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The lighting side of videography.(gear & now)(popular and effective lighting kits )

Despite what you've heard about today's light-sensitive cameras (some even promise to shoot in the dark), DV imagery looks best when light--and shadow- are used to enhance technical and creative objectives. And with HDV cameras (requiring much more light than standard DV) on the horizon [see Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen's HDV article in this issue, pp. 60], lighting solutions will be more important than ever before.

This article highlights some of the popular and effective lighting kits available for the independent videographer.

Hard vs. Soft Lighting

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