Anyone using a video light for Wedding shots

jwtruth35 · August 17, 2011

I really want to try this. Can someone point me to a good place to get one that I could just hook up to my mono and a battery pack and give to my assistant?

shming · August 17, 2011

What you want to look into is the lowel id light (make sure it says ID because that means you can adjust the power output)

BH Photo has them

make sure you get the extension handle with it and I'd be very wary about attaching to a monopod.
We use them all of the time for dramatic lighting. We don't use them for "wedding shots" - they can really mess up anyone capturing video.
They are tungsten balanced (around 3000k) so when using it - sometimes you might have to do two raw processes in post to match up the light sources. They also can heat up your brides make up if your not quick with your exposures. Avoid aperture modes unless you can lock in your exposure recompose then shoot. That statement might confuse you a little until you work with one, but you'll see. Basically your going to be exposing for the hotspot. Hope this helps. Good luck

KLinh

chrisdg · August 17, 2011

In case you haven't seen this, here are a number of blog posts from wedding photographer and educator Neil van Niekirk involving the use of video lights, including product comparisons and recommendations, with links to B&H:
http://neilvn.com/tangents/category/video-light/

tenoverthenose · August 18, 2011

Mark you can save money and just use a flash light. The obvious advantage of (some) video lights is that they are dimable and sometimes have barn doors. I've used super cheap keychain LED for photos.

Moogle Pepper · August 18, 2011

tenoverthenose wrote: »

Mark you can save money and just use a flash light. The obvious advantage of (some) video lights is that they are dimable and sometimes have barn doors. I've used super cheap keychain LED for photos.

I use a maglite and boating light these days.

jwtruth35 · August 19, 2011

shming wrote: »

What you want to look into is the lowel id light (make sure it says ID because that means you can adjust the power output)

BH Photo has them

make sure you get the extension handle with it and I'd be very wary about attaching to a monopod.
We use them all of the time for dramatic lighting. We don't use them for "wedding shots" - they can really mess up anyone capturing video.
They are tungsten balanced (around 3000k) so when using it - sometimes you might have to do two raw processes in post to match up the light sources. They also can heat up your brides make up if your not quick with your exposures. Avoid aperture modes unless you can lock in your exposure recompose then shoot. That statement might confuse you a little until you work with one, but you'll see. Basically your going to be exposing for the hotspot. Hope this helps. Good luck

KLinh

Thanks for the help. Exactly what I was looking for.

jwtruth35 · August 19, 2011

chrisdg wrote: »

In case you haven't seen this, here are a number of blog posts from wedding photographer and educator Neil van Niekirk involving the use of video lights, including product comparisons and recommendations, with links to B&H:
http://neilvn.com/tangents/category/video-light/

Thanks a lot. This is also very helpful.

Anyone using a video light for Wedding shots

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