Creating videos at home part 3: Optimizing your lighting

5 tips for optimizing lighting

1. Shoot in a room with natural light if possible. If you have little light from your windows, daylight LED lights are closest to natural daylight.

2. Light yourself from the front and/or sides.

3. Prevent light coming from behind you since it will blind the camera and make you appear dark.

4. Don’t place a bright light in your frame, since it will also make you appear darker.

5. Make sure to avoid strong shadows.

For a full professional lighting setup, use the triangle lighting technique.

To read more in the series, navigate the links below:

Part 1: Setting up your space

Part 2: Composing your video shot

Part 4: Enhancing your audio

Part 5: Improving your verbal cueing

Part 6: Recording with your phone