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Lighting tips

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If you don't have access to a light kit, I strongly suggest you check around to see if you can rent one now and again. Lights make a huge difference in terms of visual quality. They give depth to flat scenes, add highlights to elements in the scene, and improve the color. My assistant Greg and I worked on a number of different lighting setups for my three clients. At the Santa Barbara Rock Gym, we used blue gels to have our lights match the bright sunlight coming in from the large windows in the front of the gym, but in the back of the gym, we went with standard studio color temperature light, no gels needed. At the Sticky Fingers Baking Company we had a couple of challenges. First was lighting the sign. We used small lights to limit the illumination to the front of the store, while keeping the light stands in the dark. Inside there wasn't a lot of space to spare. Greg improvised by placing a light on a door frame. He also moved the portable light in concert with the camera move to…

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