0:00:00.000,0:00:02.950 Hello and welcome back to my channel! 0:00:02.950,0:00:04.860 I'm very excited about today's video. 0:00:04.860,0:00:06.667 It's a topic that I have wanted to do 0:00:06.667,0:00:07.954 for a very long time. We're 0:00:07.954,0:00:09.241 talking about lighting 0:00:09.241,0:00:11.957 I'm going to give you ideas for[br]different lighting setups. 0:00:11.957,0:00:14.939 We're in a pretty small space[br]right now So, keep that in mind. 0:00:14.939,0:00:18.259 You are not limited by the size of room [br]that you're in. 0:00:18.259,0:00:21.710 But first, before, we get into the meat[br]of this video 0:00:21.710,0:00:25.274 I would like to take a moment to thank [br]today's sponsor [meow] smart home. 0:00:25.274,0:00:28.144 So, we'll be using their devices to help 0:00:28.144,0:00:30.096 us make these lighting setups 0:00:30.096,0:00:32.182 more convenient and intuitive. 0:00:32.182,0:00:35.068 You'll see what I mean in just a second[br]so let's get into it. 0:00:35.068,0:00:38.170 We set everything up for this particular[br]lighting setup yesterday 0:00:38.170,0:00:40.157 because we just wanted to get ahead 0:00:40.157,0:00:44.183 so, unfortunately there is no BTS of how[br]we set this up but I am going to 0:00:44.183,0:00:48.718 walk you through exactly what we're using[br]to light this beautiful scene 0:00:48.718,0:00:50.440 that you're seeing right now. 0:00:50.044,0:00:54.633 The coolest thing about this setup is that[br]most of what we're using as light sources, 0:00:54.633,0:00:56.689 you probably already have at home. 0:00:56.689,0:00:59.174 So our first light, our key light-- 0:01:00.326,0:01:01.040 Thanks Luna. 0:01:01.040,0:01:03.347 As I was saying, our first light,[br]our key light, 0:01:03.347,0:01:07.387 is actually the beautiful window that[br]I am facing right now. 0:01:07.387,0:01:10.469 So it's a little bit sunnier in here today[br]than it was yesterday 0:01:10.469,0:01:13.537 when we originally set it up [br]It was way more overcast yesterday 0:01:13.537,0:01:19.022 and that was giving us beautiful diffused[br]soft light on my face and that's 0:01:19.022,0:01:21.178 typically what I love [br]about natural light 0:01:21.178,0:01:24.069 is it is really flattering[br]especially when it is an 0:01:24.069,0:01:24.903 overcast day 0:01:24.903,0:01:26.157 cause it's already adding 0:01:26.157,0:01:27.279 that natural diffusion. 0:01:27.279,0:01:30.026 But today, because it's much more harsh,[br]and usually it is 0:01:30.026,0:01:31.406 in this room in the morning; 0:01:31.406,0:01:32.799 it's very very sunny so we've 0:01:32.799,0:01:34.619 added a diffusion panel 0:01:34.727,0:01:37.931 If you don't have something[br]like this at home, you can repurpose 0:01:37.931,0:01:41.976 a sheer curtain, you can use[br]a sheet off of your bed. 0:01:41.976,0:01:45.596 Anything white and sheer[br]that's a little bit opaque 0:01:45.596,0:01:49.216 that'll allow you to just nicely diffuse[br]that light source on your face. 0:01:49.216,0:01:51.775 So, you don't necessarily need[br]to go to Amazon and buy 0:01:51.775,0:01:54.054 your own diffusion panel[br]if you don't want to. 0:01:54.054,0:01:57.024 Next, behind me we've got some[br]practicals lit. 0:01:57.024,0:01:59.642 We have our own lamp that-- 0:01:59.642,0:02:03.573 I love this lamp. It's from (Streptube?).[br]I think it was only about $100 0:02:03.573,0:02:07.248 and what I love about it is you can[br]position the head of it 0:02:07.248,0:02:09.984 to kind of shine in any [br]direction you want. 0:02:09.984,0:02:13.730 So we have it tilted at just[br]the right angle to give a little bit 0:02:13.730,0:02:16.509 of a glow and reflection on the [br]cabinets over here which 0:02:16.509,0:02:19.288 actually quite like 'cause it's[br]a little bit golden 0:02:19.288,0:02:23.726 and it's a little bit higher so that[br]it's giving me sort of a low hair light 0:02:23.726,0:02:27.425 on this side light which I like [br]because it adds a little bit of depth 0:02:27.425,0:02:29.380 to the frame.[br]Then we just lit a candle. 0:02:29.380,0:02:32.503 All of those little light sources [br]in the back just add some depth 0:02:32.503,0:02:35.346 and some interest to your overall shot. 0:02:35.346,0:02:39.726 My favorite thing about how all[br]of the lights are set up in this office 0:02:39.726,0:02:41.999 and actually how all of [br]the lights were set up 0:02:41.999,0:02:45.712 in our previous office space as well[br]is that they're all voice-controlled 0:02:45.712,0:02:47.246 using a smart speaker. 0:02:47.246,0:02:50.522 In this office, we have the[br]echo dot setup. So, when we're 0:02:50.522,0:02:53.236 lighting everything, I can just yell[br]at [meow] to do 0:02:53.236,0:02:56.233 whatever I want: to turn on lights,[br]to change the color of them. 0:02:56.233,0:02:57.963 So, allow me to demonstrate. 0:02:58.663,0:03:02.943 [Meow] please change the light to blue.[br]Echo: Okay 0:03:02.943,0:03:06.243 I didn't even say lamp, I said light.[br]She's so smart. 0:03:06.243,0:03:09.528 So in the old office space, if you guys[br]remember my setup, I had 0:03:09.528,0:03:12.044 multiple pendant lights hanging[br]in the background and 0:03:12.044,0:03:13.834 I didn't always want to run around[br]and 0:03:13.834,0:03:15.246 turn on each of them at once. 0:03:15.246,0:03:17.913 so I had those set up with a smart switch. 0:03:17.913,0:03:22.708 And, with this lamp, I actually have[br]a smart bulb. So that bulb connects 0:03:22.708,0:03:26.443 directly to my smart speaker[br]and it's really easy to pair. 0:03:26.443,0:03:29.534 It honestly just saves me so much time[br]from walking over, 0:03:29.534,0:03:31.446 manually changing the color. 0:03:31.446,0:03:34.680 You can do it on your phone too[br]but it's always just easier to just 0:03:34.680,0:03:37.274 yell out a command and have it happen. 0:03:37.274,0:03:39.960 so lets show you [br]a couple more lighting setup and 0:03:39.960,0:03:42.920 they'll increase with complexity[br]as we go 0:03:42.920,0:03:46.700 I could have sworn I heard footsteps [br]coming from the second floor. 0:03:47.453,0:03:53.753 they got louder and louder and I knew they[br]were something that was out of this world 0:03:54.314,0:03:57.044 do not use camexa if you have[br]certain medical conditions. 0:03:57.265,0:04:00.405 Camexa may cause new or worsening [br]your urinary retention problems. 0:04:01.904,0:04:05.684 some people are just here[br]for the wrong reason 0:04:05.808,0:04:08.737 and I am just trying to find love. okey 0:04:12.252,0:04:15.061 this is really hard for me to make. 0:04:15.061,0:04:18.750 but I recognize that I've made a mistake 0:04:19.465,0:04:23.465 and I want to apologize[br]to every single one of you 0:04:23.564,0:04:25.564 and thank you from the bottom of my heart 0:04:25.704,0:04:27.624 for supporting this channel 0:04:27.782,0:04:31.012 right now join planet fitness[br]for only one dollar 0:04:31.105,0:04:32.775 only 10 dollars a month 0:04:32.775,0:04:33.763 no commitment. 0:04:35.985,0:04:40.275 hey turn on the ring light.[br]- ok 0:04:40.275,0:04:44.235 oh yeah.so as you can see this is[br]a very versatile setup 0:04:44.235,0:04:45.654 yet very very simple. 0:04:45.654,0:04:49.900 all we have behind us is an RGB ring light[br]that we got off Amazone. 0:04:49.900,0:04:54.069 then we hooked it up to a smart plug [br]so now I can tell to turn it on and off 0:04:54.069,0:04:55.446 and do whatever I'd like; 0:04:55.446,0:04:58.933 however, this isn't [br]a lifx bulb so I do have to... 0:04:59.273,0:05:03.605 the control please. I do have to change[br]the colors with this handy dandy remote. 0:05:03.605,0:05:05.658 but I can do that all by sitting here. 0:05:05.658,0:05:10.101 it's so easy. I set this up completely [br]on my own. well shone helped a little bit 0:05:10.101,0:05:13.655 thanks shone. just cause I am weak[br]like a pelican. as our key light we have 0:05:13.655,0:05:18.408 the aperture 120 d2 with[br]the mini light dome on it. 0:05:18.408,0:05:20.841 and that's all we need [br]in a small space like this. 0:05:20.841,0:05:24.461 we're just doing some really simple..[br]that was my shoulder what the hell. 0:05:24.461,0:05:28.000 we're just doing[br]some really simple split lighting. 0:05:28.000,0:05:31.296 you could go ahead and add[br]a hair light to this. you could add a fill 0:05:31.296,0:05:34.586 you can really dress it up, but again we[br]are still doing this simple 0:05:34.586,0:05:38.104 lighting setup right now.so I want[br]to keep it nice and simple for you guys 0:05:38.104,0:05:42.564 as you saw with my very fun characters[br]and acting demonstrations I just did. 0:05:42.564,0:05:46.635 this lighting setup can literally be[br]anything you want it to be. 0:05:46.635,0:05:49.858 it can really set the mood for [br]whatever you're shooting, 0:05:49.858,0:05:54.441 so whether you're shooting something[br]for the bachelor, or you're having 0:05:54.441,0:06:00.313 a very sad moment, or I don't knew,[br]maybe want to have a dance party. 0:06:01.260,0:06:05.650 you can really set the mood [br]for your interview setup. I would say 0:06:05.650,0:06:09.811 this is a very good, like[br]one-on-one moment if you want to do like a 0:06:09.811,0:06:12.283 cameo for a Reality show 0:06:12.283,0:06:14.700 even just a really simple like interview [br]setup. 0:06:14.700,0:06:17.878 yes we are using the one 20d2 as our[br]key light which is a little 0:06:17.878,0:06:18.990 on the privier side, 0:06:18.990,0:06:23.137 but you can buy other constant[br]video lights on amazon that are at a lower 0:06:23.137,0:06:24.557 price point for you so 0:06:24.557,0:06:28.557 all together this setup could run you[br]for maybe a couple hundred bucks max. 0:06:29.672,0:06:33.852 welcome to the second most complex[br]lighting setup we are going 0:06:33.852,0:06:37.752 to be featuring in today's video. so we've[br]got our key light again 0:06:37.752,0:06:44.332 it's the apeture 120d2 I've got[br]a bounce here just to fill the left side 0:06:44.332,0:06:49.771 of my face just a touch. and we have..[br]look at this little crown light going on 0:06:49.771,0:06:55.761 behind me. these are called nano leaf.[br]nano leaf lights, and you can attach them 0:06:55.761,0:06:59.761 and build like all kind of different[br]designs with them. they'll actually have 0:06:59.761,0:07:02.797 different like lighting modes to [br]different songs if you like 0:07:02.797,0:07:06.457 that kind of thing, but for the purpose[br]of this video we're just using it has 0:07:06.457,0:07:08.217 little accent light in the background 0:07:08.217,0:07:10.516 and actually little pieces of it fade[br]on and off 0:07:10.516,0:07:12.544 which is a very cool, practical to have on 0:07:12.564,0:07:15.564 in the back. and on the bottom[br]of the shelf right here, we have 0:07:15.564,0:07:19.932 a nan tube light; you could also use[br]strip lights that you can find on Amazon. 0:07:19.932,0:07:25.268 but we have this and I didn't feel like[br]sticking anything to my disk area yet. 0:07:25.268,0:07:30.328 so just to give you a sense of what[br]a little bit of either surface lighting 0:07:30.328,0:07:35.652 or under shelf lighting can do to just[br]level up that shot, also I've small pair 0:07:35.652,0:07:40.228 of peeking, can you show her. can you stop[br]distracting me miss; over here we have 0:07:40.228,0:07:43.672 a little Himalayan salt lamp.[br]that's just another practical that I had 0:07:43.672,0:07:47.292 around the house that I like to add[br]into my shots cause it's a nice orangey, 0:07:47.292,0:07:51.963 warm light. this guy over here is actually[br]a lifx bulb it's the same lifx bulb 0:07:51.963,0:07:56.261 that we had in the lamp in our previous [br]lighting setup, and the cool thing about 0:07:56.261,0:08:00.261 them is that you can change the color[br]of them, they connect straight to the[maw] 0:08:00.261,0:08:04.671 and you can turn it on and off that way,[br]change the color with voice control 0:08:04.671,0:08:08.461 all of that cool stuff. these are actually[br]the bulbs that I used in the that 0:08:08.461,0:08:11.941 previous backdrop. they just Edison [br]style bulbs. they do look really cool 0:08:11.941,0:08:15.671 and vintage, and give of a nice warm light[br]however, you can't change the color 0:08:15.671,0:08:18.746 of these necessarily, and that's what[br]I love about the lifx light 0:08:18.746,0:08:21.292 if I just wanted to go ahead and add[br]a lampshade, then 0:08:21.292,0:08:24.992 the whole look of the bulb itself when[br]bother me so much in this type of shot 0:08:24.992,0:08:27.384 then I could change it to[br]whatever color I want. so 0:08:27.384,0:08:31.234 for example: [br]hey change the pendant to blue. 0:08:31.234,0:08:36.144 that's one easy way just by changing[br]the color that you can change up the whole 0:08:36.144,0:08:39.190 lighting setup or mood or vibe of your[br]shot. 0:08:39.190,0:08:40.654 the other thing you can do 0:08:40.654,0:08:44.654 with all of these different smart bulbs[br]and smart plugs is you can add them 0:08:44.654,0:08:48.374 to a group in the app. you can give it[br]a name, and then you can turn them 0:08:48.374,0:08:52.404 on and off with the simple voice command.[br]Hey turn off the studio. 0:08:54.804,0:08:55.684 ok 0:08:55.684,0:08:59.684 and obviously our key light which is[br]the aputure 120d stayed on because you 0:08:59.684,0:09:03.684 can't use that with a smart plug, but[br]that's ok. it comes with its own remote. 0:09:03.684,0:09:08.538 And last but not least, one of my favorite[br]features is that you can set this group 0:09:08.538,0:09:12.538 to a timer so if I want to come into[br]my office and have everything be on at 9am 0:09:12.538,0:09:17.469 I can set everything to turn on at 9am[br]and off again at 5pm. so just another way 0:09:17.469,0:09:21.549 that all of these smart accessories are[br]making my life that much easier and can 0:09:21.549,0:09:26.293 help you create a beautiful, cool lighting[br]setup. This isn't 100% my taste, 0:09:26.293,0:09:30.293 but it just give you a sample of all[br]the different cool things that you could 0:09:30.293,0:09:35.873 add to your beautiful home office[br]background ​the thing. 0:09:35.873,0:09:38.093 and lets move on to the final [br]lighting setup. 0:09:41.946,0:09:46.656 this is our final and most complex and[br]also expensive lighting setup. 0:09:47.021,0:09:52.966 we have two aputure 120d. behind me[br]we have a godox light panel as our key. 0:09:52.966,0:09:57.700 and we have a fill on this side. now this[br]took a lot of finagling. you might think 0:09:57.700,0:10:02.170 oh you just stick up both lights, stick up[br]your key light , it's super easy.NO 0:10:02.170,0:10:06.170 you have to play a lot with the depth,[br]how close these backlight are to you, 0:10:06.170,0:10:07.720 how bright they are, 0:10:07.720,0:10:11.410 your over all exposure in camera,[br]there is a lot of tweaks that have 0:10:11.410,0:10:14.130 to be made for this setup to be perfect. 0:10:14.130,0:10:18.130 this lighting setup would be perfect for[br]any kind of interview especially 0:10:18.130,0:10:22.860 documentary interview maybe if you wanted[br]to do like a behind-the-scenes interview 0:10:22.860,0:10:27.634 with an actor from a show or something[br]like that. I love it it's very dramatic ah 0:10:27.634,0:10:31.444 I stole this lighting setup from[br]becky and chrisand they used it in a very 0:10:31.444,0:10:33.724 serious and dramatic video. 0:10:33.724,0:10:36.032 you'll notice in becky and[br]chris's video that 0:10:36.032,0:10:38.000 the background is even darker in thiers. 0:10:38.000,0:10:41.850 because I believe they were shooting in an[br]even bigger room, and so there will be 0:10:41.850,0:10:45.260 even more fall off behind these two[br]apertures lights behind me, and that 0:10:45.260,0:10:47.940 will give the impression of an even[br]darker background,but 0:10:47.940,0:10:49.766 we're shooting in a fairly small space 0:10:49.766,0:10:51.248 as you can see from this angel, 0:10:51.248,0:10:52.730 and the wall behind me is white 0:10:52.730,0:10:56.080 so it's naturally going to look[br]a little bit brighter. 0:10:56.080,0:10:58.930 this one was a really fun setup.[br]I'm very happy with it. 0:10:58.930,0:11:01.120 thank you guys so much for watching this[br]video. 0:11:01.120,0:11:03.970 we had a lot of fun creating these[br]different lighting setups 0:11:03.970,0:11:08.980 and using he Amazone Echo Dot,[br]the smart plug, the lifx bulbs, 0:11:08.980,0:11:11.160 all the fun little lights 0:11:11.160,0:11:16.340 we had going on, and I actually have some[br]smart switches here in the office for our 0:11:16.340,0:11:20.650 just house lights that I can't wait[br]to actually hook up to it as well 0:11:20.650,0:11:24.950 and get this whole office perfectly [br]synced up with my smart speakers 0:11:24.950,0:11:28.950 so I never have to move. I just can turn [br]everything on with my voice and we are 0:11:28.950,0:11:34.170 in the middle of our office renovation so[br]I've definitely got a few new ideas for 0:11:34.170,0:11:35.828 our lighting set up going forward. 0:11:35.828,0:11:38.528 so if you like this video pleas give it[br]a like down below 0:11:38.528,0:11:40.026 subscribe if you're not already 0:11:40.026,0:11:43.790 and make sure to hit the bell. so you're[br]notified for all future videos and I'm 0:11:43.790,0:11:47.380 I'm just going to look at myself in the[br]viewfinder now because this lighting 0:11:47.380,0:11:49.679 is really cool. you also enjoy my[br]very tiny purse 0:11:49.679,0:11:51.577 these are my most dramatic sunglasses. 0:11:51.577,0:11:55.577 I took three acting classes.[br]I'm sure you can tell.