Any recommendtions for cheap lighting for video glam style shoots?

[altmman]

Looking at doing some lingerie & underwear video shoots, just against a normal offwhite eggshell wall, and not sure what lighting to get. I want to spend around $100 for now just to get started.

I dont know if I want a softbox or an umbrella or how strong the wattage is.

I was thinking of this Amazon.com : StudioPRO 1050 Watt Photography Continuous Video Photo Studio Softbox Lighting Kit - 2 x Square Auto Pop-up Set Up 20 Inch Softbox Lights : Camera & Photo but its 1050 Watt and its not dimmable, I dont know if thats good enough for now.



any suggestions?

oh and I'm just filming with an iphone 6 for now, thanks

[mikesouth]

this is a troll right?

[altmman]

Originally Posted by mikesouth

this is a troll right?

No, why would asking about affordable lighting for beginner amateur films sound like a troll?

[marcop]

Originally Posted by altmman

No, why would asking about affordable lighting for beginner amateur films sound like a troll?

For one thing, because of this sentence:

Originally Posted by altmman

I want to spend around $100 for now just to get started.

And for another thing, this sentence:

Originally Posted by altmman

oh and I'm just filming with an iphone 6 for now, thanks

[altmman]

Originally Posted by marcop

For one thing, because of this sentence:

Oh, pardon me annie leibovitz. Theres like a SHITLOAD of popular successful Youtube channels who use cheap lighting.

[marcop]

Originally Posted by altmman

Oh, pardon me annie leibovitz. Theres like a SHITLOAD of popular successful Youtube channels who use cheap lighting.

Originally Posted by mikesouth

this is a troll right?

[Paul Markham]

I get it, you're broke and want to keep the costs down.

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Aim the lights at the opposite wall and colour balance for tungsten. Test the light effect, then adjust.

It will look pretty crappy, but it's the best option.

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[altmman]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

I get it, you're broke and want to keep the costs down.

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thanks for the suggestion. I was initially thinking of those but felt they generate too much heat

[altmman]

Originally Posted by marcop

I really dont get what the funny troll part is. Here's a photo shoot with just 3 umbrella lights that cost around $100 on Amazon and the pictures are pretty good for a glam style amateur shoot.

Originally Posted by marcop

And for another thing, this sentence:
oh and I'm just filming with an iphone 6 for now, thanks

Here's an bikini photoshop with an iphone and gear under $30.

[Grapesoda]

Originally Posted by altmman

Looking at doing some lingerie & underwear video shoots, just against a normal offwhite eggshell wall, and not sure what lighting to get. I want to spend around $100 for now just to get started.

I dont know if I want a softbox or an umbrella or how strong the wattage is.

I was thinking of this Amazon.com : StudioPRO 1050 Watt Photography Continuous Video Photo Studio Softbox Lighting Kit - 2 x Square Auto Pop-up Set Up 20 Inch Softbox Lights : Camera & Photo but its 1050 Watt and its not dimmable, I dont know if thats good enough for now.



any suggestions?

oh and I'm just filming with an iphone 6 for now, thanks

the go to has always been work lights, the type on a stand that you use in the garage etc...

bounced into walls, ceilings and white cards... then color corrected... should work fine for you.... very hot thought... look for a LED solution??

[Rob]

Guy was asking an honest question, not sure why the negative comments. The guy's not trying to shoot a 4K Victoria Secret spot. I've seen photographers with $10,000 worth of equipment put out complete shit. Photography and video making isn't about the equipment, it's about the eye of the photographer. If he wants to spend as little as possible to see if he has the eye, then what's wrong with that? We all had to start somewhere.

[marcop]

Originally Posted by Rob

Photography and video making isn't about the equipment, it's about the eye of the photographer.

It's about a lot more than eye--it's also about experience and knowing how to light, knowing the craft, etc. I watched the bikini video and the guy in it said he has 12 years as a pro photographer. To attempt what he's doing with little experience (which it seems is what the OP has), is hubris.

But I'd love to be proved wrong, so maybe the OP could post some of the images and/or footage he shoots with his proposed set up?

[mikesouth]

Originally Posted by marcop

For one thing, because of this sentence:

And for another thing, this sentence:

EXACTLY if thats the best yer broke ass can afford do you REALLY think you should be competin g with the likes of jayrock, deancapture, holly randall, ken marcus and marcop and the like?

[altmman]

Originally Posted by marcop

To attempt what he's doing with little experience is hubris.

I think his results are pretty nice using only an iPhone, $30 in lights and cardboard from Walmart. I haven't seen anyone in this industry get results like that for that budget. Also keeping in mind me shrinking those images down and reposting online.

Originally Posted by marcop

But I'd love to be proved wrong, so maybe the OP could post some of the images and/or footage he shoots with his proposed set up?

Nah, I could post a Margot Robbie centerfold for FHM and you'd still post a row of laughing emoticons telling me how bad they are. I'm not going to get anywhere that's pretty obvious, so I'm good.

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by altmman

thanks for the suggestion. I was initially thinking of those but felt they generate too much heat

Are you working in a shoebox? Otherwise it's fine.

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by altmman

I think his results are pretty nice using only an iPhone, $30 in lights and cardboard from Walmart. I haven't seen anyone in this industry get results like that for that budget. Also keeping in mind me shrinking those images down and reposting online.



Nah, I could post a Margot Robbie centerfold for FHM and you'd still post a row of laughing emoticons telling me how bad they are. I'm not going to get anywhere that's pretty obvious, so I'm good.

Post what you can achieve with any camera or phone. Then we can compare.

Very few in this industry are trained photographers, we don't have to use iPhones and cheap lights. This guy did it to show his skills, not to prove any amateur could match him.