I've seen many videos on this topic. Finally, one that is clear and concise. Well done and thanks!

@thegranitegaffer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!! 🙏 🙏 🙏 Have a great new year!

wow love your examples with the castle! Makes it so easy to understand what you're talking about.

@thegranitegaffer

8 ай бұрын

Glad you found the video useful!! 🙏🙏🙏

Dude, this was the exactly content I was looking for. It was incredibly helpful!

@thegranitegaffer

4 ай бұрын

glad you found it useful!!!

Very informative video dude! Short, concise and straight to the point.

@thegranitegaffer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!! 🙏 🙏 🙏

This video was great, very informative! I'm looking forward to seeing how your channel grows.

@thegranitegaffer

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked it! Thank you for the support! It means so much 🙏🙏🙏

I've bought a few lights and have been overwhelmed by do many You Rube reviews on the latest and greatest whatever. Im a beginner starting to get G.A S. Gear Aquisition Syndrome. Thank you for helping me see beyond the hype, get back on track, and use what I have already. So very helpful. Thank you.

@thegranitegaffer

10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear you found the video useful!! The best lights are by far the ones you own already and don't need to spend money on. I am very guilty of constantly forgetting that also 😂😂😂

This is exactly the kind of info I needed thanks so much

@thegranitegaffer

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

The value I didn’t know I needed. Thank you.

@thegranitegaffer

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching the video and leaving such a nice comment! 🙏 🙏

thank you for making this video! i found it so helpful!

@thegranitegaffer

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great stuff. I am bookmarking this one for when I am considering buying my next light. The tip to use tube lights in the horizontal position when creating a key light on a person - so useful.

@thegranitegaffer

Жыл бұрын

So happy to hear you found it useful!

thank you for sharing. The way you convey knowledge is easy to understand and interesting. Hope you get more subscribers!

@thegranitegaffer

Жыл бұрын

you're very welcome! thank you so much!! glad you're here with me at the start!!

Love your video super informative and so funny. Esp, when i saw your dog under the coloured panels, couldnt stop laughing! Rim lighting and fur shower! Thank you for making it :)

@thegranitegaffer

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!! 😂

Bravo. Fantastic job. So much useful lighting information!

@thegranitegaffer

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked the episode! Thanks for watching it! 🙏🙏🙌🙌

So much information provided in such a short time!! Great job! New subscriber here!

@thegranitegaffer

Жыл бұрын

Love to hear that! Thank you so much for tuning in and supporting!! 🙏 🙏

I got an aputure ls60x and infinibar for my first light. Very impressed! Currently defusing the ls60x through a 5 in 1 reflector

@thegranitegaffer

10 ай бұрын

Such a good way to use that LS60x. Love thay light!

One of the best vids ive seen ln the subject. Excellent job.😀

@thegranitegaffer

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🙏🙏🙏

Very good video! Would've been happy to know that back in the day when i've started. Got too distracted with some small panels with a bad diffusion which limited the possibilities.

@thegranitegaffer

Жыл бұрын

I did the same thing with the buy one get one cheaper panels on the market, wondering why I couldn't get certain looks!

Good work! Thanks for the information!

@thegranitegaffer

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! You're welcome! Make sure to come back to the channel for more! 🙌🙌🙌

Bro been using tubes for a while never as a key, I didnt know that vertical vs horizontal. makes sense though being a bigger wrap in horizontal making softer light. Great stuff man!

@thegranitegaffer

Жыл бұрын

It's the little things!! Thank you!

Great Teaching! Thank You! Just Starting Out!

@thegranitegaffer

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

underrated youtuber - definetly getting my follow. Great job!

@thegranitegaffer

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words and the support!! 🙏 🙏

Very informative video! Thanks man!

@thegranitegaffer

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Yes, this is a very well thought-through video!!

@thegranitegaffer

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

This is a very solid video, nice work!

@thegranitegaffer

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 🙏 🙏

Great video, very helpful. Also, its great to see you again, Theon Greyjoy 😅🤘

@thegranitegaffer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! Glad you found it helpful! Let me know if there's anything you want me to cover for you!

I am doing photography and I need to take pictures of color prints, what I care most about is even lighting. I tried shooting it with speedlite and light bulbs but they're so hard to evenly lit the prints. Looks like LED panel is the most ideal setup for this task. Thanks.

Fabulous work, subscribing for a decade atelast!

@thegranitegaffer

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad to hear you're finding value in the videos! 🙌

Great summary.

@thegranitegaffer

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Great info buddy.

@thegranitegaffer

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

very nice. thank you

@thegranitegaffer

2 ай бұрын

Thank you too!

Have you looked into the CRLS reflector kits at all? It's another reason the point source lights are so amazing, since with these reflectors you can bounce and diffuse that single source to many areas on a set.

@thegranitegaffer

Жыл бұрын

I have only had the chance to play with them on set for a day. I'd love to get my hands on them for a longer period (you out there lightbridge? I'm available for a review! lol). I agree that they increase the usefulness of a point source even more!!

Sourcie “or evil” 😂😂😂

Thank you for all your videos! I'm just starting to produce my own short videos (indoor) and your product reviews and pro tips have been immensely helpful. 🙏 Would you recommend a specific combination of point source lights for shooting these videos in a relatively small room? Do you think it would be better to get a less powerful fill light or buy two of the same and just dim the fill light compared to the key light?

@thegranitegaffer

10 ай бұрын

I'm glad you've been finding the content useful! If you're just starting out, then I'd recommend the amaran 300c as a key light, maybe a second if you really wanna ball out as a room light, and get one of the amaran 1 or 2 foot tubes for a hair light. With their 2' softbox the whole kit should be less than like $800 from my quick mental math.

Great video!!

@thegranitegaffer

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Means a lot coming from you and your channel! 🙏🙏🙏

Thanks :)

@thegranitegaffer

4 ай бұрын

glad to be of help!

Just noticed the Tim Reaper poster! Big up all jungliest massif. Greetings from Dublin!

@thegranitegaffer

4 ай бұрын

gotta get that bass in the face on the weekends ;)

cool vid and great tips brought to you by Theon Greyjoy. Tank you !

@thegranitegaffer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm happy you found the video useful 🙏🙏🙏

Hi, thank you for your educational content😊 I want to ask a question. Do you use filter on your shots for example black mist filter or etc.?

@thegranitegaffer

3 ай бұрын

I use 1/4 pro mist filter since I like the bloom!

Am I the only one who feels like this guy want to fight me?

@SupereeStore

5 ай бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one who feels this way

@NenyeEzeYT

4 ай бұрын

😂

@TrapPhoneLoveMelodiesss

4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@thegranitegaffer

4 ай бұрын

I do wanna fight ya lol

Great video. Thanks a lot. I will buy a Godox silent light in bicolor. What is a good strategy to buy modifiers as a beginner, to be flexible and cover the most relevant use cases? Lanterns, umbrellas, softboxes (round or square), parabolic reflectors...?

@thegranitegaffer

9 ай бұрын

Buy Bowens mount modifiers - pretty much every light these days uses that attachment style. Otherwise my most used modifiers are a 3' and 5' round softbox. I'd suggest a 2' or 3' one to start depending on space, and then see how that fits your needs and go from there!

what a good output watt against sunlight

@thegranitegaffer

4 ай бұрын

You'll need a 1200d through thicker diffusion or a 600d through something thinner if you'd like to retain highlight detail in a blue sky out a window while still lighting the subject properly. It takes a LOT of light.

What type of lights for a news stand for reporter on TV panel or point lights. Need a kit now

@thegranitegaffer

7 ай бұрын

Hey Keith, feel free to DM me on IG and I'll help you out!

reflector

4:35 - comparison of the output of the panel vs CoB with reflector is not fair ... compare the CoB with the softbox, when diffusion cuts 2 stops and light is lost inside the softbox too :D.

@thegranitegaffer

2 ай бұрын

Point sources aren't always used with a softbox though, so in this case a direct comparison is more than appropriate.

@JoATTech

2 ай бұрын

@@thegranitegaffer Yes, but you wouldn't use panel as a point source anyway. So it's a bit like comparing apples to oranges and saying one of them is better. If someone is a newbie might be surprised. My 600D generates 22000 lux at 1m, but with 90cm softbox with 2 stops diffusion it's just 9600 lux, so less than a half.

What is that attachment connecting the f22 to the grip arm? Not a Matthews magic finger... looks handy!

@thegranitegaffer

9 ай бұрын

www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/185050-REG/Matthews_540024_Knuckle_Head.html That's a knuckle head, ya knuckle head! Lol it actually IS very useful, highly recommended for the $35 it costs.

Hello, I have a question regarding Bi-Color vs Daylight and the fact that Bi-Color uses half of it's LED diodes depending on the color temperature. Are the advertised lux measurements of Bi-Color lights a sum of both cold and warm LED arrays or just one at a time. For example I'm eyeing a Neewer CB60B and it boasts 34 000 lux at 1 meter, but is that when the color temperature is set to around 4500K, so both arrays are more or less fired up or not. Thanks!

@thegranitegaffer

Ай бұрын

That's a great question! The assumption is that advertised lux measurements are from the 5600K output unless otherwise stated! Bicolor lights don't mix their daylight and tungsten LED arrays at 100% power EACH in between 5600K and 3200K, but TOTAL, ie. 70-30%, 69-21%, etc. If BOTH daylight and tungsten LEDs were at 100% power draw in the middle of the color temperature range, then the wattage would be much higher at 4400K than at 5600K or 3200K. The power draw would have a bell curve as we use the light at 100% intensity, and that would make it difficult to use when calculating power consumption over a total circuit. So to resolve this, manufacturers standardize output of a light to a maximum wattage usage. This is why a lot of lights are named after their wattage draw. (aputure 300/600/1200d, nanlite evoke 900, etc.) And **white LEDs are brighter than tungsten LEDs when measured at an equivalent wattage**. So, that's why the marketing maximum lux measurement is always assumed to be the 5600K value! (Someone feel free to chime in with a light that doesn't follow this trend!)

@kris.krustev

Ай бұрын

@@thegranitegaffer thank you for the explanation! In that case is there any merit to getting a daylight balanced light? If the argument is that they are generally brighter, if a daylight light and a bicolor one are put side to side at 5600K won't the output be very close if not the same? The bicolor lights are measured at 5600K after as well. In that case you get a light that's just as powerful at a daylight color temperature but with the bonus of being able to change it with loss of power as a downside. Correct me if I'm wrong!

Thank you so much .. But I think I missed the mark on the last bit on Daylight vs Bi Lights .. can someone please explain to me? 😅

@thegranitegaffer

3 ай бұрын

Hey, what part isn't clear to you? I can try explaining it a different way!

@SaR3News

3 ай бұрын

Thank you @@thegranitegaffer I got a bit confused by "Having the more output when the sun is near your frame." but I think I get it now, If you care to elaborate though that would be awesome. Currently thinking of buying my first ever light in an inflated economy, I'm intimidated by choices and an informed purchase is so important.. Would I really need the color temperature bi option? .. Can't we achieve similar results in post? If I mainly shoot indoors(Product and portraits and videos), no budget to afford extra lights for a while and will rely more on reflectors.. should I go something like Amaran 200D or something like Godox SL100BI? Again, Thank you for making such an amazing content, you've been really helpful. Love from Egypt ♥

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@thegranitegaffer

Жыл бұрын

Heck yeah! Global influence! Thanks for watching!

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@thegranitegaffer

Жыл бұрын

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