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Well, since I started making more videos and being on a LOT more online video calls this year, I decided to try it out.
In this video, I talk about controlling one of the main qualities of light—its 'hardness'—and how well replacing my long skinny worklights with some 2' x 4' office lights works to make my video better.
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Things mentioned in the video:
The new Feit FP2x4 lights:
Light: Science and Magic - Intro to Photo Lighting:
TaoTronics on-camera light:
TaoTronics desk lamp:
Elgato Cam Link 4K:
Sony A6000:
Logitech C920:
Contents:
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Initial lighting improvements
01:04 - Light and photography
02:13 - Hard vs soft light with umbrella
03:40 - Potential solutions
04:59 - Installation montage!
07:04 - How did it work?
08:09 - Outtro