Tag: Lighting
Okay, in Part 1 we covered all the key brands if you are looking to pick up a new camera or lens. Even threw in the always good Adobe …
Whether you are an independent filmmaker, documentarian, or corporate videographer there is a high likelihood that you will end up shooting in a location that you aren’t familiar with …
Over time you will acquire a ton of filmmaking gear. It’s inevitable if you do it for long enough. When you get started a bag or case or two …
Many beginners come into the gear conversation with a budget to get a camera. What often gets forgotten is that the camera is only one part of a bigger …
When you are an indie filmmaker you’ll often find that you’ll spend less time thinking about what camera or lens to use and more time trying to figure out …
Most of the time filmmakers don’t have the advantage of picking the perfect space and shooting at the perfect time when the light is illuminating your scene and subject …
False color can be one of the most helpful exposure tools you can use. It is also extremely confusing the first time you load it up. It works by …
British LED lighting company Rotolight has announced a new series of lighting kits designed for those who engage in live video streaming as the chief means of their content …
Aputure’s New MT Pro Pixel RGBWW Mini Tube offers incredible brightness and color accuracy from a design that isn’t even as long as a forearm. The MT Pro Pixel …
ARRI is using smarter, computer-controlled lighting to give filmmakers even more capabilities. And with the issuing of an update to the ARRI Lighting OS (LiOS2), this capability will enable …
Nanlite has recently announced the Forza 150B Bi-Color LED Spotlight. The chip on board (COB) led light is coming in hot with a compact form factor and an adjustable …
Getting decent lighting when working outside at night is a challenge. The most common options are hauling around loads of stands or batteries or simply getting lucky and being …
LitePanels has announced a compact and light 2×1 LED panel that is so bright, it can illuminate nearly 20,000 lux at three meters, and so lightweight that it can …
Golden hour is a favorite for photographers and filmmakers thanks to its ability to almost always create a gorgeous light for any subject. The lower position of the sun …
It’s always fun when companies get disruptive with new designs that not can only outshine the competition, but can do it at a lower price. Aputure has done just …
SmallRig has announced the RC220 LED video light that is more powerful than their previous point-source offering. But while the 220 series enjoys a lux rating of nearly 100,000, …
Aputure’s latest ultra-bright LED light is built with one thing in mind … illumination. Designed to eliminate the expensive need to constantly change out burned-out HMI or tungsten lamps, …
SmallRig is jumping more seriously into the lighting game with the recent RC120D and RC120B LED Lights. These fixtures are point-source LEDs similar to exceedingly popular releases from brands …
We spend a lot of time talking about the latest and greatest cameras and lenses. Like, a lot of time. There are a ton of little things that might …
In a world of raw and pretty damn good auto white balance color temperature itself doesn’t get too much attention. Shooting in raw, for stills and video, usually means …