Light stands are not the most exciting piece of gear but if you're shooting with lights, you've got to have them. In this episode we take a quick tour through the light stands that I have and I give some insights on what to look for when shopping for yours. Gear Used in this episode: ePhoto Light Stands -- I do NOT recommend these but if you need a cheap lighting kit, they come with the ePhoto 4500 Watt Softbox Kit which puts out nice light, if you can live with the flimsy build quality: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NJIWYY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005NJIWYY&linkCode=as2&tag=timligmusonth-20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slightly better quality but still affordable light stand by PBL: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BI3WX9O/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00BI3WX9O&linkCode=as2&tag=timligmusonth-20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manfrotto Stands--updated from when I bought mine 20 years ago but this seems to be the best price for a stand that will work for a good long time: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001B16TN4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001B16TN4&linkCode=as2&tag=timligmusonth-20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sandbags to stabilize your stand--be sure to put gaff tape over any protruding screws on your stand legs before putting these on. Also put the sand in heavy ziploc bags and then put the ziploc bags with sand into these. Trust me, it'll save you some grief and prevent an angry significant other/spouse. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006U4BD1A/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006U4BD1A&linkCode=as2&tag=timligmusonth-20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheap Umbrella adapter--gets the job done for less than $10 USD: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003TYDBYQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003TYDBYQ&linkCode=as2&tag=timligmusonth-20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manfrotto Umbrella adapter--same as above but much better built if you're buying for the long-term: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001ENW61I/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001ENW61I&linkCode=as2&tag=timligmusonth-20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Century Stand--built like a tank and super sturdy, but can be a lot to schlep around for location work and on the pricey side. But again, if you're buying for ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glKxhzcNj_A

Aputure’s COB series of LED lights for video production have been the core of my lighting kit for over 3 years now. The reason I like these lights so much is that you can do so many different things with them. They work great as a flood light, with the Light Dome II they’re create a beautiful key light for interviews or talking head shots. There’s the new Lantern which allows you to light an entire room in a natural sort of way and control where light spills with its included skirt. There are also the hard light modifiers like the Fresnel 2X which allows you to focus a circle of light into an intense beam and there are the barn doors allowing you to cut the light with hard edges. Today, Aputure released the new Spotlight Mount which is a spotlight with 3 different lenses allowing super intense beams of spotlights, a gobo holder which allows you to cast patterns or logos on your subject or on a surface behind them. And it also has a gel holder allowing you to add gels to stylize the light with cool effects. #Aputure #COB #Spotlight If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses at https://school.learnlightandsound.com including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F8 and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Gear used and mentioned in this episode: Aputure Spotlight Mount - B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Zyij6c Aputure Spotlight Mount 19 degree lens - B&H: https://bhpho.to/30Lw2nO Aputure Spotlight Mount 26 degree lens - B&H: https://bhpho.to/30CSfnW Aputure Spotlight Mount 36 degree lens - B&H: https://bhpho.to/30J1vqw Aputure Spotlight Iris - B&H: https://bhpho.to/30DWGyR Aputure Light Dome II - B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Osyx8j Aputure Lantern - B&H: https://bhpho.to/2K65cQ1 Aputure Barn Doors - B&H: https://bhpho.to/2FZCvFC Aputure Fresnel 2X - B&H: https://bhpho.to/2KdPnGS Aputure COB120DII LED light - Amazon: https://geni.us/deg3 Aputure COB300DII LED light - B&H: https://bhpho.to/2y38ga2 Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - B&H: https://bhpho.to/2JB7W5V Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS Lens - Amazon https://geni.us/uMsKam Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed: http://share.mscbd.fm/curtisjudd Copyright 2019 by Curtis Judd Ethics statement: Some of the links above are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, or other affiliate links. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-EdqLpgrnE

In this continuing set of episodes on DaVinci Resolve, we cover one way to smooth the skin on the face of your talent in your video or film projects. DaVinci Resolve Lite is a free download from Black Magic Design: http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve The example clip in this episode was shot with the following gear: Nikon D600 DSLR: https://geni.us/LwO7t Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D Lens: https://geni.us/0mDh Atomos Ninja 2 HD Recorder (recorded to ProRes HQ): https://geni.us/gxMsck Clamp Lights with BlueMax HD 50 Watt Compact Fluorescent Bulbs: https://geni.us/Z3GHWh https://geni.us/GCdif ePhoto 4500 Watt Softbox Kit--kicker/back light: https://geni.us/J91Bi Voice over recorded with the RODE NT1A Microphone: https://geni.us/5VeQQ Intro recorded with the RODE NTG-2 Shotgun Microphone: https://geni.us/uaA2e Both Mics recorded into the Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 DSP Audio Interface: https://geni.us/ovzpa Music copyright 2014 by Curtis Judd Ethics statement: Some of the links above are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, or other affiliate links. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaPgOlA7pmo

Azden SGM-250 Shotgun Microphone: Amazon: https://geni.us/UEgA B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1123986-REG/azden_sgm_250_shotgun_microphone.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/AZSGM250/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xAZSGM250 ————————————————————————————— In this episode, we have a look at and listen to the Azden SGM-250 shotgun microphone. This is a good choice for a first XLR based shotgun microphone that holds up quite nicely against other microphones in this price range like the RODE NTG2. We take a rather in-depth look at the Azden’s features and let you hear how it sounds as the episode was recorded with the SGM-250. If you’re looking for your first XLR based shotgun mike, this would be a very good option. If you’d like to improve your sound recording for film skills, please have a look at our Sound Recording for Video course over at http://school.learnlightandsound.com Visit us at http://learnlightandsound.com for more updates on how to improve your lighting and sound for video. Also be sure to subscribe to get new weekly episodes! Gear covered and used to shoot this episode: ————————————————————————————— Tascam DR-60DmkII Audio Recorder with XLR inputs (This works great with the Azden SGM-250 and costs less than the microphone!): Amazon: https://geni.us/YOObHJ B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1084690-REG/tascam_dr_60mkii_portable_recorder_for_dslr.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/TADR60DMKII/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xTADR60DMKII ————————————————————————————— Zoom F8 Field Recorder B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1155126-REG/varavon_am_shogun_armor_atomos_shogun.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/VAAMSHOGUN/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xVAAMSHOGUN ————————————————————————————— Microphone stand clip (to boom above your talent with a cheap, standard microphone stand): B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/239176-REG/Rode_RM3_Stand_Mount_for_NT3.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/RORM3/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xRORM3 ————————————————————————————— Music copyright Curtis Judd 2012 Ethics statement: Some of the links above are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, or other affiliate links. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FfftoGqCTM