I have a lamp that I use to light my video shoots. It has 4 bulbs on it that are able to move/flex in any direction. The trouble is, I have to bring these bulbs REALLY close to my camera to get decent exposure. This creates a lot of nasty glare from the bulbs on the item I'm shooting. It might look fine one second, but if I tilt or turn the item, tons of glare pops in. Which is HORRIBLE for video.
Example of the glare.
My lamp:
Any idea how I can fix this?
Thank you for reading. :)
I just bought a scrim kit thats rather useful for this sort of thing.
I was going to buy a Scrim Jim which would have been expensive, I used the online chat at wex.co.uk and they suggested the Lastolight stuff, which is good (but hard to find on their website unless you know where to look).
I do have a pair of softboxes, but the scrim kit is just more useful because it has a reflector as well.
You probably don't want watch the whole of the better half's homework, but you'll see a shiny screen in the background that doesn't reflect the lights:
Would a softbox lighting kit work?
If so, do you have any recommendations for models?
Don't aim the reflection of the bulb at the lens. Simple. Use diffusion. If you can, use dulling spray on the object.
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