Lighting Tips from IzzyVideo.com

March 11, 2008 | Filed Under Blog 

Its no secret that The Wood Whisperer’s shop is half woodshop, half video studio. Ok maybe its just a woodshop with a camera and some lights. But you get the idea. One of the challenges of shooting video in an environment like this is mixed lighting. The light from fluorescent tubes doesn’t necessarily play well with the light coming through the windows. Add in some external photographic lights and you got yourself a veritable lighting potpourri. Unfortunately, the camera isn’t able to make sense of these colors as well as our own eyes can. As a result, the videos and photographs produced in our shops can be a bit off-color.

My buddy Izzy, from Izzyvideo.com is an incredible videographer. The boy knows his stuff! And he was a very valuable resource as I tried to resolve my lighting dilemma. He just released a video where he addresses this exact lighting issue. I think a lot of you will find it useful.


Izzy Video 81- Mixed Light Sources

After watching the video, you might be wondering how I finally resolved the issue. The first thing I did was make sure all of my overhead lights were the same 6500K daylight spectrum bulbs. This lighting essentially simulates daylight and works rather well with the light from the windows. Using the manual white balance setting, the camera is able to add some orange and red tones back into the picture to give a nice accurate color, with no other supplemental lighting. You guys have observed the results of this setup for about the last 6 or 7 videos.

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6 Responses to “Lighting Tips from IzzyVideo.com”

  1. Quiglag on March 11th, 2008 5:10 pm

    Great post. I actually deal with this a lot, being an amature photographer. I have a stack of probably 500 different gels, that can change any light, to any other light, or they can be used to add color effects to the photos.

  2. Jim Jones on March 11th, 2008 5:14 pm

    Wow, that is really a great video.

  3. Jeremy (Bama5150) on March 11th, 2008 9:04 pm

    Wow, another great podcast. Where will i find the time for another?
    But, when did he quit the smashing pumpkins???

  4. Germain on March 12th, 2008 5:40 pm

    I saw a lot of similarities between Izzy Video and The Wood Whisperer; same soundtrack, same titles, etc. Which came first, the Izzy or the Marc?

  5. thewoodwhisperer on March 12th, 2008 7:37 pm

    Well Izzy was definitely there first. He was a major resource for me as I started out. But those similarities can be found amongst any podcast that uses iMovie or Final Cut to do their editing. We are all pulling from the same stock songs and graphics. So do a little digging and I am sure you see and hear lots of things being used over and over.

  6. Jason on March 18th, 2008 4:18 pm

    If you’re into Final Cut (or any type of digital video), I highly recommend Larry Jordan’s tutorials on http://www.lynda.com. Many of them are even free.

    Otherwise, a Final Cut “class” runs you about $2000.

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