{"id":4196,"date":"2018-10-05T20:27:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T20:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guidetocamming.com\/?p=4196"},"modified":"2019-03-01T19:57:42","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T19:57:42","slug":"light-up-your-cam-tips-for-better-webcam-lighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guidetocamming.com\/index.php\/light-up-your-cam-tips-for-better-webcam-lighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Light Up Your Cam! Tips for Better Webcam Lighting"},"content":{"rendered":"

When a customer enters your room, YOU are the first person they see. And, they see you as framed by your webcam, set against whatever background you\u2019ve chosen, BUT they also see you (literally) by how you\u2019ve lit your room. Ask any top cam model and they will tell you that great lighting is a necessity if you want to attract more customers to spend time in your room. Imagine if you, as a customer, entered a model\u2019s room and that model was poorly lit — the shadows, the darkness, the blur. How would you feel? Would you want to tip that model? Would you want to take that model to private? How does the quality of a model\u2019s lighting effect his or her live show? In this short article, we\u2019ll dive into the basic, but incredibly effective 3-light setup, and hopefully, get you lit up better than you\u2019ve ever been lit up before. <\/span><\/p>\n

BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE PREVIEW! <\/b><\/h2>\n

\"\"Before you go live, really look at what you\u2019re broadcasting. In all honesty, do you think you\u2019re properly lit? Are your best features being accentuated? Are your lights too bright? Too dim? Sometimes, just by simply previewing yourself before you broadcast can solve the problem of poor lighting. It might be that you need one more lamp or to turn on an overhead light and your problem will be solved. Or, it could be that your light is way, way too bright against your skin. Turn it away from you. Tweak your light sources so you look just right.<\/span><\/p>\n

THREE POINT LIGHTING, GET TO KNOW IT! \u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Becoming a lighting expert is easier than you might think, but it does require a bit of thought. That said, it\u2019s worth it. Let\u2019s dive in. <\/span><\/p>\n

Key Light<\/b>: This light is the key that unlocks your beauty to shine. It\u2019s your strongest light. Position it behind the camera. It faces toward you and it\u2019s best to keep it at a 45 degree angle from you. That is, if you\u2019re sitting facing your camera, you can place your key light in front of you and to the right. Experiment with how far it should be from you, because every light is different. Remember, key light equals BRIGHT. <\/span><\/p>\n

Fill Light<\/b>: This light \u201cfills in\u201d the shadows created by the key light. Position it behind your computer and to the left. That is, if you\u2019re sitting facing the camera, you can place your fill light in front of you and to the right. Just like the key light, experiment with how far it should be from you. Every light is different. Don\u2019t make the fill light as bright as the key light. That\u2019s important. If you do this, there\u2019s a good chance it\u2019ll distort how your skin looks on cam. <\/span><\/p>\n

Back Light<\/b>: This light is best when kept behind you and out of the frame. This means, that the light should not be visible in your webcam. An overhead light would work fine. Or, a lamp on a high table. The purpose of this light is to light what\u2019s behind you. It makes you appear more 3-D. It makes you come to life. This light should also be the dimmest of the three lights. <\/span><\/p>\n

Test out these lighting tips in your room. Take some time to make things look and feel right. It could mean the difference between a good night and a GREAT night. <\/span><\/p>\n

Got it? Great! <\/span><\/p>\n

LIGHT UP YOUR CAM<\/b><\/h2>\n

Experiment with your lighting setup and you\u2019ll reap the rewards! Truly. Proper lighting can make or break a broadcast. The better you light up your space, the more customers are going to want to step into your room and engage you in conversation. And, the better you\u2019ll appear. Customers will want to see you. Make them want you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"camming\"Once you find a great lighting setup that suits your broadcast space, play with it until you know it works well. Once you get to that point, you can work on experimenting with different locations around your broadcast space. Maybe you want to perform in the kitchen or in the shower. Maybe you want to do a show in the living room. Wherever you go, you\u2019ll be able to properly get yourself lit and lit well. As broadcast possibilities expand so will your knowledge of how to light yourself. <\/span><\/p>\n

Remember, your time on cam is a performance. You are the star and it\u2019s important that you take the time to make your room into the best room on the site. Of course, your performance is key, but great lighting will always be \u201ckey\u201d to making you light up like a sky full of shimmering stars. <\/span><\/p>\n

So, onward, cam models! Keep doing what you\u2019re doing and let\u2019s all work to get better. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When a customer enters your room, YOU are the first person they see. And, they see you as framed by your webcam, set against whatever background you\u2019ve chosen, BUT they also see you (literally) by how you\u2019ve lit your room. Ask any top cam model and they will tell you that great lighting is a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[93,192,110,85,84,94,80,96],"class_list":["post-4196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips","tag-adult-industry-jobs","tag-become-a-cam-model","tag-cam-jobs","tag-college-cam-jobs","tag-earn-money-on-cam","tag-flirt4free","tag-modeling-on-cam","tag-webcam-male-modeling"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9WbNv-15G","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guidetocamming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GTC_105_6.jpeg?fit=1125%2C750&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/guidetocamming.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/guidetocamming.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/guidetocamming.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guidetocamming.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guidetocamming.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4196"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/guidetocamming.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4206,"href":"https:\/\/guidetocamming.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4196\/revisions\/4206"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guidetocamming.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/guidetocamming.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guidetocamming.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guidetocamming.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}