From the course: Video Production: Location Lighting
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Setting exposure in mixed-lighting situations
From the course: Video Production: Location Lighting
Setting exposure in mixed-lighting situations
The first big challenge you're going to have to overcome anytime you're shooting in rooms with windows using daylight, is exposure issues. The big problem is this, the light outside is always going to be much brighter than the light inside. So the easiest way to deal with this is to simply expose for the light outside. So if you have a subject that's seated somewhere and you have a beautiful view outside the window and you've got the Empire State building or the beach or something and you want it to be seen on camera, you're going to have to expose for that view first. Because that's the easiest way to deal with it. And then we're going to bring up the light inside so that your subject is lit bright enough to match the daylight outdoors. So you're definitely going to want some artificial lighting in order to make this scenario work. Now alternatively, you could if you had the resources, put large sheets of ND gel, or neutral density gel over the windows that are visible in your scene.…
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