3 Cheap Lighting Ideas For Your YouTube Videos

Lighting is definitely one of the main factor that brings out the quality of a video. However, professional video production tools can be costly but knowing cheaper alternatives, that brings out the same kind of effects, are the crucial point in shooting low-cost but yet, AWESOME videos.

1. Your Surroundings

Instead of sourcing for cheaper lighting equipments online, you should observe your surroundings, even when you are at home.

Look out for wide windows when you are at home. It could be your bedroom, study-room or even the kitchen. Take advantage of that and try illuminating your video with natural light. Just keep the windows wide open and position your camera behind the light source.

However, the challenge comes when there isn't any sunlight, especially when it rains or when you have to shoot during night time. Nonetheless, it is a great source for low-cost lighting!

2. Desk Lamps

Desk Lamps are great alternatives for shooting videos in a darker environment. It provides sufficient lighting and you can just find them lying around your study room or bedroom.

Desk Lamps are so convenient and it also provides a generous amount of light! You do not have to worry about lighting as it will illuminate items or even yourself in a dark room.

The key to have a great balanced lighting, is to not mix different kelvin temperatures of the bulbs.

3. A DIY Ring Light

Ring lights can give fantastic visuals and there are many ways to create ring lights. This would be the cheapest and fastest way to do it!

[How to do it]:

1. With an aluminium plate, you stick a disposable wooden stick onto it.

2. Remove the cover of the desk lamp and isolate the bulb

3. Stick the aluminium plate onto the desk lamp

4. Turn on the desk lamp and there you have it!

This is how you create a Ring Light under $5, with no complicated tools!

You do not need the most expensive equipments to deliver awesome videos. Now you know the low-cost lighting alternatives, it is time to create a YouTube account and start shooting!

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