens makes your face more slim and natural. The smaller the number the bigger the nose, so typical 35mm makes you look like a Troll. I would use for portraits lenses starting from 70mm. Smaller lenses are better for full figures so just sit further away if you have a typical webcam. If that also doesn't help then try washing your hair.
did you try the makeup contouring tho?
Love this video. I’ve been waiting for something like this from you for a while now!
Just the right content i am looking for. Been using two ring lights for a while using Logitech C270, been harding a hard time adjusting to the one i like.
This video helped greatly! Will note them all when I need em! Thanks,Harris!
These videos are the best. Thanks for all the information Alpha!
Great way to explain and show the light differences that people might want or avoid
:06 in im intrigued - good idea with those lighting changings
I like the High Key setup with the whole dark/light aspect. I, who takes astrology a bit seriously, am a Pisces who loves the dark/light concept.
Thank you! The final shot looks really great
I litterally bought two keylight airs yesterday and then this video drops. Such good timing
Harris Heller: the Frank Doorhof of streaming. Really nice setups and reminded me so much of my time in photo studios. very well explained in a simple fashion!
I'm suprised how good the lighting is for my PORTABLE ring light.
Literally able to clip on my phone
Aputure light storm 300d is even better
Do u mind linking the page where u bought it from? Really wanna see it. 😊
I find the colored lighting style in general more intriguing will definitely give it a go
Thanks Harris this video really helps with my future content 😃
love the key kicker🔥🔥🔥 , gonna try it for myself
Harris mate, you are a champion - thank you for your content
Excited to experiment with these, great vid!
Great video my dude, trawled through a lot of others that had too much fluff but this was so informative in a fraction of the time 👍
Crazy informative and exactly what I needed. Thanks for the amazing content!
What interests me is whether certain setups hurt your eyes more as a streamer. I can't imagine streaming for several hours and having a big ring light right in front of you
Oh yeah it sucks, but I've learner to compensate with video filters as to not blind my eyes with a giant ring light
I use and i have no problem, you just need to lower the brightness to a comfortable level
I've always wondered about that too...
The final one was new to me and looks really good
I love your content, your videos helped me so much in getting started with my Twitch and UA-cam. I will always be the thankful to you for providing these videos to help us out.
Man I didn’t realise how simple all this would be so sick!
Thanks a bunch. You have helped me tons. Not only to learn what to do effectively. But to not waste money. I appreciate your hard work.
REALLY helpful video! I'm new to this and had not thought of anything other than the 45 degree or ring light setup. I love the fill light from the side-back. The color gels are also pretty cool. Thanks!
dude... i've been looking for a video like this for ages! One that actually makes sense. I'm now using my ring light off to the side, didn't realise how much of a difference something as simple moving a light 40° to the right could make, only using a small one from amazon which i picked up for about £15 and a razor kiyo (don't hate xD), no i'm honestly really happy with the way it looks thanks to you! :D
I don't have any lights or lamps or anything like that in my office space. However, I do have 3 monitors, and I use my left and right (side) monitors for my lighting instead. Basically I just open up notepad on each of these monitors when I'm streaming, or just one, and that creates my lighting at no extra cost lol. It works, may not be the best, but it works.
High quality Channel with high quality content. Thank you!
Underated upgrade. Keep it up, senpi
From few years I am obsessed with rgb lights. Started in 2018 with small ones underneath my desk, last year bought those two popular garden lights to put one behind me and one in front. Some may say that this was too much colour, but I loved it. Now I bought a ring light so I am making changes to my lightning on camera again :)
It's worth to try different stuff to see what you like. Once a year make an investment and try it out :)
Obviously my favourite setup was the last one from your video :D
The content u deliver on youtube is priceless . Very very valuable content . Great job
Finally I’ve been waiting for this tutorial specifically from you
Thank you, very insightful.
Very helpful. Now I see that I should get a second light to work as an edge light, which is the best look imo.
Really helpful video! Loved seeing the setups
what a nice high-effort video. awesome content!
I like the lighting aspect of how quality can change
Really helpful. The 4th setup was the best in my opinion 👌
Hi thanks for making this extraordinary video by the way I don't use none of these lights I used to use some light that is around me but after watching your video I found that if I have professional light my videos looks better .
Man I had no idea , here we are djing and honestly fam !! wow thank you for sharing this
video :) Now we can set up lighting properly instead of all the harsh shadows and bad lighting!! Big Up @Alpha Gaming!!! Awesome content as usual and super helpful !! in 10 mins
Excited for this one. My ring light is way to bright* haha
Do you mean its too bright or am i missing something?
Angle it away from your face slightly, helps a lot
@@hedgehogloverone ahahah lol just checked yeah a typo!
@@deathbunny8322 Yeah Ive done a few things, I wear glasses without they its not too bad! and I can fix it in post, but when I have glasses on it just looks a bit annoying, I have got a different smaller light since and am testing different things in videos, I think you can get a diffuser for the ring lights too so I may try that also.
Pillow case or something over your light does wonders. Don't kill your eyes!
THE COLORED ONE IS INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very cool ideas! I will probably use Hue Lights to mimic the colored lights in the background like the last frame. I've learned that you can use a simple tissue to help diffuse the hues effectively and safely because they are LEDs. Cant wait to try the colors!
I have a small room and I don't really have enough space to work with. So what I did is I put a ring light off center to lit my face and give that cinematic look but I also bought rgb bulbs and I just put them as my main room lights (right behind me) and while recording or streaming I just give them a nice colour to fill up the space behind me.
Absolutely fantastic video! I started my YT gaming channel and the start is great and all thanks to your advices! Keep helping the people like you do!
Good content. I like that you added the overhead layouts to the video.
Wicked display of lightning technique!
I’ve been using lighting #4 for streaming since I saw you using it in yours. I really like the effect.
Just setup lighting for my streams as part of my new year re-do. Amazing how much it changes the look of everything, even with a simple ring light
Thanks for the tips, Harris!
Just got 2 of the elgato keylights for chrismas, great video. Thanks!
The last one is actually the first one I went for without any prior knowledge. Cool lol
i just picked up some neewer 660’s ur timing is impeccable
My dad got me two Elgato key light air's for christmas so this video is literally perfect for me, thanks :D
@ChrisVsRetro yeah man I LOVE these, they are so great.
Another great video. Simple and to the point. I enjoyed the key kicker lights idea. Right now I just use a ring light and key light in front at angles, but thinking of trying the key kicker lights.
The classic key and backlight setup. That’s my go-to for sure. If you’re going to use colors though, definitely stick with color gels if you care about color accuracy, as an RGB light physically removes light information by switching to a color. This is evident especially in the red beam on the left where you see the center of it showing bright yellow with the red fringe on the outside. Since the camera isn’t receiving accurate light information, it can’t render the color accurately. However, when shooting a white light through a color gel, you’re getting a full light spectrum that’s just being shifted, so a camera reads that light information much more accurately.
Went from appreciating the information and considering what setup I'd want, to drooling over the reverse tuxedo Majesty in .5 seconds.
I was just watching your channel right now! And you uploaded another video! Thank you so much! :D
Glad I´ve subscribed to your channel. The 3rd "dramatic" one is insane
I love the idea of having a hint of color in the lighting 👌👌👌 seems very gamer-y
I love my Elgato key light! I only have one and use it to the side of the camera without a fill or hair light and I like the way it looks. Sometimes the shadow on the other side bothers me a bit, so I might get a smaller hair/ edge light at some point - like your set-up. Thanks for this!
the first picture in the thumbnail looks like a mugshot. Also I love your videos.
I love the red and blue! so cool
Thanks for the setup instructions. It really helped !!
This guy has awesome videos thanks for helping me fix my channel up with correct lighting and tips / advice
Dig the color lighting with the beams. But all of them are so simple yet give such different results
I use something very similar to number 3, with the addition of a coloured light in the background (it changes colour). Right now, I don't have much in my background to make it look interesting and I don't have a green screen. That being said, might give 5 a try since I have the lights for that type of setup. I've also tried, 3 with a coloured hair light. One thing to note is that I wear a hat when I stream, so I try to position my lights in such a way that the beak of my hat doesn't create a big shadow.
Yup, just switched to using a green screen behind my DJ stream, and thus changing my lighting.
Useful stuff to consider, thanks for the vid
Good one but I was looking for a video where I can see how the lighting has an effect at least half of your chest in the frame , a bit zoomed out I mean , this setup seems perfect for showing faces , but I learnt a lot thanks
Actually going to try your own lighting technique thanks dude 👌