literally neutral white walls ikea work lamps with clamps 100w equivalent neutral 5500k white LED dimmable lights through-power dimmable plug-in switches using the wall as a splashback diffuser for 2 of them 1 direct light for key no rim light cause im renting and cant install shit on my ceiling 40w LED outdoor RGB lights for the BG
HH: "If you're enjoying the lighting so far, just hit the like button." Me: *waits* HH: ........."I can wait." Me: "Damn, he caught me." *presses like* HH: "K next we have..."
Honestly, I kinda like the "Before" in the thumbnail, but that might just be because I'm absolutely exhausted with everyone having a blue light on the side making them look like a rejected Night Crawler cosplay.
My starting point for my basics is (based on Interviewee looking at interviewer) 11'o clock Camera, 2'o clock Key, 7'o clock Rim, then depending on the available spread, a fill light or reflector between 8 & 10.
HARRIS This is an incredibly helpful video. I've been playing around with about 7-10 different lighting setups in my stream studio and I feel like this video gives me a bunch of new ideas/angles to play around with. GREAT CONTENT, Keep up the great work!
To anyone who follows the advice to use your phone as your face camera, be very very careful. I used my phone for about 5 months before the phone started dying after 15 minutes of use. Phones are not meant to be used as a constant running camera for hours and it will overheat your phone if you are not careful. Just as a heads up, I'd recommend using an old phone that you don't care about anymore.
Great video... great software and from that point on when it comes to lighting you only need creativity ;) - I love the new balance: lenght, value of the sponsorship/info for the viewer, light entertainment, realism, practical usage, and really great are the transitions between spaces -"cameras" and microphones...
some of your videos are clickbait and have little to no use for the most of us but i like your attitude towards lighting and audio both of wich are my favorite things to mess with in my videos and my favorite things in general. So many people like to overlook these two things and just buy whats popular and everyone is using rn and ending up looking basic and just boring despite having sometimes a lot of followers and resuorces to spend on looking good in videos. Ty for making this imo it helps a lot in understanding this topic :)
Man the amount of thought that goes into this lighting makes me feel completely inadequate here with my many expensive lights. I need a rethink! Thanks for the content dude!
I use EpocCam on my iPhone 13 Pro for my drum streams, and it's a wonky app. Sometimes it will lag, and then stream in x4 to catch up (makes me look like an amazing drummer). I'd like Elgato to release an update to patch and stabilize the image processing.
That idea with the 18% gray paint is awesome! I asked some employees at the depot store and they had no idea what I was talking about. Can you share where you got your paint from?
I was actually looking to do that as well. Was wondering if anyone had the paint color/ finish as well. Not sure if Matte so it doesn't glare, or maybe you want the reflection so it looks vibrant? O.o Thanks! =)
Wow, I'm early for once lol. Your videos help me so much, I want to start streaming eventually and I know so much more than I used to about it because of you! Thank you!
I've been applying all your advice but using work lamps and parchment paper. It's amazing what a starting creator can do with a few bucks. Thank you for the tips!
The rim light is distracting, there is a lens flair upper camera right. You should look into either a grid on the light or bigger hood to cut the light falling onto your lens from said rim light. Ideally you want to light the subject not the glass. The reason behind this is the flair will draw the viewers eyes away from the subject to the flair as it is a bright spot on the screen surrounded by black. This has the effect of creating competition between the flair and your subject. This also can flatten an image “less pop”. The rim light should be used to pull your subject out of the background. I would use it all the time, even for zoom calls, but work on minimizing that flair. JJ Abrams we are not.
Hey Harris, Just wanted to tell you good job on your Light install. I know what its like to tackle a big project like that especially when you do not have a lot of experience doing it.. You should be proud.. and Here is your virtual Pat on the back .. Good Work man !
Hey man! How do you have you key light setup in your stream setup? Is it faced towards you? Higher or lower? I’ve been using the key light and get a lot of eye strain so hoping for some help. Thank you in advance!
Awesome practical information. Thanks! Great tip of using your walls as diffuser whilst setting your lamp extra bright. I've managed to get a decent looking setup using one of those triple-spotlight IKEA lamps, using both my walls as fill and key, and the furthest one away as back light. I'm definitely going to invest in some better lights, maybe I'll steal your light truss idea. ;)
Just wanted to pop in and say I appreciate the advice. Just did work for a client they loved my videos but said the lighting was a little darker than they would have wanted. I've been looking for good ideas and you gave me a few thanks for that and yes I did like the video😂
Excellent advice. I clicked the like button on queue. I think you just helped me solve some of my home office/stream lighting issues. Now I just need some time to work on it.
got myself a floodlight with 4k lumen for renovation of my apartment and figured i could use it for the shoddy webcam, exactly the way harris described, by throwing it at the white wall, that's acting like a diffusor. no footage of that yet though
Hey, can you share your thoughts on best lighting practices with recording with a hat on? I constantly hear do not light from below but the bill of my hat creates harsh shadows on my face, mostly by my eyes. Answer may just be soft light from below while keeping brighter lights above. Anyway, thanks for your time!
Harris great video man. I would absolutely love to see this same exact concept, but utilizing a green screen as well. Bonus points for the Elgato green screen and key lights. I’m having a terribly hard time achieving a nice looking chroma key.
I always struggle trying to light two people, but not an interview type of configuration. Two people behind a desk doing reviews or Pokémon card openings. At this time I'm lighting everything from the front with room lighting providing the fill and maybe some rim lighting, however it might be better to shuffle the lights around moving one center front (between the two subjects) and the other two on opposite corners and behind to provide both rim for one subject and key for the other subject (cross keying).
What lights do you use? One of my favorite modifiers for 2 people in most settings is actually a lantern modifier. It adds a globe of light and is perfect for tons of settings from interviews to people sitting next to each other etc. The lantern modifier is different from the normal light modifiers such as a dome softbox because it's not a direct source of light and it allows the light to be dropped in overhead or in front.
@@CinemaSteve Neweer 660s three lights with umbrellas but I have 2 on one stand because they are not producing enough light to be used as the Key Light. The globe is a nice idea but I don’t have any bowens mount lights.
@@mobilechaosyt ah that’s tricky. I’m a creative director and I personally try to not use LED 1x1 panels :/. Cross keying can be effective but it depends on what type of lighting you’re trying to portray. Harris uses a lot of 3 point lighting to cast a shadow on half of his face while using a fill to soften that while still feeling moody and cinematic. It sounds like you’re going for a high key look so no mood lighting and just presenting the people on screen with the product? Do you have a small budget for another light? Bowens mount lights have become way more affordable such as $200 for the Aputure Amaran 100D. But I’m not trying to tell you to spend money when you do have perfectly working lights!
@@CinemaSteve From the videos I have recorded it seems like we get plenty of face shaping given we are using umbrellas and two lights on one side and the fill on the other. I think the only thing we are missing is probably background separation. Some of that probably is how close we are to the background and the amount of light spill on the background. Probably using hair lights would also help. I tried using a bowens mount light, however because the light color was so different it would have required a complete rework of everything and it really isn't an option.
@@mobilechaosyt what type of camera are you using? Creating depth is a balance of camera settings and lighting. Hair light definitely does help. Have you tried using color for hair lights? Like what Harris was saying, the contrast between a more yellow light on the wall or on your hair helps create contrast which creates separation. I’ve also got a small RGB tube light that cost $50 on Amazon I use on a gorilla pod for color contrast on a back wall or hair. I use it for more run and gun shoots but it works really well. Light spill on the back wall isn’t a big deal as long as you can offset it with another light source to wash it out or create another color.
The rim light has a halo (glare) in the upper right hand corner of the frame. I think the rim light needs to go a bit higher or you need to adjust your camera. There shouldn't be a halo from the rim light correct?
Philips hue, but would like a key-light for my face. they work well enough as rim/fill/accent lights IMO. And btw Harris: The lights you mounted look really nice, good job! :D
What are your Thoughts on energy crises and a youtuber needing all this lightning to creat good quality content? Cz you spend alot of money on equipment to improve quality but use alot of energy hmm.. Great video ^^
The teal was a really nice shift from the fuller blue. I just recently got some Raleno LEDs with adjustable temperature that I'm using now. They're working great for videos. Haven't incorporated them into my stream setup just yet
This is some random crazy question. Is it not hurting your eyes when there are lights pointing at you? Because I only had one that slightly on my left and it kind of hurt my eyes when I streamed.
Hey look Mister, this video is Lit! Thanks for the advice! The presentation was so very relaxed, great job! I Saved this video in "Home and Garden" playlist on my channel, because we like things all around the World, including this video.
On the point of epoch cam, at least for Android that was already a thing. I have droid cam X which allows me to use the back camera of my note 20 ultra allowing me to basically have a 108 megapixel webcam. Then I run that through Nvidia broadcast for background stuff. Only real issue is it's 1080p 30 however I could probably tweak it to get 1080p 60 and the other issue is you can't use ur phoneunless you use like Samsung Dex on a second monitor however if you don't wanna spend money on a webcam and you have a decent phone it's definitely something to look into.
I've spiced up my background based on some of your recommendations. Much appreciated! Only 11 subs so far but I'm being consistent and growing slow and steady!
![Coheed and Cambria - Searching for Tomorrow [Official Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/hDsYGLbmadg/mqdefault.jpg)
Taking a survey, what lights do you use?
a cheap 4$ ring light 💀
led square house lamp on my wall in front of me.
literally neutral white walls
ikea work lamps with clamps
100w equivalent neutral 5500k white LED dimmable lights
through-power dimmable plug-in switches
using the wall as a splashback diffuser for 2 of them
1 direct light for key
no rim light cause im renting and cant install shit on my ceiling
40w LED outdoor RGB lights for the BG
Regular light panels with some LIFX Beams in the back! 🔥
A single elgato keylight right now
We need to talk about that sound treatment on the ceiling! I'm throwing money at whoever can make this happen!
Same
A simple soundblanket stretched out behind the camera would probably help a lot. Stoping soundwaves before they start bouncing of the walls.
though it's not very effective obviously (the treatment on the ceiling)
Personally I use acoustic ceiling tiles for my ceiling. I love it.
HH: "If you're enjoying the lighting so far, just hit the like button."
Me: *waits*
HH: ........."I can wait."
Me: "Damn, he caught me." *presses like*
HH: "K next we have..."
Honestly, I kinda like the "Before" in the thumbnail, but that might just be because I'm absolutely exhausted with everyone having a blue light on the side making them look like a rejected Night Crawler cosplay.
My starting point for my basics is (based on Interviewee looking at interviewer) 11'o clock Camera, 2'o clock Key, 7'o clock Rim, then depending on the available spread, a fill light or reflector between 8 & 10.
HARRIS This is an incredibly helpful video. I've been playing around with about 7-10 different lighting setups in my stream studio and I feel like this video gives me a bunch of new ideas/angles to play around with. GREAT CONTENT, Keep up the great work!
To anyone who follows the advice to use your phone as your face camera, be very very careful. I used my phone for about 5 months before the phone started dying after 15 minutes of use. Phones are not meant to be used as a constant running camera for hours and it will overheat your phone if you are not careful. Just as a heads up, I'd recommend using an old phone that you don't care about anymore.
Great video... great software and from that point on when it comes to lighting you only need creativity ;) - I love the new balance: lenght, value of the sponsorship/info for the viewer, light entertainment, realism, practical usage, and really great are the transitions between spaces -"cameras" and microphones...
Would love to be able to see the matrix of when videos are "liked"... 6:17 got me. The, "I can wait" with the little zoom and head pop. Smooooth! 😉
some of your videos are clickbait and have little to no use for the most of us but i like your attitude towards lighting and audio both of wich are my favorite things to mess with in my videos and my favorite things in general. So many people like to overlook these two things and just buy whats popular and everyone is using rn and ending up looking basic and just boring despite having sometimes a lot of followers and resuorces to spend on looking good in videos. Ty for making this imo it helps a lot in understanding this topic :)
What’s funny is 90%+ of the most successful streamers look like the before side of the thumbnail rather than the after.
You helped me alot in setting streams setups, elements everything. I am still working on it . But whenever I face any issue i come to your channel ❤️
exact same situation here. I keep coming back to a lot of his videos if I need help with audio or something
Man the amount of thought that goes into this lighting makes me feel completely inadequate here with my many expensive lights. I need a rethink!
Thanks for the content dude!
That sneeze opening was 👍🏻!
I use EpocCam on my iPhone 13 Pro for my drum streams, and it's a wonky app. Sometimes it will lag, and then stream in x4 to catch up (makes me look like an amazing drummer). I'd like Elgato to release an update to patch and stabilize the image processing.
If you’re OK with having a lower resolution 720 X 1080 I’ve noted the Camo studio seems to work a bit better
This is pure timing, I am changing my setup and this morning I have watched your video from 3 years ago. And now you upload this. Legend.
That idea with the 18% gray paint is awesome! I asked some employees at the depot store and they had no idea what I was talking about. Can you share where you got your paint from?
I would love to know too!
I was actually looking to do that as well. Was wondering if anyone had the paint color/ finish as well. Not sure if Matte so it doesn't glare, or maybe you want the reflection so it looks vibrant? O.o Thanks! =)
Wow, I'm early for once lol. Your videos help me so much, I want to start streaming eventually and I know so much more than I used to about it because of you! Thank you!
I feel like this was one of the simplest and more educational videos of the channel.
It was VERY helpful.
Thanks a bunch!
I've been applying all your advice but using work lamps and parchment paper. It's amazing what a starting creator can do with a few bucks. Thank you for the tips!
Dude - always informative and comical... did I get that out of order...?? I wonder. Thanks!
I had the beginning of this video minimized and when I heard that sneeze I said bless you with no hesitation into a empty room with no one in it.
Harris is literally the best guy out there who is trying to be helpful and succeeding. Live you man.
The rim light is distracting, there is a lens flair upper camera right. You should look into either a grid on the light or bigger hood to cut the light falling onto your lens from said rim light. Ideally you want to light the subject not the glass. The reason behind this is the flair will draw the viewers eyes away from the subject to the flair as it is a bright spot on the screen surrounded by black. This has the effect of creating competition between the flair and your subject. This also can flatten an image “less pop”.
The rim light should be used to pull your subject out of the background. I would use it all the time, even for zoom calls, but work on minimizing that flair. JJ Abrams we are not.
PS love your content and it has been a real help to me. Thanks
Damn the stream room is so simple and clean 🔥 Love it
Kinda wondered why he had noise canceling panels on the walls but no carpet to dampen noise.. maybe it's set how he likes it tho 🤷♂️
Oh man... lighting became my addiction! And I love the light rails idea 👀
Where i can buy them?
@@ulescano I assume it's regular hardware that you can find in Home Depot. It seems that he installed on the ceiling and attached that lights on.
@@AdamFromTheEast yep, with clamps also, i have small room and i thinking use a mount ceiling for my key light but a pipe rails ... wow!
Oh Harris you just keep getting better and better. Thanks again.
Hey Harris, Just wanted to tell you good job on your Light install. I know what its like to tackle a big project like that especially when you do not have a lot of experience doing it.. You should be proud.. and Here is your virtual Pat on the back .. Good Work man !
I love using Epoccam, it’s simple to use. Plus, bugs seemed to go away after going to windows 11.
You know of something similar for Android?
Not so much for MacOS
Love this video! Appreciate the time you've spent explaining the basics.
Hey man! How do you have you key light setup in your stream setup? Is it faced towards you? Higher or lower? I’ve been using the key light and get a lot of eye strain so hoping for some help. Thank you in advance!
Is that stone wall an actual wall - or some sort of textured prop you can buy?
Great video as always!!
Briliant, as always!
very helpful! plus i love the stream room! ps your lighting you did yourself looks awesome!
Would you do a video about monitor mounts and placement? A segment for single monitor, dual and triple monitor setups?
Awesome practical information. Thanks! Great tip of using your walls as diffuser whilst setting your lamp extra bright. I've managed to get a decent looking setup using one of those triple-spotlight IKEA lamps, using both my walls as fill and key, and the furthest one away as back light. I'm definitely going to invest in some better lights, maybe I'll steal your light truss idea. ;)
I love u Harris keep up the content it's super helpful even though I can't afford the equipment. Thanks man
The biggest thing I struggle on is lighting, thanks for the info man!
Curious what the 3rd light is in your simplified setup. You mentioned the Elgato Keylight, Amaran 60D.... what's the last one?
i immediately started rearranging all my lights in my office after watching this
I’m used the older lighting video while I was working on my set up that I just finished! Super helpful!!!
Just wanted to pop in and say I appreciate the advice. Just did work for a client they loved my videos but said the lighting was a little darker than they would have wanted. I've been looking for good ideas and you gave me a few thanks for that and yes I did like the video😂
I've been looking for a ceiling rail system for lights for ages! Custom made or bought?
Custom. Sorry homie.
Excellent advice. I clicked the like button on queue. I think you just helped me solve some of my home office/stream lighting issues. Now I just need some time to work on it.
How is the cut out of your body (hair specifically) so clean using green screen? Mine never looks like that
YES A NEW VIDEO AND FINALLY ABOUT LIGHT :DDDDDDD
I don't stream. But ever since that nonsense, I've been 100% remote. I don't want this gravy train to end so your videos help with my Teams calls.
Thank you for awesome information and great examples ♥
Can you please share more info about the 18% gray paint? I would love to have it too
got myself a floodlight with 4k lumen for renovation of my apartment and figured i could use it for the shoddy webcam, exactly the way harris described, by throwing it at the white wall, that's acting like a diffusor. no footage of that yet though
"Welcoming".... Yeah, I felt welcome. Great video, thanks!!
Hey, can you share your thoughts on best lighting practices with recording with a hat on? I constantly hear do not light from below but the bill of my hat creates harsh shadows on my face, mostly by my eyes.
Answer may just be soft light from below while keeping brighter lights above. Anyway, thanks for your time!
Yes!! The video we ALL wanted!! Thanks Harris!!
what is on your ceiling? Looks dope!
Harris great video man. I would absolutely love to see this same exact concept, but utilizing a green screen as well. Bonus points for the Elgato green screen and key lights. I’m having a terribly hard time achieving a nice looking chroma key.
So was interested in your opinion on chairs, like in your opinion what would be some good options.
What’s a good temperature setting in your opinion? 5700 5600?
That intro was so cute 👏🏼❤️
just a thought, why not decorate the tree with some lights? I mean maybe around christmas it would make more sense, but it would still look cool.
Thumbs up for learning electricity and replacing lights. I'm here for that.
What's the deal with the ceiling? it looks amazing and probably works well for some sound isolation too
I always struggle trying to light two people, but not an interview type of configuration. Two people behind a desk doing reviews or Pokémon card openings. At this time I'm lighting everything from the front with room lighting providing the fill and maybe some rim lighting, however it might be better to shuffle the lights around moving one center front (between the two subjects) and the other two on opposite corners and behind to provide both rim for one subject and key for the other subject (cross keying).
What lights do you use? One of my favorite modifiers for 2 people in most settings is actually a lantern modifier. It adds a globe of light and is perfect for tons of settings from interviews to people sitting next to each other etc. The lantern modifier is different from the normal light modifiers such as a dome softbox because it's not a direct source of light and it allows the light to be dropped in overhead or in front.
@@CinemaSteve Neweer 660s three lights with umbrellas but I have 2 on one stand because they are not producing enough light to be used as the Key Light. The globe is a nice idea but I don’t have any bowens mount lights.
@@mobilechaosyt ah that’s tricky. I’m a creative director and I personally try to not use LED 1x1 panels :/. Cross keying can be effective but it depends on what type of lighting you’re trying to portray. Harris uses a lot of 3 point lighting to cast a shadow on half of his face while using a fill to soften that while still feeling moody and cinematic. It sounds like you’re going for a high key look so no mood lighting and just presenting the people on screen with the product? Do you have a small budget for another light? Bowens mount lights have become way more affordable such as $200 for the Aputure Amaran 100D. But I’m not trying to tell you to spend money when you do have perfectly working lights!
@@CinemaSteve From the videos I have recorded it seems like we get plenty of face shaping given we are using umbrellas and two lights on one side and the fill on the other. I think the only thing we are missing is probably background separation. Some of that probably is how close we are to the background and the amount of light spill on the background. Probably using hair lights would also help.
I tried using a bowens mount light, however because the light color was so different it would have required a complete rework of everything and it really isn't an option.
@@mobilechaosyt what type of camera are you using? Creating depth is a balance of camera settings and lighting. Hair light definitely does help. Have you tried using color for hair lights? Like what Harris was saying, the contrast between a more yellow light on the wall or on your hair helps create contrast which creates separation. I’ve also got a small RGB tube light that cost $50 on Amazon I use on a gorilla pod for color contrast on a back wall or hair. I use it for more run and gun shoots but it works really well. Light spill on the back wall isn’t a big deal as long as you can offset it with another light source to wash it out or create another color.
The rim light has a halo (glare) in the upper right hand corner of the frame. I think the rim light needs to go a bit higher or you need to adjust your camera. There shouldn't be a halo from the rim light correct?
I would love to know where I can get the light rails you have from. I've been looking around and I can't seem to find anything comparable.
What’s a good budget rim and fill light? I’m getting the legato key light to tie in to stream deck, but was hoping to budget the other other ones 😅
Philips hue, but would like a key-light for my face. they work well enough as rim/fill/accent lights IMO. And btw Harris: The lights you mounted look really nice, good job! :D
i personally liked the starting lighting tbh
Wow amazing set up! How would you light an office room with 5-7 people for a more professional image in zoom calls?
Would a rim light be relevant for even a green screen set up? Or just key and fill light?
6:20 I thought some thing in my room was vibrating. then I realized it was coming from your phone in the video. That scared me.....😂😂😂
epic sneeze intro pog HAHAHA
There's alot of Amaran 60d's when I look, is it a specific one?
Superb and thank you - going to take several tips from this
Practical and informative as usual. Well done
Dude, you sneezed all over my keyboard
Hey man, good job replacing those lights yourself. Not sure if it's been said yet, but I felt it needed to be acknowledged 🤜🤛
What size is your main softbox? 90cm? 120cm?
You have a weird way of making us do things for you. And it work.
What are your Thoughts on energy crises and a youtuber needing all this lightning to creat good quality content?
Cz you spend alot of money on equipment to improve quality but use alot of energy
hmm..
Great video ^^
The teal was a really nice shift from the fuller blue. I just recently got some Raleno LEDs with adjustable temperature that I'm using now. They're working great for videos. Haven't incorporated them into my stream setup just yet
Epoccam used to work better before elgato bought it, now mine freezes all the time using my iPhone, even if iTunes is running in the background.
Would any of these tips work when using a green screen as well?
I'm always tweaking my lighting, I'm always trying to figure the best thank you for this
I have a question:. I want to use a rim light but I'm bald AF so it leaves a shiny spot on my head lol. Should I try changing the angle or intensity?
Where can I purchase the light rails so I can mount my lights?
Great stuff! Love all that your doing. You got a good eye 😎
This is some random crazy question. Is it not hurting your eyes when there are lights pointing at you?
Because I only had one that slightly on my left and it kind of hurt my eyes when I streamed.
I think it would look cool if your practical lights were wall sconces maybe something that looks kinda vintage like a lantern or edison thing?
my man, sneezed so hard, he changed the room
Hey look Mister, this video is Lit! Thanks for the advice! The presentation was so very relaxed, great job! I Saved this video in "Home and Garden" playlist on my channel, because we like things all around the World, including this video.
Bless you Mr. Alpha Gaming sir.
On the point of epoch cam, at least for Android that was already a thing. I have droid cam X which allows me to use the back camera of my note 20 ultra allowing me to basically have a 108 megapixel webcam. Then I run that through Nvidia broadcast for background stuff. Only real issue is it's 1080p 30 however I could probably tweak it to get 1080p 60 and the other issue is you can't use ur phoneunless you use like Samsung Dex on a second monitor however if you don't wanna spend money on a webcam and you have a decent phone it's definitely something to look into.
Does elgato plan to make an android compatible version of the webcam utility
What is 18% grey colour code for paint?
i Love all The Info vids but when u gonna sound treat the room?
Great vid, man... Coming from an amateur photog, great educational vid right here!!!
I've spiced up my background based on some of your recommendations. Much appreciated! Only 11 subs so far but I'm being consistent and growing slow and steady!
Good job you used a ladder and some tools! Way to go bud!
We needed this!
In the stream room there should be a practical light aswell, I think it would fit in right behind the guitar.