How to Light an Amazing Portrait with a Low Cost DIY Lighting Kit
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- Опубліковано 12 жов 2024
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In today's episode, learn how to Light an Amazing Portrait with a low cost DIY Lighting Kit. Our kit is under $50!
Introduction to Portrait Lighting
If this is your first time using lights for a portrait, being able to see how the lights interact with your subject will amaze you! The slight movement of a light can have a large impact on the mood of your photo. When you are taking a portrait, everything should revolve around your subject. Your choice in lighting should match the tone of the subject.
What We Cover
In this photography episode, we go over the specific lights we chose for our DIY (Do It Yourself) lighting kit. We also cover some lighting basics and the purpose of each light we used. Then we give you some awesome tips on working with your subject. We cover some things you can do and say to make your subject feel more comfortable.
Stay tuned for our next episode as we edit one of these head shots. The RAW file that Aaron is editing will be available for you to download and follow along.
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Not every professional has the guts to show his skills like you do. Awesome guy
I have always said you do not need expensive equipment to achieve quality images. This tutorial is spot on! Great work as always PHLEARN!
I typed "DIY Portrait Lighting" into UA-cam search and wasn't confident on what results I would get but am VERY happy a result came up with Phlearn and have restored confidence.
Would be nice to have the following:
a parts list of all the equipment used
a talk through on how to construct the lighting rig as shown
some more technical specs on the lights themselves, e.g. what colour temperature to use, is it necessary to set a custom white balance, etc.
Totally agree!
I enjoyed this video as much as I do most of the stuff they put up.
Nonetheless this was a little bit underwhelming,- the "Low Cost DIY Lighting Kit" was basically "buy 3 lights".
No word on construction of the rig, or the cost of 3 light stands (plus a little bit of wood).
pi1k
i think this depends on the location you are shooting, you can do a lot with some strings, nails and tape. The white balance is diferent with every light. shoot in RAW to choose the white balance you like the most
Loved the video but I agree with you, the tape trick is good but I'd also love to know the best way to set up a rig for chip, for it to be movable with ease with secure stands as shown in the video.
If you shoot RAW you don't have to worry about the color temperature. You save all the information in your RAW file and will take care of this in post.
***** yeah, you got a point there- of course the kit / rig depends on what you want to do and where you want to do it.
but still: they could show at least how to build THEIR exact setupt (indoor portrait shooting).
Please don't get this wrong- it's not the end of the world and of course most people can figure something out with common sense, but I feel that it would have been nice for total beginners for example =)
(pls excuse possible flaws or typos- I just got up and my language skills are note totally awake yet ^^)
Keep up the good work guys! Love from the COOPH team
COOPH oh, you again
learning tons of information from you aaron, im your #1 fan, i just started photography, i bought 70d nissin flash gun, all you tutorials makes my shots like a pro, thanks to you aaron. cheers to phlearn. good job guys
Really interesting, can't wait for part 2. I also like that you have started again to show the shootings and "how to" stuff along with photoshopping. Thanks Phlearn!
Perfect! I love that you are teaching about interacting with the subject. Sometimes I feel like that is one of my weak areas. More please! 😃
wow, thank you phlearn, this tutorial was so much inspiring to me as I was lately doing so many portraits with so many professional lights as strobes and so on. Then you come up with this amazing technique to make great portraits. Getting back to the roots will be really good to me and to my portrait quality. Thanks again, I will never thank you enough!
This is AWESOME and the timing? Great! I'm looking for continuous lights brands and reviews to start figuring out what a good portrait studio setup could be and this is hands down perfect.
It's good, it's cheap and you're even showing us the post processing in the next episode.
I have a friend of mine who's been modeling around Europe and was always keen to shoot with me to help me learn but I never felt I could really capture her beauty well enough.
This is the perfect setup that will enhance her natural traits and looks, once again thank you Aaron and the Phlearn team :)
Thanks for the presentation. Clear and informative. Just beginning to play with portraits, and appreciate the advice.
Thanks for this tutorial, Dave Grohl.
This is a wonderful tutorial on portraiture. Lots to absorb. Thank you so much. Doing great work that helps so many is an effective antidote for those Chicago winters!
I love it, now I can't wait to see the retouch. I have always wanted to figure out how to use that gradient tool.
this is amazing , you just saved me more than 200$ looking for speed lights
looooove your work
I wish really find lights such like this , really something awesome
Sterling stuff, keep it coming guys. Simply awesome.
Nice to see some photography tutorials again!
Love your channel, the work you do (both in Photoshop & with shooting), and your willingness to share your extensive knowledge. Hope you realize how much you and your staff are appreciated by all of us who subscribe.
Terrific episode, by the way. looking forward to the post processing.
Useful Light guide for me. Thank you Aaron .
I always wanted to learn about studio/indoor material with decent budget...this is amazing Phlearn... Also I see y'all changed up a bit...this video is excellent.
Finally! Can't wait to watch the video :D
Thankyou so much for this episode, we were just saying there should be more photography vids!
Great job as always!
I like that he has $15 lights on a $200 stand! I have the same stand and it is a good one!
Thank you so much Aaron and the whole team. Every time I see your videos, I feel so inspired. You do an amazing job and you took my Photoshop skills to a whole new level. A thousand thanks for that
...and don't forget to spin your subject around between sets placing them in a hypnotic state. It makes them MUCH easier to work with.
Im all for DIY and beginner tips. Thank you so much! I appreciate the great tips and the detailed explanations. Couple hours of photoshop you'll be tearing tinder up LOL I have to use that line. Thank you!
Phlearn, thank you SO much for making this photography tutorial! The reality is that with you guys, I got so much better at photoshop that my photography knowledge really fot left waaaay behind!! :-s This is just what I needed! :D
Great lighting setup for any studio. My setup is pretty similar, but I do like to mix in a little incandescent light as well to warm it up. I picked up a variety of colored bulbs on sale and use an old drafting table lamp (really long, adjustable arm for positioning) in order to do some nice tinted accents on the cheap. Hell I've been known to throw in some candlelight or even a lava lamp to hit the right effect.
I love it!!! I'm planning to open my own photo studio and these tutorials are so helpful!! It's amazing!
Awesome work guys! I love it how you keep coming up with these great ideas every time again.
Keep them comin' i enjoy every one of them.
Aaron I love these videos. The photoshop tut's rock.. But I love seeing you doing the behind lens!!
keep it up!
No bloopers today Aaron? Thanks as always. Loving the different style. Really suits you.
This was an awesome tutorial Thanks !! ... Definitely, going to shoot this evening
Excellent Professional Videos and clear explanations. Thank you so much.
Excellent, Arron. I have just ordered 3 x 500mm leyton fluorescent lights and 5 link leads from amazon uk, hopefully to do something similar, but I can also see other uses for the lighting setup, especially with vehicles that I intend to photograph. Thanks for the fab tutorial.
Loving these photography tutorials. Awesome job!
Wow thanks phlearn... gotta try this one ASAP
I really like your Studio Tutorials and it would be awesome if you could do some more!
I also think they should be a little longer, so you can cover more information.
Arron Nace you're the best!
This is awesome! Thank you for what you do!
Great video! More of these will be much appreciated!
Great episode! Loved it!
i'll love see the postproduction video !
this was a cool episode,
perhaps next time something a episode about how to determine your right setting is manual mode when you do a shoot like that
A lot of good infos, perfect and didactically organized ... in less than 8 minutes! Just a-ma-zing. Guys you rock!!!
That was actually useful. Thank you.
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Loved this episode! Thanks so much for doing what you do! :)
Thank you very much for sharing these tips!
Wow... great presentation... I like it very much...
tHANK YOU VERY MUCH ! this is such an awesome and affordable technique i can use at home to shoot my kids, thank you giving us the opportunity to learn for free, thank you very much. much respect from the Philippines!
Would love an episode that covers live music photography :)
Great episode!
Keep up the good work guys.
Ah, you guys are amazing. Thank you!
Always good stuff! Thanks ***** ! Only complaint is it was so short! We want more :)
Really helpful. Waiting for PhotoShop tutorial !
awsome efficient lighting info, than you very much
I almost hate that it's that simple! Fantastic tut once again Aaron, as always, the added examples add the details for us beginners.
I have both complete guide to retouching and retouching 101-301 and both are stellar. Love your 70-200 but too expensive for me now. Hope my 100mm 2.8 L macro would fit the job
Awesome portrait!
nice episode - think I will use it right away in my Photo lesson today. Have a great day and keep em coming. ;)
This is so helpfull to me as a photographer
The Photoshop Tutorials are always awesome. Thanks. Nice break in getting back to lighting. Here's a thought on a tutorial (or series). "One Strobe, Two Strobe, Three Strobe, More!" This could be what you can do if you only had one strobe, or two, and what you could add to the lighting if you had a third or more strobes for lighting... As you demonstrated three lights today, and it was a great video. Keep up the great work, it's appreciated.
Great episode, Thank you!!!
and yet another awesome tutorial from ***** , happy new Year!
I really love the way that you teach if you can someone place in the description box what LENS you are using that would be great. I think I could figure everything else out! Thanks again my friend!
70-200
Hey Aaron, Can you make an episode of photography on how to take portraits of bulky and thin persons differently.
Love the video and looking forward to more great content! Is there any video planned for product with/without a model photography tips?
Great Vid! Keep up this good work.
Great video, I've been looking for a DIY light set-up.
You:-) doing great aron! Im really admire your works
Could you post a video on how you edited this image? Really digging the look!
I'd love to see a tutorial on the new 'Focus Area' selection option in the select menu.
Awesomeness!!!
awesome thnx a lot, cant wait for the photoshop tutorial.
Love it man!, thank you very much, very useful information! :D
Once again, thank you for giving us some great ideas. I would love to see some tips on using lighting accessories in creative ways. So I feel really stupid asking about this but I can't find good info anywhere about how to set up and use the boom arms that came with my C-stands. I think maybe I need to purchase some extra bits to hook my lights and flags and reflectors and stuff to them, but they didn't come with any literature on how to use them. It would be great to see how you utilize some of your stuff in creative ways. These are the stands and grip arm kit and it's not intuitive, at least not to me, on how to use the grip head and arm. :)
I love you guys!!! Its like you read my mind.
This episode is exactly what I was looking for.
Thanx guys, 10 thumbs up :-)
I would love to hear your tips on how to submit editorials for magazines. That's my goal for this year is to get published
Great tips, thanks!
hey phlearn. again a great tut. thanks for this one.
we would like to know about (perspective) . like if we cut out a person and paste him or her on another background. what should be the perfect place to paste him or her to look more natural.
will wait for this tut brother.
thanks in advance :)
Thanks so much for this tutorial! I find this really helpful. Do you think you could do a tutorial in this similar format but with off camera flashes? I would really appreciate more lighting tutorials in general. I am a beginner portrait photographer (I'm usually more of a wildlife/nature photographer) and I am not able to afford a studio setup just yet. Thank you!
Fainaly ❤❤
Nice episode 😍😍😍
Awesome video, I really liked it
Simple and it looks great! What were you using to mount the lights? Just taped to lighting stands?
What about the hair light? Taped to a boom?
thanks! i loved this!
Nice tutorial.. loved this one..
You read my damn mind!! This was the EXACT thing I was after!!!
Ages a go, i needed to learn something and you guys put out a video that day too explaining it! It's like you have phlearned my mind!
Hiya brill video! Would you be able to do a video on Strobe lighting and when to use them and how to position? Also maybe an outdoor photoshoot (lights, equipment ect.) when working on your own? Thank You! :)
This is a really great video :)
this channel is amazing
This is really useful Thankyou xxx
Here's a tutorial idea for you: how to remove flash reflections from glasses. I couldn't see one in your retouching stream. It would be good if you could use a 'real life' example, such as a wedding group photo.
More DIY-Tips, please!:)
Greetings from Germany!
love it!!!! thank you so much
Great Video
Great info!!!
The temperature is listed on the bulb itself, something to keep in mind when buying new bulbs down the road, or when putting together a DIY kit.
Really informative And helpful video 👍