Perfect Stream Lighting Tutorial

TaraBabcock

United States391 Posts

May 26 2013 05:17 GMT

Hey Fellow Streamers!

When you're streaming, great production quality is one way to grab in more viewers, and show them you care to bring them the best quality content available.

Lighting your webcam properly is part of this process. You don't want your viewers to think you are in some creepy, uninviting dungeon, do you?

Professional lighting is often too large, but I have a tip on how to get tiny model lights at a low cost: PRO TABLE-TOP LIGHTING!

Here is the light:
http://www.amazon.com/Table-studio-lighting-5000K-daylight/dp/B002PNEDFS/ref=wl_it_dp_o_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2O9K1IS4R4IEP&coliid=IAVATD39URQEN

Here is the soft box:
http://www.amazon.com/CowboyStudio-9-Inch-Portable-Speedlite-Softbox/dp/B0093OWIYA/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369090454&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=mini softbox 9 inch

Here is the full video tutorial:

Hopefully this helped someone, let me know what you guys think about stream quality-related tutorials. Maybe I can do one on overlays, XSplit settings, how to build a computer for 1080p, etc.!

Capped

United Kingdom7236 Posts

May 26 2013 07:25 GMT

Tara i just want to say your basically everything i love and hate about women in gaming.

I browsed your blogs for a while thinking (No offence intended) "Another pretty girl trying to get views while talking rubbish"

then i watched your videos and it changed into "Wow, a pretty girl who knows what she's talking about, now THATS something"

Scripted or not, your content is actually very good and not what i expected. (Lindsey sporrer comes to mind.)

Keep up the awesome content! :D

Also, no creepy internet flattery intended, just stating the obvious

Waxangel

United States33624 Posts

May 26 2013 08:07 GMT

as long as you have the lights, you might as well start food blogging

TaraBabcock

United States391 Posts

May 26 2013 09:40 GMT

On May 26 2013 16:25 Capped wrote:
Tara i just want to say your basically everything i love and hate about women in gaming.

I browsed your blogs for a while thinking (No offence intended) "Another pretty girl trying to get views while talking rubbish"

then i watched your videos and it changed into "Wow, a pretty girl who knows what she's talking about, now THATS something"

Scripted or not, your content is actually very good and not what i expected. (Lindsey sporrer comes to mind.)

Keep up the awesome content! :D

Also, no creepy internet flattery intended, just stating the obvious

Thanks, I think it's pretty apparent when you do a little research that all I care about is gaming and perfecting my production quality. My looks and career are part of me, but they are not what drives me in gaming or eSports.

TaraBabcock

United States391 Posts

May 26 2013 09:40 GMT

On May 26 2013 17:07 Waxangel wrote:
as long as you have the lights, you might as well start food blogging

Oh gawd. >.<

sumsaR

Sweden1812 Posts

May 26 2013 11:25 GMT

Is it just me who prefers the default no-lights look? Looks more natural and less distracting than with the softbox with off-putting colors.

TaraBabcock

United States391 Posts

May 26 2013 11:44 GMT

On May 26 2013 20:25 sumsaR wrote:
Is it just me who prefers the default no-lights look? Looks more natural and less distracting than with the softbox with off-putting colors.

I hate watching a stream with a dark webcam. It's so unflattering. Especially for me, with a bright colored 1080p stream with higher graphics settings, I don't see why I would go for darkness. It makes the person look uglier/older, too IMO.