The right lighting equipment?

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Hi YTtalk community,

I'm brand new to YouTube and am looking for advice on this lighting setup. I'm a CPA/real estate investor and plan on making videos on related topics. Given the nature of the content, I want to present it in a professional-esqe way. For the most part, I plan to shoot these videos in one of two ways:

1. Using a webcam at my desk
2. Using an infinite white background or green screen

After watching a bunch of YouTube videos, I came across one that shows this guy using 2 soft boxes to light the infinite white background and a ring light for the subject (himself). Do you think this a good setup, or should I go with two strobes for the background and the standard Key, Fill, and Hair light setup for the subject?

As for the webcam lighting, I was thinking of getting one of those small smartphone ring lights but don't know if it would fit on a webcam. Anybody have advice for webcam lighting too?

My budget for lighting is around ~$300 USD.

Thanks a bunch,
Tom
 
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What webcam do you have out of curiosity? Do you have any external audio recording equipment? Good sound is more important than good video (ofc both are important, but people don't forgive bad sound). You don't need to get anything fancy for lighting really if you're using a webcam. Look up three point lighting systems, then go to nearest homestore and buy 3 china balls or regular ol' lamps and you'd be set.
 
Thank you for the reply. I'm currently using a Logitech c922x but will also be using my iPhone X and eventually a DSLR. For sound I have a Blue Yeti and will also be getting a Lav mic w/ digital recorder (Zoom or Tascam).

So I'm pretty set with everything but the lighting at this point.
 
Awesome. You'd be really well off using your iPhone X to record at first along with a small Rode shotgun mic plugged in to the iPhone and one of those "beauty" ring lights like you said. Then your setup will be movable and flexible
 
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