From time to time we've suggested ways to beat the high cost of lighting equipment by buying or building your own. So let's pull all those tips together into a survey of guerrilla lighting tools. We'll cover lights and lighting instruments, reflectors hard and soft, and diffusion screens that are surprisingly easy to make - and to use.
As a videographer or photographer, you might have multiple lenses and filters that you lug around wherever you go and change whenever the shot requires their use. Over time and even with proper storage and care, your gear begins to wear out from use. It is always good to maintain your equipment well, by properly cleaning and storing it before and after you use it.
Shooting for widescreen doesn't mean just shooting wider. It's how to creatively get your entire subject in frame and what will be lost if viewed on a 4:3 aspect ratio TV.
With a twinkle in his eye, your actor can win the damsel and convince the audience of his good intentions. Creating that twinkle is all in the art of lighting.
Reflections in a subject's glasses can be really obnoxious to get rid of. There are three basic techniques to dealing with this problem, and one specialized technique. Remember, the problem is basically one of reflection angles.
