Lessons

  • Weekend Challenge: Long Portrait III

    Find someone, convince them to stay put, film it — you've got yourself a long portrait!

    Category:
    Lighting
    Shooting
    Difficulty:
    Beginner
  • Gels and Light Diffusion

    Properly diffused light with appropriate gels is one of the easiest ways to make your video look super slick and professional. Here's a quick overview.

    Category:
    Behind The Scenes
    Lighting
    Difficulty:
    Beginner
  • White Balance

    Proper white balance is critical to properly capture the colors in your video image. Learn what is, why it's important, and how you can adjust it in this lesson.

    Category:
    Lighting
    Shooting
    Difficulty:
    Beginner
  • Paper Lantern Lighting

    Learn how to get great soft lighting for your shoot using just an everyday household object!

    Category:
    Lighting
    Difficulty:
    Beginner
  • Lighting with a Bounce Featured

    Looking for a simple, inexpensive way to spruce up your lighting? A bounce is a handy lighting tool used to attain even, natural looking light.

    Category:
    Lighting
    Difficulty:
    Beginner
  • The Many Uses of a Ring Light

    You've seen the results, but you may not have known what the gear was behind the look. Learn about ring lights, and all the things you can use them for!

    Category:
    Lighting
    Difficulty:
    Beginner
  • Nighttime Shooting with a DSLR

    Shooting at night with your DSLR? This lesson will give you the tips for making your low light shots awesome.

    Category:
    DSLR
    Lighting
    Shooting
    Difficulty:
    Beginner

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