Pros & Cons of LED lights for Portraits - Photoshoot w/ the Aputure 120D & HR672
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2018
- The pros and cons to using LED lights for on location portrait photography!
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So much great info here! I love hearing tutorials and tips about lighting... and all equipment really. It makes buying decisions so much easier... Thanks for this one!
You're welcome! I don't mind helping at all so if you have any questions about anything just let me know. =)
Great work! Those shots came out fantastic!
Brad Norling thank you! Worked hard on the images so I really appreciate that. =)
Great vid, thank you. Agree 100% about the pupils, I’ve always used at least 1 continuous light behind camera for that reason, even when using strobes
Thanks, Spence. Yeah, I had noticed this but didn't realize a solution to this would be even a smaller LED. We live and learn! =)
great video and great shots as always!
AB Positive Bulldogs thanks, man!
Great video, lovely shots, nice model too, Thanks
No problem! Thank you for watching =)
images look wonderful! 🌟
Only video i found for what i need ! Awesome content man!
Awesome work as usual bro. I’m actually experimenting with the differences between LED and strobe now too, so this is right on time 😁.
Thanks! And that's pretty cool. Hope the video helps out. If you have any questions just let me know =)
FJH Photography Of course. And, thank you.
nice shots man!
Thank you! =)
Great video!
I LOVE shooting at golden hour/blue hour and have been using HSS to shoot some of my portraits with a Godox TT685 speedlite. This video just convinced me to make the jump to LED lighting. I just ordered the Godox SLB-60W and Fotodiox deep parabolic softbox. One day I'll make the jump to the AD600 Pro or even the AD400 Pro
How did your Godox sl60 did?
Am in the market for led.
a good well balanced review... I use my rotolight Neo Leds for dusk,night & urbex shoots ..often now with the westcott halo (umbrella mount round soft box) ..& it gives beautiful soft light & something you never mentioned ..catchlight in the eye is nice... Leds have there limitations , I use a speedlight or strobe for day time shoots especially in very bright sun light... I do like the look of aperture 120 light... lovely images by the way..
GilbertTV thanks, man. Yeah, I wanted to include more but somehow forgot. Meant to mention this and also how easier it is to focus in the night with a LED than with a speedlite.
I forgot that one too.. Ive always used LEDs for night portraits so dont think about how dificult it must be to focus with out a continious light..
Great job!!
Robert Jaworski thanks, Robert! 😊
Great shots as usual! At which power setting did you shoot with the Aperture at night?
What camera and lense you used for this photoshoot they look great!!???
excelent review!!
great tuto for lighting, posing,... but aputure is quite expensive and led in general. Could we do the same with one godox v1 for rim light with maggrid+magsphere and a ad200pro in a magbox (or S2+ez glow beauty dish 85cm) and a L-858D posemeter ? I would be interested to see tuto on such alternate setup.
I've been so torn. I'm primarily a filmmaker so I've always needed continuous light. I've been getting into photography and been juggling the idea of only using continuous light. I hate owning tons of gear. This may be a solution for me. Thanks!
The Aputure 120D is the PERFECT lighting tool for filmmaking. Highly recommend! =D
Corey Machado send some gear lol
Hey Francisco, in your Q&A video with Ashley you mentioned making a "how to setup your a7iii" specifically for portrait photography. Any idea when you might make this?
OrangePolarBear sometime within a week for sure. It's long overdue and I've been thinking about buying this thing called EOSHD which is used to make Sony's color science like Canon's.
Wonderful job!! Consider buying this setup. Anyway you can post your entire equipment list? I know that's a lot of work. I am really loving your modifier and the battery pack also... I would be forever grateful!! ;)
Nice video Francisco, I always wonder how LEDs would look at night.
D-Mack thank you! They do great in the night. Pretty much the same as a speedlite or strobe but you can see the light. 😁
Shots look really good. Did you use AWB during this shoot or are you changing the camera white balance to the temp of the LED lights? I change to the temp of the LED lights unless I use CCO or CCB gels.
You have a new suscriber! Great video!
Bad ass video😀✌. Awesome music, loved it.
Thanks, man! The music took some time to find, haha.
what's the power output for all three LED lights used for the shoots? are they all at full power all the time?
post photos look great.
Straight Focused Photography thank you! 😁
Great video
Thank you! =D
I love photography and videography and was hopping I could get one light set up to do both but it’s looking like that won’t be the case. I shoot with a Sony a7riii would y’all recommend a on camera flash made by Sony or godox for shooting weddings also what would you recommend for off camera flash?
hey i have couple questions. this video came past me on autoplay, did you find a replacement for the vagabond mini that will last longer for the Aputure 120D on full power? and i noticed your first show was 1/1000 @f1.4 , was that because of time of day?? thank for a reply anytime.
Hi I really need your advice… i shoot a lot of studio with strobe but I have a hard time. With hair light can you recommend a constant led light I could use with my flash
Just for hair light only… led pannel or light wand
Thanks for sharing! Francisco, do you feel that with LED your images are not as sharp as with strobes?
Vadim K definitely not. The photos I take with the LEDs are razor sharp just like with my strobes. The jumping shot she did was at a slower shutter and was still perfectly fine. No blur.
hi check out rotolights they combine flash and L.E.D. and are very versatile
nice tutorial
杨大大 thank you! 😁
Try Nanlite 500. Probably the most powerful LED. Nanlite 300 & 500 Forza are s-mount/Bowens mount. The real drawback to LED is that you can't control the background the way you can with flash. Using a light meter is a time saver, instead of spinning your dials all over till you finally guess right.
Yep... another con about shooting with LEDs, as demonstrated at 10:38 is that you can't freeze motion that well... So blurred faces can happen... but very nice work otherwise. Nice composition, nice lighting.
I really enjoy your work.
VoiceDrew thank you so much! 😁
Bjr I have some questions to ask you I would like to know if you use your camera in manual and if the flash and also in manual and if you work in iso auto, and I notice that you often use the largest opening of your objective then or do you put the focus on the eye or other hand thank you. I am waiting for your proclamation. see you soon
I always shoot manual on both camera and flash.
For the daylight shots I actually wouldn't have known the difference if you didn't tell me you were using continuous LED lights. The night shots look awesome. They definitely have a cinematic look to them.
dragonfist25 thank you! That's pretty much why I've been enjoying led lights. They look exactly like off camera flash but take some of the guesswork away. Of course, I'll still use my strobes and speedlites when I need to but I have been enjoying LEDs lately. =)
Is there a particular reason that makes you use ISO 400 and 500 etc when you have a 1.4 lens?
Probbaly because the other light is stronger, meaning if he didn't you wouldn't be able to see the light from the led enough.
What's ur take on light meters? I've been on the fence. I'm sure it'd make the job easier but $300 for the good ones lol idk
joe s good question. I've never used one and don't plan to unless I do a shoot that requires it. I've been fine without one and think that they do have a place for certain photographers and certain jobs but for portrait work that isn't commercial you're better off without one. I learned how light works without a meter and think that really benefited me more than if I did use one.
FJH Photography yeah I can relate. It takes A LOT of practice to be able to estimate more or less the lighting condition and inverse square of law in regards to light.
Great video, very informative.
But the subtitles have a lot of errors eg Bonus Mount
Those are auto generated but yes there's a lot of errors.
Banding problem?
super shots lots lovely bokeh on your 1.4 lens - in london its just about impossible to find a street like that where there are zero people wandering at any time of day or night around and the moment you get some equipment out theres always someone ready to have a moan that you shouldnt be there
Oh wow, sorry to hear about that. I am lucky where I live. I believe we also shot this on a Friday. This was behind a local bank. I would try to find areas less busy and local and shoot there.
John Leigh you are right.
You can even get challenged for holding a camera but I just tell them to quote menthe law that prohibits me from taking pictures.
my Led is not helping main flash is over power them
Francisco - isn't LED light making model tired very quickly of strong light? Could it be used to making portraits od people that are not professional models?
Grzegorz Panewnicki I asked the model if the light was too bright and she told me many times it wasn't. Karina, the model, isn't a professional model so yes you can use the lights to take portraits of anyone. 😊
Hello from Kyiv Ukraine. I shoot fashion models and portraits and I am also a Sony shooter. You should check out the Rotolight Aeos and Neo 2. These are LEDs but they are different and are leading in LED technology for photography. I use Godox flashes and strobes and Rotolight LEDs and have no complaints. I am not criticising you but just sharing some information.
Did you know that many people shoot inside, studios, and elsewhere? There, LEDs are great because they're WYSIWYG just like a mirrorless EVF. Strobes are great too. Especially when you need power or to freeze action. But LEDs have a place.
Loved the video, just I don’t know why it bugged me after a while your framing when talking to camera 🤓
Juan José Sánchez Macías towards the end? It bugged me too, but I had already filmed so I left it that way. I'll be more aware of that in the future. Towards the end of the intro I was too close to the top of the frame.
Keep up the good work Francisco!
God one
GIRISH. VAGHELA. Thanks! 😊
Looked like a nice session.... I mean aside from the battery going dead. Thanks for the video!
P.S: Which do you prefer; strobe or constant lighting? I mean... for this situation? Day Shoot? Twilight? Night? Thanks again for the REALLY informative videos. Keep up the great work! Oh, and isn't it nice to have such a helpful assistant?
Thanks for watching! Haha yes, the battery dying was unfortunate but thankfully I had the spare. For these specific situations where I'm working in low light I am absolutely loving LEDs. One thing I forgot to mention in this video that was really important was getting focus on the subject. With speedlites it is pretty hard to get focus unless you have someone helping out by getting their iPhone out and using it's flashlight. With LEDs it's a non issue. But again, LEDs are great for low light. Once you start to shoot earlier the LEDs won't be able to give you a correct exposure on the subject and the background as it won't be powerful enough to do so.
Thanks! I think I will take a long hard look at LEDs for my upgrade.
Keep up the great work!
Great video! One thing I think is worth noting is that when working with LED lighting you can't just change shutter speed to control ambient. Since its continuous, slowing the shutter will also increase the exposure of the subject and the environment and vice versa with increasing the shutter speed
Ethan Blankenship very true. Thanks for pointing that out.
can not the power of the led light be controlled as well to compensate for the changes in the shutter speed.
aputure 120d or rotolight neo which one is better
Jimmy Tu easily the Aputure 120D. It can use Bowens mount and that's a huge plus. The company Aputure is also a big reason why I invested in them. The guys are really nice and innovative as well. Lots of new stuff coming from the soon and don't see that stopping. They take feedback and implement it quick.
thanks for your thought and great video peace
Can the aputure 120 be used as video light for wedding receptions?
Ben Cruz absolutely. I mentioned in the video that my friend Jason Vong uses his Aputure lights for weddings and the Aputure 120D works really great at them.
Coz not sure if it is yellow enough to replicate a tungsten light. Ur video here shows somehow a daylight balanced color, but thats more of a photographic light. Il check other videos. thanks for the reply
Ben Cruz they actually have a tungsten version and a daylight version. If you get the tungsten version you'll be fine. 👌😁
Interesting. Or il wait till they release a bicolor version. 😆👌
That would be awesome!
does sony a7 can use hss?
I believe it had HSS but you won't need HSS with LED lights. You can just turn on the light and use whatever settings you want.
Omg! I got it!!!
manuel zenteno haha happy to hear. =D
Thanks! Francisco!
plz help.... How many WB in this pic ?
Here you go
1 - 3 = 5600k
4 - 7 = 5200k
8- 23 = 4700-4800k
FJH Photography Thanku
5:54 whats her @ ?
Nice video but the apature 120d is a bit pricey at over £650
Yeah, it's pricey but worth it to me. There are other alternatives out there like Yongnuo and Godox has some too. Just not sure which out there have Bowens mount.
FJH Photography it looks like it has enough power to demolish the rotolight widely promoted by Jason lenair
I'm not a fan of the Rotolight at all for various reasons. In terms of power it probably doesn't compete at all with the 120D but the 120D is more expensive. However, the fact that the 120D has a bowens mount is so worth it. The Aputure lights all work together easily and the remote is included free plus the company is just great. Rotolight has been a disappointment from anything I've read or seen from it.
Welllll I got to stop you on this generally you are correct about led but it depends on the manufacturer. You. MUSt check out rotolight aeos. My baby is sick amazing will over power the sun, do complete full body hours of battery life and NOOOO recycle time in flash mode ( yes I said flash mode) it will fire a dimmable flash as fast as your camera will. You MUST check them out.
The beat of the music at the end sounds quite sharp and hurt my ears. Just a random note, maybe something to consider. Those generic beats are not for everyone, so I'd suggest some that don't have this sharpness to them. I can't concentrate on anything else unless I completely mute everything.
may or may not like it
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You may or may not saying it all the time in your video
Just said it 4 times, lol.
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oh no...
stop watch this video at 600...
not like a lady's face with a makeup chair...
better pretty pure natural face alone that way without a makeup chair
I can't understand any "professional" photographer who goes out on assignment WITHOUT spare batteries for camera(s) as well as lights.
To many ads. I won't be watching any videos from you again sorry.. chill with them.
To bright, its looks so much unnatural.