Learning to Vlog: Lighting
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If you're just learning to vlog here's another tip in keeping things simple. In this vlog post you'll see that no fancy lighting is required to put together your very own video blog.
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Hi Lizzie, I have a quick question…I’m wondering what type of camera and lapel mic you are using. Thanks for the help!
Girl, you’ve got awesome skin. I know, off track there… it’s about lighting. Sorry, I get distracted by your beauty.
Might be a really basic question, but you use a tripod right? And I noticed the mic on your shirt. How do you connect that to your cam? I have a Flip and another Flip-like cam.
Wendy, you’re so cute. It’s free music from I-movie! Gotta love that.
Stacey, I’m using the Kodak ZI8 mini HD video camera. I love it because it has a mic input. Unfortunately, I don’t know the name of my microphone but I know you can pick them up online at Radio Shack.
Melanie, I definitely use a tripod. Nothing fancy – just some cheap tripod I picked up at our local camera shop. I use the Koda Zi8 mini video HD camera and it’s hard to take steady video without a tripod. And yes, i’m wearing a lapel mic. The specific Kodak video camera comes with a mic input so you can plug one right in. I like Flip cameras too but not as many features.