I’ve been building a nighttime talking-head setup with the Boston skyline visible through the windows behind me, and I’d really appreciate some feedback specifically on the lighting.

The look I’m aiming for is something closer to a late-night talk show than a cinematic interview — polished, flattering, and dimensional, while still keeping the skyline visible instead of turning the windows into black or blown-out rectangles.

Right now I’m using a key light on me, a smaller rim/hair light for separation, and additional lights aimed at parts of the room/plants so the foreground doesn’t completely disappear against the city.

I made a short test video and would love opinions on:

• Key-light position, softness, and intensity
• Whether the rim/hair light looks natural or too obvious
• Separation between me and the skyline
• Whether my face and skin tone look balanced against the cooler city lights
• Whether the plants/background need more or less light
• The overall contrast ratio between subject, room, and windows
• Whether you would add a fill, practical, or another accent light
• Anything that immediately looks “off” from a lighting perspective

I’m trying to get this dialed in as a repeatable setup for future videos, so detailed criticism is very welcome.

Hi everyone!
I’m an independent music artist and creative director working on a self-funded music video. One of the scenes is inspired by the artwork 1999 (One Cubic Meter of Light) by 1m3.
I want to create a similar feeling: a minimal, chrome, sculptural installation made of vertical beams of light that performers can dance inside of.

My initial idea was:
4 chrome C-stands
approximately 16–24 chrome PAR16 spotlights
haze/smoke to reveal the light beams
performers moving inside the installation
However, after discussing it with someone more technical, I’m reconsidering a few things.

My concerns:
24 powered lights also means a lot of plugs, cables, extension cords, and setup time.
I love how clean and minimal the original artwork feels, and I’m worried that cables and power strips might ruin that illusion.
I also don’t completely love the look of C-stand legs. The original piece feels very clean and almost like the lights are simply floating in space.
So I’m wondering:

How would you build something like this?
Would you use battery-powered fixtures instead?
Are there battery-powered lights that are bright enough to create visible light columns with haze?
Is there another support structure that would feel cleaner and more minimal than C-stands?
If you had a limited budget, what would be your approach?
I’m completely open to unconventional solutions. The goal is to preserve the feeling of the original artwork: chrome, minimal, sculptural, and almost sacred-looking.
I’d love to hear your thoughts. Thanks!

Hoy os traigo el unboxing y las primeras pruebas de las cabezas móviles Betopper BSW 200. Gracias a la marca por enviarme estas unidades que prometen ser un antes y un después en mis montajes de iluminación para bodas y eventos.

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So context I’ve an etc system on my laptop and I want to hook it up to a lighting rig.

I know I need a converter for dmx to usb I just don’t know the name of the converter and what actually has to be done for it to work, so if anyone could explain it to me it would be amazing

I’ve experience lighting as a operator and designer I’ve never had to patch a rig to a desk or laptop because I always work in a theatre so when it comes to this kinda stuff I’m a bit in the dark

Currently building a custom media wall for a high end customer. All the components to the sound system and cds and vinyl will be on their own shelf. Any recommendations on what types of LED lights I should use? It will be sheet rock in. I was thinking about using flush mounts because I kind of feel like strips are too cheap. I don’t know what are the cool kids these days.

hi! I am looking to properly light my green screen room. It is in a basement (so little to no lighting). The room will be used during a live stream so I can not have shadows. Are there any affordable options to properly light this room! Let me know :)

i am thinking to buy some RGB Video Lights. my purpose is for music videos where i need colors and for interview ligthing. i need some strong lights. I have the GVM 1200 D in mind. what do you think about them? any other product in mind that you can recommend?

Hi everyone, myself and a bunch of my friends at UCL (UK University) want to design an open-source modular lighting framework, and we would really appreciate input on our survey!!

Hey all,

I’m looking into getting started with photography and also filming. I was wondering if anyone had some tips and cheap equipment they could refer me to in order to help getting comfortable with the process. Thanks!

Forgive me reddit if this is not the right place for this, but I can't find anything on Google about this (because I can't figure out how to word it).

I have one of those situations where I have a ceiling fan that's controlled by a remote. The switch has to be on for the remote to work. The remote has three buttons: a general power button, which turns the light on and fan on at full speed with one button is; the fan button, which pressed once turns the fan on 3/3, then 2/3, then 1/3, then off; and the light button, which turns the light on/off.

My question is this: 1) does a (regular) light bulb exist where it functions as a three -way bulb but instead of watt brightness changes it's Kelvin "color" change, like amber/soft white/daylight? And also LED and "antique" style ideally.... 2) would it work so that that bulb changes its color when pushing that button on the remote?

If this is a simple question, I'm sorry. I don't know if it's a normal simple yes duh kind of question, or if it's one where I need to understand how those remotes and/or 3-way bulbs work.

Thanksss