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Using lights

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Using lights

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Lights add sparkle, brilliance, and depth to otherwise bland and flat scenes. When you shoot interiors, you're almost always better off if you bring along that extra set of lights. If you have the time, money, patience, or personnel, use a full lighting kit. In a pinch, do whatever you can to increase available light: open curtains, turn on all the lights, or bring a couple of desk lamps into a room. One caveat: some lowlight situations can be dramatic and flipping on a bunch of desk lamps can destroy that mood in a moment. Formal interviews are best done with lights. You can use those lights as a means to focus attention on the interviewee and tone down the rest of the room. Here's a typical interview lighting setup. The camera is positioned to the left of the interviewer. That means the interviewee will look to the right. So, position a fill light over the right shoulder of the interviewer, and that way the interviewee will look toward the light. Position a second light behind and…

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