my circumstances are a little different than the average noob, hence the new thread. also, i'd like updated opinions on stuff i haven't seen mentioned in a while.
so i need lights. and can't spend the crazy money to get the very best. my thing is that i need lights that also double as acceptable lights for still photography. and since i plan to work indoors for the time being, i need stuff than can be run off normal household outlets. and of course, it needs to be good enough for video. i'm after the vague, elusive "film look" that we are all trying to get, but i do tend to prefer a more "natural light" kind of look and feel. i'll be starting out doing single camera, you tube stuff and hope to expand from there, eventually getting to multi camera narratives. your basic interview/3 point lighting at a max for now, but i can make do with less. and it has to be compact (and hopefully, portable) enough to be used in average sized rooms. i'll be both behind and in front of the camera for now, so something relatively quick and easy to work with would be best. and ideally, they won't be hot or murder my loved ones somehow.
i know kinos and their clones, are what people tend to go with. but i've not read how they work for still photography (portraits, product shots, things like that). seen some decent pictures done with linco flora, but i haven't heard much about their video capabilities in a long time. i'm willing to pay a little more for things that are worth owning and will grow with me as i scale up my projects. as tempting as it is, i don't want to cheap out and have to buy things over and over. i don't have an exact budget in mind, just the least i have to pay to get quality lights that lead to quality work.
thanks for the help!
so i need lights. and can't spend the crazy money to get the very best. my thing is that i need lights that also double as acceptable lights for still photography. and since i plan to work indoors for the time being, i need stuff than can be run off normal household outlets. and of course, it needs to be good enough for video. i'm after the vague, elusive "film look" that we are all trying to get, but i do tend to prefer a more "natural light" kind of look and feel. i'll be starting out doing single camera, you tube stuff and hope to expand from there, eventually getting to multi camera narratives. your basic interview/3 point lighting at a max for now, but i can make do with less. and it has to be compact (and hopefully, portable) enough to be used in average sized rooms. i'll be both behind and in front of the camera for now, so something relatively quick and easy to work with would be best. and ideally, they won't be hot or murder my loved ones somehow.
i know kinos and their clones, are what people tend to go with. but i've not read how they work for still photography (portraits, product shots, things like that). seen some decent pictures done with linco flora, but i haven't heard much about their video capabilities in a long time. i'm willing to pay a little more for things that are worth owning and will grow with me as i scale up my projects. as tempting as it is, i don't want to cheap out and have to buy things over and over. i don't have an exact budget in mind, just the least i have to pay to get quality lights that lead to quality work.
thanks for the help!
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