There's a bunch of things to consider. There's the inverse square law that basically means that the farther away your lighting sources are, the more power you need on them to produce the light that you had when it was close to you. Also the fact that once you add a soft box to a light source, you're spreading the light out, yes, but you're also reducing the overall output because that same amount of light is now being redirected and flattened out over a wider area. So if you go with a very large soft box you will need a very powerful light in it to evenly distribute the light and have it remain as powerful as it was before.

This is unquestionably the best and most comprehensive intro to lighting I've seen.

@MrPaulXavier

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! That was the goal 🔥

@chrisdickersonfilms

Ай бұрын

Completely agree. Really solid instruction

@Undercoverbat95

Ай бұрын

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@Undercoverbat95

Ай бұрын

​@@chrisdickersonfilmsJesus loves you all ❤️ his the only why to heaven❤

Every video jumps straight to "make it cinematic" but thank god you are explaining the real basics, thank you!

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

Thank you for noticing! 💪🏻🔥

Something you did not mention but is important to note 11:38: LED panels used in studio lighting can produce aliased shadows due to their design. Each panel consists of many individual LEDs, not a single light source. As a result, each LED casts its own shadow, leading to multiple overlapping, slightly offset shadows. This creates a jagged or aliased shadow effect, as the individual light points are not perfectly aligned.

Wow wow wow. I just want to say that I’ve watched more than a handful of videos about lights… this one was hands down the best one. You explained everything I had questions about. Thank you! ❤

Where was this video when I was starting my channel?? Seriously, amazing tutorial. You know how to teach.

Hey what a wonderful content you've created here. I think I've never seen so much peace, confidence and clearance in a youtuber haha New sub!

This video helped me immensely on deciding what lights to buy. Thank you.

Bro I've watched tons of video on lighting and yours is the only one that really gives a comprehensive overview of all lighting solutions and how effective they are. Basically this is the most professional and easily understandable video on lighting that I know of so thank you a ton for this content. You just earned a new subscribers

Probably the best, most entertaining yet easy-to-understand video on literally everything you need to know about lighting. You really have covered it all, thank you!

This was great. Zero wasted time. Thank you!

Excellent, straight forward video with solid information regarding the pros & cons of each light source. Nicely done.👍

one of the best review straight to the point

You are a great teacher! I bought the 14 Day Filmmaker course yesterday. I would love a Photography course to go with it! Thanks, Anthony.

Love how informative you are in your videos! Learn so much from your videos!!

@MrPaulXavier

15 күн бұрын

Glad you like them!

SO well done! Succinct, comprehensive and understandable summary. Thank you!

After checking out a couple of lighting reviews, I stumbled upon this one. So glad I did, because it made me realize I need to learn the basics! You did a fantastic job doing that, and that will inform my shopping now.

@MrPaulXavier

Күн бұрын

Glad I could help!

This was what I needed!!!! Thank you soooo much for breaking this down

@MrPaulXavier

17 сағат бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This is such a great video. I wish I had this when I was starting out. It would have saved me several years of experimentation. Getting lighting right is so important, and yet incredibly difficult.

@MrPaulXavier

Күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Best summaries on youtube. Straight to the point. Thanks a lot for your content!

@MrPaulXavier

18 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Easily the best, and most well presented, explaination of what lights work for each situation and why I have ever seen on KZread. New sub.

@MrPaulXavier

25 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

THE BEST VIDEO OUT THERE, I watched many many video and i didn't get the difference between lights and here i'm watching your video and understand every single detail i was looking for

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

Wow, thanks! That was our goal 🔥

Great light overview! Very useful. Thanks for sharing. Cheers from LA.

Phenomenal video! Absolutely killed this video in terms of production and quality

I must agree with everyone else... This video is absolutely the best tutorial video I've ever witnessed on KZread personally. I rarely ever comment, but this right here was informative, thorough, engaging, entertaining, balanced, creative, technical, everything! I'm impressed. Got me ready to buy whatever you selling... 😅 Seriously though, no fluff, educational and entertaining. Great job! 💯

Thank you for uploading this! It was super informative.

@MrPaulXavier

2 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

this guy is the best! Buy his course!!! It will get you started and carry you forward. Highly recommend it.

@MrPaulXavier

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@101touchapps

Ай бұрын

am actually saving up for it. guy knows his stuff

awecome, just waht I was looking for. keep shinning

Thank you. I purchased a lantern light months ago and it is still in its packaging. Time to unpack it. Have to say I really like how well you communicate and make things feel manageable.

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Wow! Pretty frickin' amazing tutorial.

What an effort ❤ god bless u

Incredible. This really is the best video on light I've seen in years.

@MrPaulXavier

2 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

best lighting video so far, really the only one that is needed, thank you

@MrPaulXavier

24 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I love what you do sir, it is really useful resource, i think you deserve something, you deserve a gift

I still to this day struggle with lighting for my videos. This video was fantastic! I might go for that large softbox & loving that lantern softbox to help fill my studio space while recording

Thanks for your information it saves lot of my time

Good video come from TV myself and have been working with light for a long time... an addition that you might not know, but if you do something in this direction again here we go… there is still the difference between people with light and people with dark skin (like me, here it is different because of the mixed colors) accordingly I have to adjust the light color, because especially with dark skin the color nuances vary is absolutely necessary with the light source to adapt accordingly... In the analogue era I come from, there were Kodak and Fuji, among others, one was adapted for light skin and the other for Asian skin, so there was a different color management for cameras for a long time, ergo Sony vs. Canon... Color combinations didn't just come about that way, they should also support the reproduction of skin nuances... whenever you would like to know more let me know… a really good video thanks 🙏🏾

I like the quality of the neweer Softbox it is much better than many others. The colour temperature is very clear.

Worth watching 🤝❤️ Thank you

that's incredibly helpful man

Great video, very informative and helpful!

I’ve been watching your videos for a while now, and I also use the Content Creator subscription for some of my KZread vids. I have to say you consistently put out great stuff. This one came at the perfect time as I am preparing to do a photo shoot for a movie poster and I have been looking for a comprehensive guide to lights. Thanks for sharing your recommendations Anthony! Keep up the great work.

@MrPaulXavier

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Eric! Glad this one came at a good time for you 🔥

Never have I ever understood a lighting video more in my life thank you for this info

@MrPaulXavier

7 күн бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thank you a lot, finally I understood what light I need🥰

@MrPaulXavier

18 сағат бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

Super helpful video, thanks man! All the Neewer point lights look like great picks.

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

Glad to help!

Of all the videos I’ve watched I finally understand warmer temperatures and bi colors

@MrPaulXavier

2 күн бұрын

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Excellent content, thank you for posting.

watching your video and your ad playing on it is the best flex ever

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

Hahaha thank you 😂

This was amazing thank you

Thank you for all this information! really helpful!

@MrPaulXavier

12 күн бұрын

You're so welcome!

@ 7:00 I'm not classically trained, and most of the stuff I've learned has been from YT. Anyway, I thought I understood setting the camera for natural white, but I really didn't until you explained how it works. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

This video was so needed thank you

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

Very informative. Thank you.

great job! thanks 🙏

Best lighting vid I've seen so far

@MrPaulXavier

21 күн бұрын

Thank you!

I've got cb60b and fs150b as well which is perfect and completely silent

This is so detailed>>>

@MrPaulXavier

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

this video is amazing. should be a requirement for all film students!

i recommend ARRI HMIs, Kinoflos, Lee diffusion and DoP choice

This is excellent, thankyou.

Very helpful video, thank you!

@MrPaulXavier

17 сағат бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you so much for this video! 🙏🏼

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

You're so welcome!

Getting into lighting rn and this amazing vid is only 10 days old, perfect timing (:

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

love to hear that!

This video was really good!

@MrPaulXavier

26 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Great info! Thank you!

@MrPaulXavier

2 ай бұрын

You got it!

Just found your channel. You’re amazing. I’ve been doing this for years but we can always learn something from each other and I picked up a couple things from you. Thank you for sharing 🫶🏽

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Fantastic video ❤thank you

thank you dear, it was really helpful

@MrPaulXavier

27 күн бұрын

You're welcome 😊

great video, much appreciated!

@MrPaulXavier

7 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Excellent content. very helpful

@MrPaulXavier

7 күн бұрын

❤️💪🏻

Thank You!

Guy you contents are great!! Really easy to understand and helpful! However do you have a video about you also explain how to use a camera flash in the best way like this one about light? Thanks for your work!!

thanks for the explanation..I could've used this decades ago.

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Hands down the best teacher in the industry. Changed my life

@MrPaulXavier

24 күн бұрын

💪🏻❤️ thanks Josh!

Thanks ❤ good information

@MrPaulXavier

24 күн бұрын

Welcome!

Thanks you for good information

Great video!!!

I bought his course and manged to get from a novice to a professional in less than a month, he is very generous in terms of the info and insights he provides. He is becoming my reference in all things digital regarding content creation.

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for writing this. You made my day!

Your content is great! New subscriber 😊

@MrPaulXavier

2 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Great video 👍 thank you

Very nicely explained. This video I can easily share with beginners. Only thing missing was flex panels like GODOX FL150S (No fans, portable, lightweight , versatile and can add softbox)

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

Yeah flex panels are great!

This is incredibly helpful

@MrPaulXavier

2 ай бұрын

love to hear that!

@user-yh4ul5mn8w

2 ай бұрын

Me too

You’re the best man 👍🏽👍🏽

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks for the content! Out of curiosity, if I'm shooting with a green screen, which would be the best lighting source out of all the options you provided? I do have a smaller space, so I'm wondering if the panel would be optimal?

Well explained.

@MrPaulXavier

15 күн бұрын

Thank you :)

Thank you a really helpful video.

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you!!!!

What a gem 💎

I subbed to your channel and bought 14-day film maker because of this video.

@MrPaulXavier

25 күн бұрын

Welcome to the community!

This guy is incredible

13:31 - you got me laughing out loud there, thanks! Great video!

Amazing video. 🎉

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Finally a video that solves my questions.

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

💪🏻🔥

Wow that's amazing brother love your videos brother assaali from Kenya Mombasa Africa

@MrPaulXavier

2 ай бұрын

💪🏻🔥

Thanks for sharing ❤

@MrPaulXavier

2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome

thank you for a great video.

@MrPaulXavier

6 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it!

My youtube studio is very small , I think about godox ml60w ii bi + 60cm soft box . You think it can be enough ? Thank you for this amazing video

Great video! I have a question about that Neewer 100W point light - how does it compare to the Godox SL series? I'm still yet to buy the main workhorse light and I considered Godox SL300 before, but this little fella seems to be much cheaper (I could basically buy 2 or 3 of them for the price of 1 Godox). So - is it enough for everyday commercial application, or it's better to invest in something stronger, like the 300W lights I previously considered? Thanks! PS: Agree about the tube lights - for me these were the real game-changer :D while it's true they're not good as the first and only light, they're irreplaceable for getting an instantly motivated light, especially as they're so easy to compose into very different scenes and scenarios. I have 3 of them and will probably get even more :D

this is one of the best videos i have seen about lighting !.....just one question,what about a filllight and a hairlight ,isnt that needed also ?

@MrPaulXavier

Ай бұрын

Thanks! So this was a little more about the "gear" not so much the "how to light" but yes you would want a backlight and fill light in different scenarios as well.

This is great contents.