Now that you’ve seen it, you’ll see “catch lights” in everything you watch on TV and film.īut where is the third light? I said I was using a three-point lighting setup but in reality I’m only using two lights. You can see the large softbox creating a nice reflection in my eyes which brings much more life to image and help draw the viewers attention to your eyes. However both are perfectly acceptable, it just depends on your own preference.Īlso notice what is referred to as the “catch light” in my eyes. I’m employing a basic three-point lighting setup where you have a primary “key” light (the softbox) on one side at approximately a 45 degree angle and another light on the opposing side for “fill.” This “fill light” is often not as bright as your Key Light in order to get a final result that shapes the with subtle shadow rather than simply filling the entire scene with light creating a “flat” look. On the left is a Linco Flora Easy Softbox* kit (I now use and recommend this Aputure key light) and on the right is an F&V R-300 Ring Light (in the “result” portion of the image the Linco can be seen on the left side of my face and the F&V on my right). In the image below you’ll see a more advanced lighting setup that I recently used on my live-streamed podcast, Podcasters’ Roundtable. When the clouds pass in front of the sun, your lighting will change dramatically and while I love the look of natural light, the best way to ensure you have consistent, great looking light is by using lights that you can control. This looks wonderful but can be hard to control. Often I just use a nice large window (see below) with plenty of daylight coming in.
You can accomplish this with any lights you have in the house, office or wherever you are recording from. The key is to get adequate amounts of light in front of your face so the audience can easily see you and the camera will look it’s best. Really, any lighting that you put a little effort and budget into, will do wonders. One of the best ways to make your webcam video look its best is to make sure you have good lighting.
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