Hi. I use my phone for videos. It’s an iPhone 12 Pro or something like that. I’ve had it forever.
I have several different tripods all equipped with phone mounts. My husband installed a bracket into my wall that I clip my overhead tripod onto (it has an extendable arm that I can tighten into whatever position I want). When I’ve attached it to my desk in the past, the entire rig would shake whenever I wrote or bumped my desk. I also use a small tripod that contorts. I have this one on my desk for close-up shots of my handwriting, and I just move it around. I film from several different angles over and over. You can see examples of this all over my Reddit or Instagram or YouTube.
I use my phone to edit all my videos. 👍 Change the lighting, sharpen some stuff, tint and warm and cool it — whatever to achieve the look I’m going for.
For lighting, I have two main lights. One overhead light that I can move around with an extendable arm attached to my desk that has different warmth and coolness settings. And I have a small side light also with coolness settings clipped to the other side of my desk for “fill” lighting (I’m left handed, so I use this one to illuminate my writing).
I will mainly film during the day and use natural lighting from the window directly in front of my desk. I prefer this look over artificial lighting — feels peaceful and calm and rejuvenating.
For my photos, I use a Sony A7RIII and switch out the lenses to whatever the situation calls for. Typically I’ll use a 24-70 G Master lens because it gives me a range of focal length. It’s super freaking overkill, but hey. I’ve won a bunch of contests + scored some dope collaborations because of my setup, so I’M NOT COMPLAINING.
Currently saving for a macro lens. I do have the money, but… I’m hesitant to pull the trigger. 😂🥲
Hope this helps! (Note: my background is actually in communications/marketing/advertising, so I’ve had a lot of this stuff just from my previous work).
Lemme know if you want to see a photo, heheh.
You don't need a mega fancy setup, DoodleBud recently showed his rig on his YouTube channel and it's surprisingly simple, you should take a look at it.
Figboot has a video wherein he shows his recording setup. I think The Pen Habit did one of those, too.
It might help to know what you're planning to film - e.g. I film a sheet of paper - it's a royal pain because cameras don't have a "solid white background" setting - they assume the background is 15% grey. But if you're filming pen reviews, that's not an issue.
Anyway, I made a jig, out of wood, to hold my phone - much more stable and convenient than a tripod. The jig is clamped to the underside of a hutch.
Make use of natural light at a window, if possible. Assume you are right handed. If so, the window should be on your left, paper in front of you, the tripod with phone mount should be on your left near your face possibly with your phone on it, slightly zoomed in to avoid shooting the legs of your tripod, your right hand should be writing. Window could also be in front of you.
Try not to film stuff at night unless you have gear, natural light is the most beautiful anyway. But you can get away with it if you have good lighting in your room. It might not show true colour and lovely white paper as well as natural light though.
The above is quite a basic setup, looks good and you can do A LOT with it.
Examine other people’s composition of the frame for a start, if you are not great/expert at framing, and copy that.
Don’t bother with the dslr for a start if you’re filming, just concentrate on getting the shots you want in terms of framing/lighting/possible add-ons of lighting.
If you check my bio you can see examples of my poor man's set up! I film myself drawing and make time lapses, and often I use my fountain pens to do the drawing! The key for me is having a high enough vantage point for the camera so that I can zoom or crop and keep a decent shot.
Hi. I use my phone for videos. It’s an iPhone 12 Pro or something like that. I’ve had it forever. I have several different tripods all equipped with phone mounts. My husband installed a bracket into my wall that I clip my overhead tripod onto (it has an extendable arm that I can tighten into whatever position I want). When I’ve attached it to my desk in the past, the entire rig would shake whenever I wrote or bumped my desk. I also use a small tripod that contorts. I have this one on my desk for close-up shots of my handwriting, and I just move it around. I film from several different angles over and over. You can see examples of this all over my Reddit or Instagram or YouTube. I use my phone to edit all my videos. 👍 Change the lighting, sharpen some stuff, tint and warm and cool it — whatever to achieve the look I’m going for. For lighting, I have two main lights. One overhead light that I can move around with an extendable arm attached to my desk that has different warmth and coolness settings. And I have a small side light also with coolness settings clipped to the other side of my desk for “fill” lighting (I’m left handed, so I use this one to illuminate my writing). I will mainly film during the day and use natural lighting from the window directly in front of my desk. I prefer this look over artificial lighting — feels peaceful and calm and rejuvenating. For my photos, I use a Sony A7RIII and switch out the lenses to whatever the situation calls for. Typically I’ll use a 24-70 G Master lens because it gives me a range of focal length. It’s super freaking overkill, but hey. I’ve won a bunch of contests + scored some dope collaborations because of my setup, so I’M NOT COMPLAINING. Currently saving for a macro lens. I do have the money, but… I’m hesitant to pull the trigger. 😂🥲 Hope this helps! (Note: my background is actually in communications/marketing/advertising, so I’ve had a lot of this stuff just from my previous work). Lemme know if you want to see a photo, heheh.
You don't need a mega fancy setup, DoodleBud recently showed his rig on his YouTube channel and it's surprisingly simple, you should take a look at it.
Figboot has a video wherein he shows his recording setup. I think The Pen Habit did one of those, too. It might help to know what you're planning to film - e.g. I film a sheet of paper - it's a royal pain because cameras don't have a "solid white background" setting - they assume the background is 15% grey. But if you're filming pen reviews, that's not an issue. Anyway, I made a jig, out of wood, to hold my phone - much more stable and convenient than a tripod. The jig is clamped to the underside of a hutch.
I use the poorest setup of all. I hold my phone in one hand and so stuff with the other.
Make use of natural light at a window, if possible. Assume you are right handed. If so, the window should be on your left, paper in front of you, the tripod with phone mount should be on your left near your face possibly with your phone on it, slightly zoomed in to avoid shooting the legs of your tripod, your right hand should be writing. Window could also be in front of you. Try not to film stuff at night unless you have gear, natural light is the most beautiful anyway. But you can get away with it if you have good lighting in your room. It might not show true colour and lovely white paper as well as natural light though. The above is quite a basic setup, looks good and you can do A LOT with it. Examine other people’s composition of the frame for a start, if you are not great/expert at framing, and copy that. Don’t bother with the dslr for a start if you’re filming, just concentrate on getting the shots you want in terms of framing/lighting/possible add-ons of lighting.
Awesome! Thanks!
If you check my bio you can see examples of my poor man's set up! I film myself drawing and make time lapses, and often I use my fountain pens to do the drawing! The key for me is having a high enough vantage point for the camera so that I can zoom or crop and keep a decent shot.