Only a ring light on TikTok LIVE? Light front, side, behind

Short answer

You can look much better than a ring light alone. Use a soft main light, a side light and two lights behind you. Front, side, behind gives real quality from a phone.

Steps

1. Start with a soft main light so you're clearly visible on camera.
2. Add a side light to fill in the shadows on your face.
3. Put a light behind you to light your hair and lift you off the background.
4. Put an RGB light behind you to color the wall and set the mood.

Key points

• A soft main light makes you clearly visible on camera.
• A side light fills in the shadows on your face.
• The lights behind you lift you off the background and set the mood.

Full transcript

Going LIVE from your phone with only a ring light? You can look much better than that. Start with a soft main light. It makes you clearly visible on camera. Add a side light. It fills in the shadows on your face. Then put two lights behind you. One lights your hair and lifts you off the background. An RGB light colors the wall and sets the mood. Front, side, behind. Real quality, straight from a phone. More LIVE tips in the CN Creator App.

Questions this lesson answers

What does the side light do?

It fills in the shadows on your face.

What do the two lights behind me do?

One lights your hair and lifts you off the background. An RGB light colors the wall and sets the mood.

Do I need more than a ring light?

You can look much better than that. Use a soft main light, a side light and two lights behind you.