5 Different Ways To Light Your Subjects For Videos Or Stills

February 10th, 2011

23 Comments

In the video below Jay P Morgan explains 5 different lighting setups that he uses during his shoots. I am usually not a huge fan of videos like these but once again Jay has done a fantastic job and I think you guys will really enjoy it.

Studio

Strobe light

Portraits

23 Comments

Shirley Peters February 10, 2011 - 5:32 am

Great vid... worth watching to the end... :)

Remko February 10, 2011 - 5:51 am

Nice video. Did not see that ending coming though... LOL.

Robert E Holley February 10, 2011 - 5:58 am

Good stuff, the ending caught me off guard and was funny as hell. Awsome find!

Peter MacDonald February 10, 2011 - 6:00 am

I've seen all these lighting styles explained in books but this video has got to be easiest way to remember the various positions. Easy to follow and easy to set up. I rarely shoot with flash and never with studio lighting so it's a good place to start or a good refresher. Thanks.

Simon February 10, 2011 - 6:08 am

Informative and very funny!

Peter Durk February 10, 2011 - 6:10 am

Agree completely with Shirley, and.........love the ending. Made me chuckle at 07:00 this morning.

Thanks, Peter

Eddie Peterson February 10, 2011 - 6:33 am

It's amazing what youcan learn in such a short amount of time, this is a keeper! Brilliant ending....is she ok?

Hannes Moser February 10, 2011 - 6:34 am

thanks for this amazing end of the video *lol*

JustinH February 10, 2011 - 7:32 am

The end was hilarious LOL.

Max February 10, 2011 - 9:32 am

Haha, thanks guys. Jay P Morgan is da best.

Shannon Wimberly February 10, 2011 - 12:01 pm

The timing of this for me is great! I am shooting a young female rock guitarist this weekend, and these techniques will come in very handy! Thank You! Thank You!

Martin Jensen February 10, 2011 - 3:15 pm

HAHA love the ending!!

Gray Tan February 10, 2011 - 3:24 pm

Wow! Good information. Love the ending.

Gary Coronado February 10, 2011 - 4:18 pm

Did that thing at the end really happen? Was that choreographed? WTF!

Dan Amezcua February 10, 2011 - 4:52 pm

I just about fell off my chair laughing at the end of this video. I can't tell you how many times I've WANTED to do that :D

Simon Fuller February 10, 2011 - 5:03 pm

You learn something new all the time. Jay. P. Morgan thanks very much.

Serge February 10, 2011 - 6:01 pm

No matter how many times I watch videos on "the basics" I always get something out of them. Thanks J P Morgan! Funny ending.

Mitch McMillan February 11, 2011 - 12:12 am

its funny how many of these types of vids i have seen a 'tech'.. and they always have bad comedy in them.

George February 11, 2011 - 3:23 am

Great job explaining the different lighting types. Maybe the next video can discuss when to use specific lighting configurations to bring out the best in different subjects depending on gender, age, facial structure, etc.

The end was funny but I laughed before that with the random bicyclist riding through the set during the last overhead explanation of lights.