In Part I of this series I showed you how to build your own studio quality fluorescent lighting set-up for photographing models and portraits. Now in Part II I will show you how to make it work for you and what mistakes to avoid regarding color balance and light placement.
It doesn’t matter if you are a beginner in the studio or an experienced studio lighting master… constant fluorescent lights are both easy to use and create a beautiful soft light for photographing people. It’s kind of the what you see is what you get version of studio lighting.
Unfortunately the professional Kino-Flo lights cost thousands of dollars each, so I am going to show you how to build and use your own fluorescent studio lights for a fraction of the cost of the professional lights. This is one of my favorite lighting setups that I have been using in my studio for the last 12 years.
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omg I just saw this older video of your just now. I didn't recognised you. You look much more younger now.👌👌👌
Thanks for your video… But this tutorial about Flourescent lighing it's only for photo or video shooting too? So if I buy cheap fluorescent lights FOR SHOTING VIDEOS for a cinema look at 24 or 25 shutter speed I should not have problems with the flickering issue? THANKS A LOT
im shooting in a large studio wuth ceiling lights that are fluorescent . Should I kill the lights in the room ? and just use my flashes ? I wasn't sure about shooting with that ambient light . its actually more like a warehouse sorroubded by windows but I was shooting at night , so there was no sunlight
Just happened to catch a few of your earlier videos (2012) and compared to now and ow, have you ever lost some weight – looking much and no doubt; feeling much better too! Good for you!!
This is just my opinion but I think dual catch lights in the eyes looks unnatural and is a little spooky looking.
xlnt. final results are btfl.
You are amazing! Thank you from Brazil!
Your flicker fix saved me a ton of money. It works on LED lights, too.
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valuable information! Thank you!
Awesome video by the way!!
What are the camera settings?
Great Video!!!
I would like to know what is the color temperature of the florescent lights.
Thanks.
guru
Brilliant, thank you.
Awesome vid!
best video!!
Excellent tutorial Joe, specially the tip of how to eliminate the flickering, congratulations!!!
does this lighting work with video?
That's great lighting
Great tutorial Joe!! Saved me a few grand for sure!
That was great, thanks so much.
Hey Joe. You have so enriched my creative ideas about photography. I love your videos and your humor.
great lights and wonderful
Dank u wel……Thank you…
tq…so very much…yes my head was about to explode with information hahahaha…tq again…u make my life less miserable trying to understand this
Well done. great lights and wonderful results.
you just save my money to buy Kino Flo light … thank you …
Awesome!
Joe, This was fantastic. Thanks a bunch. You've given me a tool I'll definitely experiment with. Every time I watch your videos it boosts my confidence. Thanks.
"Don't be afraid to suck! You'll be amazed at what you learn!" Best. Advice. Ever!
Great Video Joe, thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks Joe for sharing this info. I was blown away with the images you created with this setup. I have just setup my home studio in the garage and this is most certainly going to be a project to build… I appreciate the work you put in to create the videos…please keep up the great work. Best Regards from the UK….Gaz
i imitated your flourescent lights… terrifically good… thanks joe you are my idol…
Hi Joe, thank you so much for sharing. I have a question and really appreciate your help. I'm just wondering if this light setup works with full length portrait or a group shot? Do I need more power if I want to shoot more than just the face? What about green screen lighting using 4 lights setup, will it work?
What kind of tissue is this? I will apreciate if you could help me.