The Bryan Ruppdate | Basics of Lighting for Photo + Video

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

Taking Better Photos on Your Iphone | The Number One Tip

This is the only photo tip I’ve ever given that’s gotten me a kiss on the cheek from an old woman, IT’S THAT GOOD! 90 Seconds to Better Photos, here we go, watch the video below that I took in my hometown, Palisade, Colorado at the base of Mt Garfield, in the dark…

0:15 Me in the Desert Taking Photos in the Dark

0:38 Manually Control Exposure

0:52 Screen Recording of How to Manually Control Exposure

1:55 Low Battery Warning Comes on (I click it off)

2:36 Wind Noise

2:41 I Notice My Hair is Sticking Up

2:50 General Fumbling Around

Comment on this post, email at Bryan@bryanrupp.com or DM me on social if you have any questions, any tips you need, or any good jokes/memes.

For this video I used my iPhone XS, Smove Mobile Gimbal, Videoleap + Rotate Flip Video, the audio was just recorded on my iPhone XS (which is why it’s not incredible, but it’s good enough) for lighting I used the headlights on my car, because it was the only light source I had.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Bryan