Lighting is hands down the number one factor in how your photos and videos turn out. Good light, and even the simplest phone camera can produce an incredible shot, bad light, even the most amazing professional camera can produce a terrible photo that cannot be recovered in anyway.
In this video I run you through the two most basic techniques for natural lighting that I use day to day to light any and every situation. I’m the type of photographer who doesn’t bring additional lights unless I have to, and I’ve found ways to use natural light that give results that align better with my beliefs and goals with photography and videography.
I love talking with people about photography and videography, if you have any questions or if I can help in anyway please email me at bryan@bryanrupp.com.
Video Overview:
:20 Front Lighting/Direct Lighting
1:12 Backlighting (The Option I Choose Most Frequently)
1:22 Advantages of Backlighting
1:37 Problems w/ Backlighting
3:05 Link to Previous Tip for Controlling Phone Camera https://bryanrupp.com/blog/2019/11/26/the-number-one-tip-for-taking-better-photos-on-your-iphone
3:11 Natural Reflectors
3:30 Me Randomly Walking Around
4:00 Video Overview/Recap
Video shot edited from start to finish on my iphone.
Gear I used in this video:
iphone xs: https://amzn.to/2QPBj9T
smove smartphone gimbal: https://smove.video/?rfsn=3001778.ac6d40
Videoleap: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/enlight-videoleap-video-editor/id1255135442