Stewart CohenDirector/DP/Photographer, Stewart Cohen Pictures · Director/DP/Photographer @ Stewart Cohen Pictures | Film Production

A Gaffer’s Favorite Lights for Commercial Photo & Video

10 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment, the gaffer outlines his core lighting kit for a commercial shoot, emphasizing the reliability and versatility of two primary fixtures: the Titan Tube and the Nanlite Forza 60C. Both are RGB lights, allowing full-spectrum color control. He demonstrates a typical setup where the Forza 60C provides a blue edge light while a white color‑temperature fill light illuminates the scene. To intensify and fine‑tune the hue, he adds Aputure Nova P300 units, which “push” the desired color further. He also notes that ambient illumination from casino slot machines contributed significantly to the overall lighting environment. The commentary is technical and enthusiastic, highlighting practical choices and workflow for achieving controlled, vibrant lighting in commercial photo and video production.

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Why don't you just tell us a little bit about what lamps you used where? The first 2 lights that I always pick at no matter what is my 2 tried and trues, which is a Titan Tube and a Nanlite Forza 60C. Those 2 lights are my hardest working lights by far, um, and I knew that these would be perfect for this setup because they are RGB, so I could do any color that I want. Obviously the name of the game is also edging, so we had, you know, a nice blue edge from 60C on, you know, over the bright, and a white Color temperature coming back just to light up the space and feel it just bring up everything. Wow. Then I use these Aputure Nova, you know, P300s to just push that color, really feel that color in. But honestly, that casino did do a lot of work. Like, there was a lot of, a lot of work being done by those slot machines.