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Comparison of the Effects of Different Studio Lights

Post author By Matthew Curtis
Post date January 10, 2022

Comparison of the Effects of Different Studio Lights

What is the difference in effect when using different lampshades (soft light tools) when shooting portraits?

Radome

The radome is a very common photographic tool. The light is more concentrated and the contrast is greater, and the generated light can highlight the details of the skin and face. You can also make a nice look. Photographers often use this light in fashion and makeup photography.

There are white and silver radomes on the market. Silver light is harder, white is softer.

Standard Hood

Every photography lamp is basically attached with this lampshade. The light produced by it is harder, direct light. When shooting a model, there is a strong shadow contrast. If you don’t want the contrast to be too exaggerated, you can also hit the light on the white wall and reflect it back.

Soft Light Umbrella and Reflective Umbrella

Because there are so many forms, the choice of soft umbrella is not an easy task. Let’s start with my favorite silver soft umbrella.

This soft light umbrella contains two reflective materials, silver and white. The silver side is used to create more contrast and harder light. When the light passes through the white cloth, the light is further softened. Therefore, this soft light umbrella not only guarantees a certain contrast, but also does not make the light too hard.

The biggest advantage of the soft umbrella over other tools is that it can be quickly accessed and does not take up much space when folded. The size of the soft light umbrella is more diverse, ranging from 75cm to 1.8m. I personally recommend the 95cm size. If you want to use 1.8m, you must have a larger studio.

Of course, you can also choose a pure silver soft light umbrella or a white soft light umbrella. Like the previous two tools, silver is used to shoot high-contrast, bright and dark effects. White is used to soften the light to the greatest extent, creating a soft-looking portrait.

Ring Flash

The ring flash surrounds the camera lens, and the shadows are not very noticeable. It can also make a ring-shaped catch light, which is more dreamy, and can be used in conjunction with other lighting methods.

Softbox

Softbox is also one of the most commonly used tools in shooting. In addition to the shapes shown in the figure, there are also square, rectangular, octagonal, etc. The larger the softbox, the more scattered the light will be.

Long Soft Box

The long-striped soft box, if used to shoot the whole body, the light will be more average than simply using the square soft box.

Portrait Photography Angle

The shooting angle includes shooting direction and shooting angle. The choice of shooting angle is very important in portrait photography. Different shooting angles will have different effects on the image and charm of the subject. Beginners should pay attention to the personality characteristics of the characters when taking portrait photography, so as to choose the appropriate shooting angle.

1. Front

Frontal refers to the subject’s face facing the camera, at a zero angle to the lens. For frontal half-length portraits, this shooting angle will focus on the facial contours of the characters, giving people a dignified, steady, symmetrical and harmonious feeling, and at the same time enhance the realism of the characters. Photographers should note that for subjects with obvious asymmetry in facial features, they need to avoid frontal angle shots.

2. 1/3 Side

1/3 side refers to the angle between the face and the camera lens of about 30°. This shooting angle can improve the overly symmetrical and dull frontal situation, and make the photos look more relaxed and lively. In addition, this angle is suitable for a slightly fatter or thinner main character. And it can better make the photos appear three-dimensional.

3. 2/3 Side

2/3 side refers to the angle between the face and the camera lens of about 60°, which is an angle that is often used in portrait photography. Generally adopting this angle can effectively improve and beautify the shortcomings and shortcomings of the characters themselves. In addition, if the subject is fatter, using this angle can often achieve a significant “weight loss” effect. Of course, this angle is not suitable for subjects with high cheekbones and sunken cheeks. This often makes the shortcomings more obvious and prominent.

4. Full Side

Full side shooting can show the profile and body lines of the model. Since shooting in this direction can fully express the profile of the model, it is often used when shooting silhouette photos. At the same time, side shooting has a strong dynamic effect and directionality, so when shooting people moving forward at high speed, the side direction is often used.

5. Aerial Shot

Using a high-angle overhead shot can make women’s faces petite and produce a “melon-seeded face” effect. Of course, this angle is more suitable for women with wider and fatter faces. For those subjects who are thinner and have a small face, it is not suitable to shoot at this angle.

In addition, when shooting a full-length portrait of a person, this angle can make the person short, resulting in a large head and a small deformation effect, so a cartoon effect can be obtained in a certain sense.

6. Looking Up

When shooting a frontal bust of a person, the upward shot can narrow the forehead of the subject, enlarge the lower jaw, lengthen the head and neck, and make the face full, and show the subject’s height and slenderness. At the same time it also played a role in purifying the background.

In addition, when shooting full-length portraits of women, using this angle can express women’s slender legs and graceful body. But for people who have a small upper part and a big lower part, the angle of frontal shots cannot be used. Because this angle will expose the shortcomings of the subject’s task more.

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How to Control the Light Ratio of Photographic Lighting

Post author By Matthew Curtis
Post date January 7, 2022

Contrast Control Affects the Atmosphere of the Photo

Another more complicated argument for contrast is light ratio. Generally speaking, after adjusting the main light, we will adjust the contrast (that is, the light ratio).

Generally speaking, if the light metering value of the bright part and the light metering value of the dark part are different by 1 EV value, we will say that the light ratio at this time is 1:2. If the metering value differs by 2 EV values, it will be said that the light ratio at this time is 1:4. And if it is 3 EV values, it will be said to be 1:8. In the same way, if the difference is 4EV, it will be said that the light ratio is 1:16.

You will find that the ratio of light is the number of powers of 2 added and multiplied. The greater the number difference, the greater the difference in brightness between the bright side and the dark side.

The figure below is an example. Although it was taken on the background paper, because it is a relatively flexible product, we will not use too much contrast to take this photo. Instead, we chose a lower contrast to highlight the soft feeling we want.

Difference in EV Value

Light ratio 1:8 VS light ratio 1:16

In fact, the contrast (light ratio) of the two photos on the protagonist’s face is not much worse. The first one is about 1:6, and the second one is about 1:4. As far as the light ratio is concerned, the control of the dark part is only one EV value worse, but it feels a lot worse. So before talking about basic lighting, we must understand what light ratio is, something that we often encounter when shooting outside.

Light ratio 1:2 VS light ratio 1:4

High contrast: light ratio 1:8

The so-called 1 EV value means that when we meter in the bright part, if the correct exposure is f/8, and the meter in the dark part is one aperture value (that is, f/5.6) different from the bright part. Of exposure. Such an exposure with a difference of one aperture value is said to be a difference of 1 EV.

Demonstration of Different Light Ratios

Low contrast: light ratio 1:2

We can see from the figure below that when the light ratio is 1:2, the difference between the bright part and the dark part is only one aperture/EV value. Therefore, there is almost no contrast on the model’s face, and the light feels relatively flat. Sometimes when we take photos, we feel that such photos are less sexy. But if you are shooting some products with heavy faces, such a sense of light is more commonly used. Mainly because there is no shadow, it will not steal the elegance of other products.

In addition, if it is in a relatively soft light environment, such a light ratio is easier to appear. The picture below is the light emitted by a relatively soft light environment. Because it is already a relatively large-area soft light method, a lot of diffused light will surround the shooting environment, so there will also be a situation where the light ratio may be 1:1. We will have a softer feeling in such photos. So when we shoot more feminine products, we also use this light ratio.

High contrast: light ratio 1:8

Let’s look again, if it is in the light ratio of 1:8 (the bright part and the dark part are four aperture/EV value difference), we can clearly distinguish where the shadow is. And below this light ratio, we will use it more in a more sexy shooting situation. Since it is a more personalized model, we will use this relatively high-contrast method to shoot. The picture on the right below is also an example of high contrast, mainly because the scene is also more personalized, so we will use this contrast value to shoot.

High contrast: light ratio 1:16

We also noticed that if the contrast reaches 1:16, the details may no longer be visible in the dark. In fact, if you are using negatives, perhaps such a contrast can still show the difference in details. Only if it is used in a digital camera, because we know that the latitude of a digital camera is not higher than that of a negative film. Although we can pull out some details by reducing the contrast, the picture will be gray and not very high-definition. Therefore, on the digital body, we rarely use the situation above 1:16.

Another reason is that it is more difficult to light up in the shed if it has to bring out a bigger contrast. Unless you are in a black shed that does not reflect light, it is possible to achieve this situation relatively simply.

Three Ways to Control Light Contrast

Sometimes we will find that the use of light is not so easy. Especially when shooting landscapes. The part where the sun shines is very bright, and the part that does not shine is very dark. Although the contrast between light and dark can make the work look more three-dimensional, too much contrast will cause difficulties in exposure, such as sunrise or sunset. Contrast control is extremely important at this time. Take the morning twilight as an example, there are three solutions to reduce the contrast.

HDR synthesis production

Due to the low tolerance of the camera’s photosensitive components, there is no way to reproduce the high-contrast details seen by the human eye. HDR (High Dymanic Range) refers to high dynamic range images, usually depending on the scene environment, through exposure bracketing to shoot 3-5 images with different exposure values (such as 2EV, -1EV, 0EV, +1EV, +2EV) ), then synthesize. Used to shoot the morning and dusk, you can get a picture of the sky will not be overexposed, and the ground will not become a piece of black.

HDR photos usually give people a fake feeling. In fact, this depends on the proficiency and aesthetics of each person’s software operation. Some people like heavy flavors, while others can make HDR very natural. In addition, many cameras now have a built-in HDR function, which automatically shoots 3 images with different exposure values for synthesis, which is very convenient. But the effect is not satisfactory. Therefore, if you are interested in HDR, it is better to work hard on the software post-production part.

Gradient dimmer

Gradient dimmer is a kind of filter lens, the light transmission from top to bottom decreases from full light transmission. The usage method is as follows: write down the value measured in the dark part, set the camera to manual exposure, and then use the measured value as the exposure value. When shooting, the camera must be fixed on the tripod, which is better for operation. Pick up the gradient filter and cover the over-bright part of the screen with the less light-transmitting part of the gradient. The intention is to reduce the exposure of the bright parts so that the contrast is not so big, so as to take an ideal photo (as shown below).

Shake the black card

The origin of the black card is untestable, but it is certain that it was invented by Taiwanese photographers, and it is not available in the world. Its purpose is very simple, it is to reduce the exposure of bright parts. It can be a piece of black hard cardboard, or it can be loaded with black gloves to cover the bright parts. Since it does not have a gradation like the aforementioned dimmer, it must be shaken up and down or left and right during exposure to avoid a black mark.

The method of use is very simple. The light is metered in the dark part first, and the exposure value is used to shoot. Then look through the viewing window or from the LiveView. The black card first aligns to cover the bright part, and then starts to shake after pressing the shutter, and then quickly pulls away before the shutter closes.

Remember, long time is better than short time. Therefore, depending on the amount of light, photographers often use the ND filter. When you start to shake, you have to count the time silently in your heart. And you must pull away before the shutter closes so that there will be no traces of black cards. Of course, we must fix the camera tightly on the tripod, and practice hard to be handy.

Use of spot metering

When shooting scenery outdoors, the control of contrast can be solved by the above-mentioned methods. If the contrast is not that great, in general, use weighing metering. But if you are worried about misjudgment of metering (for example, there is a large area of white or dark areas in the screen), you can use spot metering to take an ideal photo. Based on the experience of photographers, the following figure uses the spot metering mode to measure the midtones. And then add 0.5 to the EV value, so that the bright parts will not be overexposed. And the dark parts will not be underexposed.

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What is Softbox

Post author By Matthew Curtis
Post date March 11, 2021

Softbox is a housing designed to contain artificial light sources such as flashes, halogen lamps, etc. The reflective interior enhances the light output and projects it through the only escape method-the front diffuser, which creates a light quality that has long been appreciated by photographers and videographers, similar to the softer light one might find flowing through windows. Also softbox creates square or rectangular highlights on the reflective surface of the object. Due to the quality of the light emitted by this type of modifier, the “soft” name is stuck.

Softboxes were made of hard materials (such as plywood) at the early stage, which are different from today’s lightweight materials (such as polyester and nylon). Meanwhile, the philosophy is the same-light is contained because it is diffused through the translucent white panel and reflected inside the housing

Agility

Although not all softboxes are the same, softboxes are more capable of rendering diffuse light, unless you are using a umbrella with huge size such as 8`. Moreover, you can adjust the degree of diffusion available as needed. This is one of the reasons to consider buying a softbox with a movable front diffuser, which have removable internal baffles to prevent hot spots that is emitted. The front diffusers made by major manufacturers have different strengths, and some even have filter panels that can convert the output to daylight or tungsten balance depending on your source of lighting. No matter what cases, you can also choose not to use any diffusion, which will turn your softbox into a large reflector.

Softbox and reflective umbrella

Let’s briefly discuss the difference between a reflector umbrella and a softbox, because many photographers have put forward many different opinions on the old spare diffuser umbrella.

Reflective umbrellas are very easy to install, there is no doubt that, the mounting holes of these loops can be snapped into place without tension, although softbox manufacturers like ARRI have always come up with quick loops with connecting loops. In addition, there are softboxes from companies like Ledsfilm, which have an umbrella-like function, so we have at least part of the same status here.

Regardless of the size of the softbox and reflector, they can condense and focus the 180-degree beam angle of the light source. When used at the same distance, a larger reflector umbrella will have a larger beam angle than a smaller diffuser umbrella. Therefore, it is very important to match the size of the subject to the size of the object. In any case, the beam angle of the diffuser is about 135 degrees, and it is difficult to accommodate a lot of so-called “overflow light.”

Reflective umbrellas have many advantages, including they can form circular spotlights in the eyes of portrait subjects-rectangular reflections look less natural (unless you want to replicate the light from a window). You can also use a round mask on a rectangular or square softbox, while this is another step in the settings. Again, you can also buy an octagonal softbox, but I will introduce it later.

On the other hand, softboxes do contain lights, and I think it’s hard to question that they are much better than diffusers. Their beam angle is about 90 degrees, and they work right out of the box. Overflowing light is greatly reduced, and it is easier to guide light than a wider diffuser. In actual production, major softbox manufacturers will produce optional honeycomb grids to reduce the beam spread to 50 degrees, 45 degrees or even 10 degrees. This is a real benefit because the grid is a mirror. Provides directional control, has a soft, pleasing light quality and is easy to manage to contrast with open shadows. When you make position adjustments in the scene for light intensity adjustments, you are also unlikely to put a softbox in the lens.

The interior of the reflector and softbox can be gold, white or silver. The advantage of the reflector is that on the switchable reflector, you can replace the interior, and this process is not very simple. On the other hand, the softbox can accept other diffusions inside to create a softer light.

Shape classification of soft box

square

This shape is the favorite of portrait studios and is suitable for most shooting scenes, although full length shooting will be reduced, and the rendering of the spotlight is very similar to a long rectangle. The square softbox is very suitable for low-ceiling shooting spaces, whose shape is very suitable for small groups and head and shoulder portraits.

Rectangle

Most people think of this kind of rectangular softbox when they say “softbox”. The longer side is usually ideal for full-length portraits and vertical composition. Many softboxes have a fixed speed ring that can be rotated, so you can adjust the direction of the frame in landscape mode to get a wider horizontal coverage. The rectangular soft box projects window-like highlights on reflective objects, however, the spotlight it creates in the eyes of portrait subjects is not ideal.

Long strip

The long strip box can also present a pleasing soft light, but it can be better closed and aimed at the target than the standard rectangular, square or octagonal wide sink. The size of the rectangular soft box is approximately 1:1.3 (the ratio of the short side to the long side), and the strip storage area is approximately 1:4, making it very suitable for edge or edge lighting to separate the object from the background and on top The lighting of individuals or groups depends on the size of the softbox. Long strip shape also makes it easy to illuminate the background from above or below, and makes it easier to create “gradient” backgrounds for product shooting. In glassware and other reflective objects, the ribbon-shaped levee creates long and elegant highlights.

Fabric mesh

This is currently the best softbox accessory on the market. When not in use, the fabric grid can be folded flat, and while maintaining soft light quality and manageable contrast, it reduces the spread of the beam. The grid has 20-degree, 30-degree, 40-degree and 60-degree extensions. Directional control and overflow light control can be added to make it very useful. It can be used as a side light or light on a boom just blocked by an umbrella. When the grid is used as the main light source, it can well isolate the subject from the background, thus presenting an elegant painting style.

The size of the soft box

The basis for choosing the size of the softbox is the coverage required by the subject and the quality of light that you are looking for. Generally, unless you use the full portrait effect, you will not use a 54 x 72-inch soft box for shooting, nor a 12 x 16-inch soft box for head shots or small target shots. However, the quality of the light must be considered, which is related to the size. The further away your subject, plus its size relative to the softbox, the mroe difficult and rougher the light source will be. Although it is not a “point light source”, the soft box is closer to this definition than the larger light box, but if you pull back the 54 x 72″ far enough, you can match the 12 x 16″ appearance.

The shape and size of the softbox control the shape of the light projected on the subject. For example, most of the surface area of a large softbox is wasted on the head, but it is ideal for small and medium-sized groups. Among other factors, this is the reason for using softboxes of different sizes and shapes.

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What is the Power of Commonly Used LED Film and Television Lights

Post author By Matthew Curtis
Post date March 9, 2021

How to choose video light

More and more people start to like photography, so it is very important to equip yourself with a set of suitable equipment. After you have a camera, you will lose the photography lamp. Only with the lamp can you take more beautiful photos. What should I pay attention to when purchasing? Let’s take a look at how to choose a photography light.

Buy low-power lamps for small studios: the shooting space is less than 5 square meters, and the ceiling height is less than 3.1 meters. It is best to buy lamps of about 200W, not more than 400W.
Buy high-power lamps for large studios: the shooting space is more than 20 square meters, and the ceiling height is more than 3.5 meters. It is best to buy 400W or 600W lamps.
The power of the external flashing light is not inferior to the studio light, but because the recycling speed is slow and it is easy to get hot, you must consider the shooting mode; if you often shoot continuously, it is recommended to buy a studio light.
The studio lights have extra light, single light and electric barrel. It is recommended that ordinary people start with outside light and single light first. If high-speed continuous shooting is required, electric barrel is more suitable.
Some photography lights are dedicated and cannot be used universally. Moreover, some photography lights need to be driven by powerful batteries. Therefore, the existing battery capacity must be considered when purchasing photography lights, and additional purchases may be required if necessary.

The power of commonly used LED movie lights

LED video light is a common equipment in photographic equipment. LED video light is also called LED studio light and LED flat panel light. It is mainly used for studio lighting layout, video, micro film shooting, etc. In reality, many photographers often This equipment is used. There is no accurate rated range for the power of LED video lights. The minimum power is only 20w, while the maximum power can reach 2000w. Different shooting scenes require different power LED video lights. The power of the more common LED video lights Between 30w–400w.

For ordinary studios, a set of high-power LED movie lights with three or four lights is indispensable, while smaller LED movie lights are good! For example, Ledsfilm’s LS-BCL-600 6-module kit is often used by Bollywood and Hollywood film and television circles to shoot promotional poster videos. Although the power is only 600w, the LED lamp beads used are bright enough and the color temperature can be adjusted according to flexible choice for the needs of different scenarios.

If you are shooting in a larger studio or outdoors, you need more powerful LED video lights. Here I recommend ledsfilm LS-BCL-1000 high-power LED movie lights. This lamp has a power of 100w and uses full-spectrum LED lamp beads of the same standard as the German Alai, which makes it have higher brightness. This lamp is equivalent to The brightness of ordinary LED lamp bead film and television lamp is 3000w, but the volume of LS-BCL-1000 is significantly smaller and lighter, which is more suitable for outdoor shooting.

Choosing the power of the Led video light needs to be determined according to your own shooting needs. You cannot blindly think that the greater the power, the better! Only by choosing suitable shooting needs can we create satisfactory light and shadow effects.

How to choose film and television lighting equipment

Today, as new media communication methods such as video recording, online celebrity live broadcasts, and e-commerce product shooting are becoming more and more popular, LED film and television lamps as continuous lighting sources are widely used in camera photography due to their unique functions and advantages. Compared with traditional incandescent lamps, LED photography lights have many advantages in terms of power consumption, color temperature, and color reproduction. Compared with flashes, the ease of operation and “visible and available” features of LED video lights allow photography It becomes easier and faster.

The application range of LED video lights in photography continues to expand, and the types of LED video lights in the international market have surged. How to choose a fully functional and easy-to-use inexpensive product in the dazzling LED video lighting market is really a headache. The SPL-600, a high-power multi-function LED movie light launched by Ledsfilm in 2018, is very popular due to its high power, accurate color temperature, high brightness, and high CRI. Today we will use this light in video shooting and night scenes. The user experience of portraits and other aspects will show you and understand the movie lights in depth.

SPL-600 is a high-power multi-function led video light that is professional for video shooting and also taking into account plane photography. Considering that video shooting mostly uses multiple lights with lighting, SPL-600 subdivides hard light and soft light. Different configurations can also provide dual color temperature and single color temperature display configuration, which is convenient for users to easily create different light and shadow effects through flexible combinations. Its characteristics are as follows:

★2-in-1 hard & Soft Light

this product comes with versatile accessories that can turn your continous lighting from hard light to soft box light with 30 seconds. Various filters and softbox size can be selected. All you need to do is to carry one single lights and numerous accessories. No screw driver or other tools are need during the replacement.

★2 times Power boosting for ultra-bright illumination

if you happen to require instant high power lighting for your filming work. You may need to carry bulky equipment, which cost more to transport. Nonetheless, Ledsfilm LED Power Boosting technique solves this issue. Our power boost function increases the lumen output of the lights by 2 times. For instance, a 600W LED can be driven to 1200W light output for 10 minutes. The advantage is that you have no need to buy the more expensive luminary and save your space. It is suitable for film makers who need temporary high power studio lighting. The maximum power our product achieved is 3000 watt (base on 15OOW super boost).

★Extra light weight for better portability:

this product is made of quality aluminum alloy that is strong yet light. To protect the equipment, we offer customized transport case.

★ all-in-one power supply—fit for all of our film lights. Our power supply fits for all our studio lighting products with equivalent watage. For instance, the driver of 600w LED hard light can be applied to this 600W LED softbox light.

★ Easy refurbishment – reuse all the parts in the future. Modular design allows you to reuse the parts of the lights.for instance, the power supply, battery, LED chips can be removed and substitute to our other products.

★Easy dimming: Different scenes need different brightness levels. Some people may think that we need to carry several different video lights. In fact, only one photo- graphic lighting device with adjustable brightness is sufficient. Our product supports 10 100% dimming, and thus you can have almost full control of the brightness for different shooing scenes. The control panel is easy to use and compact.

★ 80% energy saving and 80000 Hours Long lifespan. LED is the best studio lighting among tungsten, HMI and fluorescent because of its high energy efficiency. For instance, the lOOW LED Produces are the same brightness of 800-lOOOW tungsten lights. It is because around 90% energy is wasted as heat loss for tungsten. LED is a contemporary, relatively cool light source that turns 95% power input directly into light energy. Another benefit is that LED has much longer life span than the above traditional lamps. LED has 8 to 10 times higher service life than these conventional equipment.

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What is Soft Light

Post author By Matthew Curtis
Post date February 26, 2021

Introduction to Soft Light

Soft light refers to a photography light with soft light and no obvious shadows, suitable for reflecting the shape and color of objects, and giving people a soft and delicate feeling. The light from the flash can be softened to make the photo look more natural.

Its principle is to transform the direct light from the rigid flash through the high-temperature-resistant translucent plastic into soft diffused light, eliminating the annoying highlight spots on portraits and other objects, making your photos as beautiful and natural as those taken in a studio .

Generally speaking, soft light and hard light are actually the quality of light used in photography, which refers to the hard and soft characteristics of light. The so-called hard refers to the shadows produced by light that are clear and dense, with sharp outlines and high contrast, and the so-called soft refers to the soft and unclear shadows produced by light, with gradual contours and low contrast. Hard light has obvious directionality, it can make the subject have a sharp contrast between light and dark, which is helpful for the performance of texture. Hard light tends to give people a sense of fortitude and vitality, while soft light has no obvious directionality. It is suitable for reflecting the shape and color of objects, but it is not good at expressing the texture of objects. Soft light often gives people a soft and delicate feeling.

Bi-color LED video soft light is a patented product specially developed for meeting rooms, lecture halls, auditoriums and studios.

Name: Bi-color LED video soft light

Model: LS-BCL600

Voltage: AC 100~250V 50/60Hz

Light source: High efficiency Bridgelux LEDs

Power: 600W

Color temperature: 3200K~5700K

The bi-color soft light is one of our company’s patented products. It is an adjustable angle three-color soft light, which is composed of a fixed bracket, a lamp panel cover and a lamp panel rear cover.

There is a small round hole on each of the four corners of the fixed bracket, and there is a U-shaped card slot on each corresponding two sides in the fixed bracket, which includes:

There is an elastic steel sheet on the side of a U-shaped card slot. The wave-shaped recessed light return plate is sleeved and fixed in the lamp panel cover, the lamp tube socket is installed on an inner side of the lamp panel cover, and the lamp tube bracket is installed on the corresponding side surface to form the lamp panel cover. There are rows of heat dissipation holes on the two long sides of the back cover of the lamp panel.

—The positioning support frame and the supporting screw fixing frame are fixed on the two corresponding short sides in the back cover of the lamp panel,

–The electronic rectifier, power socket and power switch are fixed on the back cover of the lamp panel.

The advantages of this product are that it does not block the line of sight, is not dazzling, and can adjust the projection angle. It can be widely used in video conference rooms, academic lecture halls, electronic classrooms, and studios as TV camera lighting fixtures.

Features

The lamp body is a high-strength lamp body made of light steel plate. The lamp body is resistant to high temperature, sturdy and durable, and has good heat dissipation performance.

It adopts high-quality lamp base and the contact is made of high-quality alloy material, which has the characteristics of good electrical conductivity, anti-sparking, high-temperature arc resistance, good contact and long service life.

The reflector is made of orange peel mirror aluminum plate, and the surface is sandblasted to ensure that the curve of the reflection system is complete. The two sets of reflectors are combined to form the best secondary reflection system to achieve the best optical effect of the lamp during use.

This high-efficiency lighting, uniform and soft light, large illumination range, good reflection performance, and easy color change. It is widely used in film and television production. It is the most suitable light source for studios and studio audiences. The light source chooses domestic and international standard Bridgelux or CREE LED beads. The lamp has three control modes: manual, lever control and electromechanical control for users to choose.

Advantages of Bi-color LED Video lights

★There are two key components of Bi-color soft light: one is the lamp bead and the other is the driving power supply. The lamp beads determine the color temperature, color rendering index, light efficiency and life of the soft light. The high-order harmonic content of LED drive power is an important indicator for studio lighting (20KHz to 70KHz). Too high harmonics will directly affect the audio signal produced by TV. In addition, the color rendering index of soft light varies according to different brands of lamp beads. For example, in the soft light suitable for TV studio 3000K color temperature, the color rendering index of Bridgelux, CREE XTE is 90-100, and the luminous efficiency It is 130 LM/W, while the color rendering index of OSRAM or PHILIPS is 80-89, and the luminous efficiency is 100 LM/W. The color rendering index is high, and the cost is higher. According to the requirements of the color rendering index of TV lighting, the studio should use CREE XTE lamp beads as the light source. Therefore, it is very important to choose a qualified soft light. Therefore, when we choose a soft light, we must look for the high-order harmonic content of the driving power supply and the parameters of the lamp beads.

★Bi-color soft light is a color temperature (3200K~5700K) composed of red, green, and blue light. Its properties are relatively stable, and its light beam fully meets the color temperature requirements of the camera. In the dimming process, the light-emitting color temperature will not change with the change of brightness, so the color temperature of the shot pictures is stable, the details are clear, and the colors are vivid.

★The light-emitting area is large, the illuminance is uniform, and it is projected on the subject without scattered shadows, so the difficulty of lighting is relatively reduced. And, because of its soft light, it is very delicate when irradiated on the face of the person, making the subject feel very comfortable. The captured images also have an effect that is more “natural”, “softer”, and closer to real life, and this effect is what our majority of TV lighting workers strive for.

★High luminous efficiency, economical and energy-saving. Bi-color soft light only emits visible light and hardly emits light in other spectrums such as infrared, so it hardly emits heat and is a veritable “cold light”. Under the same illuminance, the power consumption of the Bi-color soft light is only about one-tenth of that of the heat source, which not only saves electricity but also reduces the energy consumption of the air conditioner, and can even completely eliminate the air conditioner. It can save more than 90% of the total operating cost of the studio.

★The service life of the lamp tube is more than 50,000 hours. This is incomparable with the service life of tungsten halogen lamps ranging from tens of hours to more than one hundred hours. Therefore, the replacement cost is greatly reduced, and the daily maintenance workload of the technicians is greatly reduced.

★Make the studio environment more comfortable. Because the cold light source overcomes the shortcomings of high-temperature radiation generated by the hot light source, even if the light is turned on for a long time, there is no temperature change in the studio. And the light it emits is soft and not dazzling, and the studio staff will be more conducive to their full performance in this comfortable environment. Because of the above-mentioned advantages of Bi-color soft light, looking at many international TV stations, cold light sources are becoming the preferred lighting method for small and medium-sized studios such as news and interviews.

Disadvantages of this lamp

The illumination distance of the bi-color soft light is relatively short, generally between 2.5 meters and 3 meters, which is not conducive to the shooting of large scenes. Once the panoramic view is taken, it is easy to cause the lens to pass through.
Because the soft light uses more lamp beads and has a larger light-emitting area, it uses the ring lighting method usually used in European and American television media. The faces of the people photographed are often due to the lack of main light and auxiliary light. , The illumination is too uniform and lacks texture, the shape is not vivid enough, and the lines are not clear enough. In addition, because the light of the soft light is relatively “flat” and not three-dimensional enough, we Asians are not like Europeans and Americans with well-defined faces, so they can’t shape the facial features of the characters well, and sometimes even expose some of the shortcomings of the characters. It makes the captured picture look like a still picture, lacking a sense of three-dimensionality and being too rigid.

Effective application

Cold and hot mixed usage

Use 600W bi-color soft light as the basic lighting (circular lighting method), and use a 1000W spotlight to supplement the backlight and the main light, which can make up for each other’s deficiencies, so as to achieve better results.

Illumination distance modeling method

Using bi-color soft light as the basic lighting (circular lighting method), due to the difference in the amount of light produced by the distance between the luminaire and the subject, the size of the tone produced will also be different: such as In the live broadcast of news programs, the distance between the main light and backlight and the subject can be set to two meters, and then the distance between the auxiliary light and the subject is set to 3 meters, so as to achieve the specific goal of a breakthrough in character modeling.

Adjust the light and shadow shape

Use the change of the size of the lamp to adjust the light and shadow shape to achieve the desired effect. That is to use bi-color soft light as the basic lighting (circular lighting method), and for the main light and backlight, use a lamp with a larger wattage and a larger number of lamp beads, such as a 15W × 32 lamp, and in addition to the auxiliary In terms of light and modified light, lamps with a small wattage and a small number of lamp beads, such as 36W×2 lamps, can be used. The background light can be adjusted appropriately according to the distance between the background film and the announcer. Generally speaking, 36W×4 lamps can be used for news programs.

Soft Lights Studio Lights Education

Professional LED studio Lights for Photographer

Post author By Matthew Curtis
Post date February 23, 2021

Classification and characteristics of photography lights

The function of the photography light on the camera is the same as the function of the flashlight on the camera. It is a very important equipment in the shooting process, such as barbecue and camping at night. The photography process cannot be separated from the photography light; Very important role. Below, the editor of Xianji.com will introduce you the classification and characteristics of photography lights, how to use them, and their placement.

Classification and characteristics of photography lights

Three primary colors cold light: accurate color temperature, cold light source, mainly used in studios and conference rooms.
Dysprosium lamp: used for film and television production.
News light: necessary for photography and video enthusiasts and journalists, easy to carry, light in size, and practical.
Halogen lamps: traditional lamps and heat sources.
Outdoor shooting light: easy to carry, suitable for temporary shooting.
Spotlight: Mainly used for stage and studio.
Stage lights: There are many types, which can create a stage atmosphere.
Flash: stage.
LED lamps: energy saving and long life.

How to use the photography light

In some complex environments such as night, indoors, hotels, cars, elevators, etc., if you want to shoot beautiful pictures, you need to use light reasonably. The following describes how to fill light in several environments.

Instructions for shooting small scenes

Ledsfilm photography light has one of the most amazing applications. In many movies and TV series, the lens in the car is inseparable. The lighting of the car scene has always been the most headache for the lighting engineer and photographer. According to the actual application experience of a certain crew, HLD -60 (60W) is a good solution to the lighting needs of the car when it is stopped and driving. The method of use is to use a hose holder with a suction cup for the camera to fix the HLD-60 on the window glass, and adjust the brightness and angle. In fact, ledsfilm photography lights have quite a lot of excellent performance in small environments, such as in elevators, these are essential shooting locations for modern dramas. Of course, in a large shooting environment, the light is also suitable for the delineation of details.

In shooting character shapes, the use of Ledsfilm photography light and soft cover is very effective: the brightness is adjustable, the color rendering is good, and the details such as the light of the eyes of the characters can be outlined. Appropriate addition of auxiliary light sources can make better character image effects, which adds new and operable technical conditions to photographic art.

In film lighting and photographic lighting, the basic technical requirements are the same, but each has its own requirements in specific occasions. For example, photographic lighting is in photographic works, and the level of detail is much higher than that of TV shooting. Especially for point and line lighting, the use of modern lighting technology will greatly improve the shooting effect, but TV images have entered the era of high-definition, so the lighting requirements have also increased.

Description of lighting design for character interview

Personal interviews are usually in offices, residences, hotels and other places. At this time, the environment is more complicated. The traditional lamps are inconvenient to pull the power cord, the power is large, and they take up space. These will consume your precious time and resources. The following briefly introduces the method of lighting with high-efficiency LED photography lights: This type of interview ambient light is generally based on 5600K color temperature, so we need to choose two to three 200W Ledsfilm photography lights with a color temperature of 5600K.

Pay attention to make full use of the natural light outside the window when lighting. It may become your main light or contour light. Use a mobile 50W photography light to lay out other scenes. In short, you must build the main light, auxiliary light and contour light with the light on site. Through these treatments, the on-site illumination can reach 600—800 LUX, and a perfect lighting environment is presented in front of you.

News shooting instructions

In most news shooting environments, except for the special lighting environment, in theory all need to fill light. These under-light lenses can be seen in the news programs of various TV stations every day. In fact, the supplementary light during news shooting is very simple. According to the lightness and long battery life of the Ledsfilm camera light, it only needs to be installed on the nose of the camera.

The camera can turn on the lights synchronously, which is very convenient to use. Most of the shooting environment is under 5600K color temperature, the angle of the lamp head is 45 degrees, and the illuminance can increase by 200-300 LUX when it is two meters away from the subject. When you use this lamp to take a few news, you will find that there is no compensation. The light picture is really inferior. In fact, it is only a few hundred LUX, after using HCAN-100 for small-range fill light, the picture has been greatly improved!

Position of the photography light

The most basic position of the photography light is 45 degrees above the side (left or right) of the shooting object, which is the two positions commonly used in photography scenes, the upper left or the upper right. The reason why this location is preferred is to simulate the lighting effect of natural light, which conforms to the general visual habits.

The position of the main light determines the basic purpose and effect of the lighting, but the light effect has a visual texture difference, which is generally referred to as “soft” and “hard”. “Soft” means soft light, and “hard” means concentrated light. Beginner to learn lighting, soft lighting is easy to use and effective. So you can install a soft light device on this lamp, such as a soft box or a reflective umbrella.

The placement of photography lights.

When shooting indoors with multiple lights, there is a principle to follow, that is, there is only one sun, no matter how many lights, it only plays an effect and auxiliary role, and there is only one main light. No matter how the light position changes, the main light is the key to the entire shooting. When using two lights, one must be used as the main light, and the other as a supplementary light or called an auxiliary light.

In a black studio, there is only one main light, so there will be more obvious shadows and projections on the background of some creases and edges of the subject that are not illuminated by the main light. The degree is determined by the “soft and hard” degree of the main light).

If you want to reduce the blackness of these shadows, you can add a second light, that is, auxiliary light. Since each lamp will bring its own new shadow, the auxiliary lamp is generally placed close to the camera. The shadow produced by such angle lighting is the smallest, and the softer the auxiliary light, the better.

Fill light method for outdoor photography

When shooting outdoors, it is mostly done in the morning or evening. If the light is good, it is easy to master the exposure when shooting in light.

When shooting in rainy weather, when the shooting location is inside buildings, woods, cars, etc., in a weak light environment, in order to better highlight the subject, express the texture of the character’s skin and clothes, increase the brightness of the character, and make the eyes of the character In order to produce catch light, or to obtain a safe shutter speed, or when the person is in a backlit position, it is necessary to use the method of supplement light to take a perfect image of the person.

When the character receives strong side backlighting, the strong light source often results in a “yin and yang face” with too obvious contrast between light and dark, which is often said to be too large. At this time, it is also necessary to fill in the backlight side appropriately (some will say I need this tone, that’s another matter) to soften the light on the face and body of the character.

Tools to fill light

At present, there are many kinds of fill light tools, the most commonly used are LED photography fill light, fill light stick, flash, reflector and reflector umbrella.

Ways to fill light

★LED fill light and fill light stick fill light

These two types of light supplement tools are external constant bright light sources, which are convenient to carry, can also adjust parameters, and have different color temperatures. When placed, you can see the shooting effect. It can be called what you see is what you get. It is a good light supplement tool.

★Reflective plate or reflective umbrella fill light

Reflectors or umbrellas are one of the most common ways to fill light. Natural light needs to be reflected on the face to complete the fill light. It can be used when the face is too dark or the light contrast is too large. The prerequisite for the reflector or umbrella to fill the light is to have enough light source for the best effect.

There are shortcomings of using reflectors or umbrellas to fill light: one is that someone needs to cooperate, and it cannot be used when shooting alone. Another shortcoming is that it is not very convenient to carry around.

★Flash fill light

The flash is an external light source. If you take a picture when there is no sunlight or the light is bad and you need to fill up the light, the flash fill light will come in handy. The flash fill light is usually top-flash or off-camera flash. Both methods are available. Off-camera flash is preferable, but the flash fill light should pay attention to the way of lighting during the flash. Try not to directly aim at the face, otherwise the face The part will appear too bright, giving the viewer the feeling of stiff light, usually you can install a diffuser or adjust the lighting angle to avoid it.

How to choose the fill light method

Now more and more photographers start to use the constant bright light source fill light to shoot videos/photos. The fill light can give the photographer a “what you see is what you get” effect, which makes it more convenient to adjust the light and also adjust the color temperature. It also saves the work process before and after. And basically it is done in one step, eliminating the need for repeated trial shooting.

In the choice of supplement light equipment, the performance of Ledsfilm photography supplement light is very powerful, dual color temperature can be adjusted at will, stepless dimming, RGB full color, APP control, built-in high-capacity battery, small size, long life, low Features such as power consumption. The TLCI index reaches the level of 95, which is higher than the fill light of the same level and can control the lighting flexibly.

You may ask what is TLCI? TLCI is a standard recommended by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to evaluate the quality of the color performance of television and film lighting. A value from 0 to 100 is used to indicate the degree of color reproduction of the light source in the TV lighting environment. The higher the value, the higher the degree of reproduction and the better the color rendering effect.

Ledsfilm is an independent brand focusing on the design, research and development, manufacturing, sales and service of LED photography fill light. The main products are: photography fill light, handheld fill light, waterproof fill light stick, RGB fill light, smart APP fill light, professional accessories. In the future development process, we always adhere to the mission of high-quality, cost-effective, diversified, and technologically advanced photographic equipment products, and strive to provide high-quality light sources for the majority of photographers and film and television workers.

Soft Lights Studio Lights Education

Stage Lighting and Lighting Color Application_Part II

Post author By Matthew Curtis
Post date February 8, 2021

about Lighting

Any dramatic performance, in addition to the outdoor daytime performance, needs a set of lights to illuminate. If lighting is the only function of stage lights, then as long as a group of fluorescent lamps are arranged to hang on the stage, it can provide actors and scenery props with a smooth light. However, it is obvious that stage lighting is more useful than ordinary lighting. A group of efficient stage lighting can connect the visual elements of a production and increase the enjoyment of the audience.

What Is Stage Lighting?

Stage lighting has diversity and regularity, the most important feature of which is to let the audience’s mood change with the change of light color, the feeling of ups and downs can be closer to the plot and character emotion.

Stage lighting includes:

The front desk lamp (the catwalk lamp in the ceiling of the auditorium) is usually used as the surface light.
Four rows of lights on the stage (the first row lights the faces of the actors and the second row lights the heads of the actors)

Body effect: the third row lights the back, and the fourth row lights the scene)

Left and right side lights

These are the ranges of a stage lighting designer.

Different lighters, color chips and angles can be arranged and combined into tens of thousands of light after changing the design. It not only enriches the expression and action of actors, but also creates another space and time, especially in creating an atmosphere and strengthening the mood. It has almost the same function as music, except that it uses light and shade and color to symbolize and imply the plot.

Take words as an example. Actors and scenes are real, while light is virtual. Designers should use their brains and techniques to express such abstract adjectives as “melancholy” and “indignant”. So when you watch a play, you don’t need narration or lines. From the hue and brightness of the stage, you can understand the season, climate and time of the play, as well as the emotional changes of the characters. Generally speaking, comedies use warm colors while tragedies use cool colors.

Of course, shadow without tone is also an excellent way of expression. In fact, the director’s idea of lighting is one of the main factors for him to maintain the consistent style of the whole play. Generally speaking, dim light is used for tragedy and horror films, while bright light is a warm and optimistic theme.

Functions of Lighting

(1) Selective visibility and concentration:

In the theater, we often use a sentence to describe the function of lighting: “we only show the audience what we want to show them”. We light up the part we want to show the audience and leave the other parts in the dark. Therefore, the selective visibility is that the lighting is layered and selective according to the location of the stage or the importance of the characters. Since human eyes are particularly sensitive to light, when there is still light on the stage, the audience will focus their eyes on the place with light, in other words, the light is equivalent to the searchlight that leads the audience to find the key points at any time during the performance.

(2) Present the set space-time situation:

In some scenes, the conditions about time and space have been prompted or implied. For example, this scene takes place in the morning or afternoon of a certain day in a certain month of a certain year, and the real time in the space-time of these dramas becomes the basic condition for lighting design to follow, so as to determine the direction and color of the light source, such as the effect of creating afternoon sunlight by lighting, or the effect of early morning in winter, or the effect of maple leaf in autumn, etc.

(3) Color the stage to set the mood:

The stage space is a canvas, and the stage, scenery, clothing and other things, if there is no light, will not be able to be seen by people, so lighting is the tool, brush and pigment of directors and designers. They paint the stage picture bit by bit. This has two meanings: one is that the scenery and clothing are seen by the audience, showing its original color, the other is the color of the light itself, which can create a certain atmosphere and effect on the stage.

To take a simple example, the colored light of the light is often divided into two systems: one is cold color light, the other is warm color light, the cold color light is mainly blue, and the warm color light is yellow or red Both of them can create different senses. This basic sense and atmosphere can help actors perform and act on the stage. This is an effect achieved by stage lighting.

(4) Shaping space and form:

Stage lighting can clearly cut the stage space, separate the various performance areas, as well as the background, middle and small areas scene, foreground and other levels, showing the depth of field of the stage, to achieve a complete visual effect. Furthermore, lighting plays a very important role in the use of space in different theater forms

How to Make Lighting

Performing art attaches great importance to practical experience. Therefore, people who study the art of lighting, in addition to the theory and use of appliances, are taught in the classroom, and practical experience occupies a great weight. Novices follow the master like a little apprentice to learn to color, install colored paper and so on. Continue to accumulate experience through actual operations.

The first step of stage lighting design is to read the script!

But the focus and angle of reading is different from that of actors. They have to practice seeing scenes and the whole picture, the emotional changes of the drama, find out the turning point, and transform into the rhythm, intensity and color of light. Because the design is such an abstract performing art, most designers think that the most important thing in learning is to understand life. Everything in life is worth and must be paid attention to. In one’s personal life, one can dabble in music, fine arts, history or Chinese poetry, ancient paintings, etc. In fact, the absorption of information and the observation of works are very important. Lighting design must be discussed with the director, set designer and makeup artist,

In order to seek the unity of interpretation angle, we should make further communication and compromise. Rehearsal, of course, can not be absent, every gesture, expression, eyes, must be familiar as the performer, in order to accurately use light to replace the emotion to be expressed. With the software preparation, we must also understand the lighting, lamp shape, space, height and equipment of the performance venue, so that the design will not be unrealistic.

The perfect performance involves the overall cooperation, especially the backstage workers use the whole stage table as soon as the curtain opens, the scenery, lighting, sound effects, etc. will begin to perform. Technical rehearsal is related to the performance quality, especially for lighting. During rehearsal, he can understand whether the atmosphere and effect he wants are appropriate or insufficient, and try to modify them.

In addition to the difficulties before the performance, there are also situations during the performance. Because in the actual performance

After all, it’s a rather boring job to operate computer switches and lighting hubs, so we need to work hard to avoid mistakes.

What Kind of Realm is the Target of a Lighting Designer

Simplicity is beauty.
Don’t be fancy, overwhelming, set off the theme without self-expression.
It can set off the atmosphere and spirit, allowing the audience to accept and blend naturally, but does not feel its existence, this is a good design.

The highest ideal is “less is more”, hoping to reach the realm of returning to nature, rather than change with many colors, he tried his best to remind people of the “existence” of light. Of course, the color may be more abstract, but the audience feels real and has more profound emotional expression. Perhaps this is related to the basic abstract character of lighting design and application. As for novices in this field, the most important thing is to have a sense of ambition. In addition to multi-faceted involvement and efforts, they also need to cultivate patience, sensibility and carefulness. These three factors are the most important factors, from installation to disassembly, from feeling the plot to design.

Different from other arts, lighting design is the most direct way to learn from nature, but it also needs the most attention that only long rumination can give full play to the artistic expression of creation. This rumination not only refers to the cultivation of designers themselves, but also includes the research and innovation of science and technology.

Besides the sense of achievement, where is the charm of lighting? Maybe it’s like someone in the lighting industry said, it’s like life. You can’t go back and start over. You have to keep looking for beauty from mistakes and regrets!

Lighting production process

Lighting Design:

Read the script well: we must understand the content of the performance, do the analysis work, and have an in-depth understanding of the performance, find out the turning point of the plot atmosphere, and determine the desired effect of each paragraph according to the script.

2.Regular lighting: participate in rehearsals from time to time, understand the content and location of the performance, and communicate with the director, actors and actresses, music, clothing and other departments after repeated discussions to determine the q-point, creative concept and effect, determine the first draft of lighting, after repeated amendments to the first draft. Before the actual performance, the final draft can be changed at any time according to the performance situation.
(to be Continued)

Soft Lights

Portable Studio Lighting & Battery Powered LED Soft Makeup Lights

Post author By Admin
Post date February 28, 2018

We are experienced manufacturer of quality and cheap portable studio lighting for novice YouTubers. With the use of our battery powered LED soft panel lights, you can shoot your makeup photography and product review video at outdoor area such as lawn field and building. Bi-color control and dimmable switch lighting equipment for photography are equipped. Our portable LED studio lights for beginner use has a wide range of power such as 50 watt, 60 watt, 100 watt, 150 watt and 200 watt, as well as 500W, 1000W, 1500W and 2000W high power filming light for professional film directors or film directors. If you are thinking of fluorescent or tungsten replacement of portable studio lights, LED would be your best choice. It is because LED has very high CRI, life span and energy efficiency.

Bi-color and dimmable switch or LED portable studio lights

In order to assist you to have the best video lighting during your film shooting, we add the color temperature and brightness control panel. You have no need to worry about the control will be very difficult. Our bi-color and dimmable portable soft filming lights have use-friendly interface for beginners. You can slide along the know to get cool or warm color, as well as brighter or dimmer lights for makeup photography. LED lighting is so flexible that you can manipulate the dimmer and bi-color switch on lighting equipment at the same time.

High CRI & Energy saving

The LED studio lighting with portable stands and battery kit has extremely high CRI of 95, which greatly enhance your YouTube video and photography filming experience. although tungsten has high value as well, its energy efficiency is very poor. When it comes to energy saving, LED is always the first and only choice because it saves up to 90% energy!

Main Spec.

Model no: LS-SPL-100/300/600/1200/1500
Power output: 100W, 300W, 600W, 1200W or 1500W
Lumen output: 13000lm, 39000lm, 78000lm, 156000lm, 195000lm respectively.
Driver (AC): Meanwell
Battery (DC): 18650 Lithium
CRI: 95
CCT: 2800 – 7500K
Bi-color control: Yes
Water resistant: Yes
Warranty: 5 Years

To get the quote and more info, please feel free to contact us by shooting us an email to edwinhu@ledsfilm.com, or you are welcome to fill in our contact form. We are looking forward to your message.

Soft Lights

1000W LED Soft Panel Light with Dimmable and Bi-color Control

Post author By Admin
Post date February 27, 2018

LedsFilm manufactures quality but cheap LED soft panel lights of 1000 watt, which is suitable for studio video supplementary lighting. With its wireless bi-color and brightness control, you can create your own atmosphere. The dimmable switch for the 1000W soft panel LED light can adjust the brightness from 0 to 100% with ease. The customization of barn door and other attachment such as external battery and solar panel is also possible! Tungsten and fluorescent replacement for soft panel light with LED is beneficial, in terms of energy efficiency, CRI and life span. Since we have the large factory, we can control the whole manufacturing process of the LED filming light, and thus have a very good quality control.

Dimmable and bi-color LED soft panel lights

Our LED filming lights are 100% dimmable, and thus you can manipulate the brightness in accordance with different scenario. An all-rounded LED soft panel light should have bi-color function as well. The color temperature of our 1000W LED model is ranged from 2800 to 7500K. The bi-color and dimmable switch is incorporated in a single wireless controller.

Flicker-free video lights

LED has the advantage of non-flickering illumination. Inside studio, significant fluctuation will be quite irritating and affecting the film shooting. To prevent this, LedsFilm develops 1000W anti-flickering LED soft panel photography light that is compatible to 5000Hz to 6000Hz high speed camera.

95+ CRI

Color render index is the vital parameter we should consider. Our soft panel light 1000 watt is equipped with high quality optics that allow true color experience.

Longer life span of LED soft panel

After replacing the fluorescent or tungsten soft panel lighting to LED, the life span raises to 80,000 hours, which is 8 to 10 times higher. Besides, LED can produce intense and high power light easily, which is far more better than fluorescent.

Customized Accessories

Barn doors, battery kits, dimmable switch, bi-color knob, movable stands can be tailor-made for each order. According to your needs and budget, we can customize the best 1000W LED studio soft panel light lighting equipment with low price. Please feel free to contact us at email edwinhu@ledsfilm.com to explore more. You are welcome to fill in the contact form as well. We are looking forward to your message.

Soft Lights

Revolt

Post author By Admin
Post date February 22, 2018

Product description

The Revolt is our standard LED Softbox. The Revolt helps the light become more diffused and evenly spread out. You can achieve a great luminosity output (three times as much as a conventional light), while reducing your electricity bill. The Revolt is an area focused light, less specific to a single spot, and which creates a more natural look and freedom of movement for the subjects or actors.

CRI 95

We can proudly announce that our Soft box’s CRI is 95, when most LED lights don’t even achieve CRI above 90. The colour rendering index (CRI) of a light source is a quantitative measure of its ability to reproduce the colours of various objects faithfully in comparison with an ideal light source. Therefore, our LED soft light recaptures the typical characteristics of a natural light source, which is perfect for filming, and is a worthy replacement for high-power conventional lights.

LED panels reach 1200 Watt (comparable to standard 6000W)

Each of our compact individual LED panels (120 x 60 x 15 cm), will be reaching up to 1200W, which is comparable to 10.000 W in a conventional light panel. This high power solution, will help you illuminate large areas in a much straightforward way.

Comparison Between LED and Conventional Lamp

Size Expansion and Customization

Our individual standard size softbox is 600 x 1200 mm. What’s more, different individual units can be combined or mounted into each other, through a unique system we have developed, creating a much larger soft box. This is an amazing advantage, as you will be able to enlarge or reduce the dimensions of the soft light, regarding the context under which you will be filming, without the need to bring along different products.

soft_box_revolt_example — Soft Box Revolt

Green spike free

For the past few years, the LED technology faced the “green spike” issue or problem. This happened not because they were putting out extra green, but rather because the LEDs were deficient in creating photons in the rest of the colour spectrum.

Our R&D department reached a breakthrough in this regard, by correcting the deficiencies. Currently, our LED light is probably the first to have such high-power, while keeping the green colour controlled. As it is known, green doesn’t go along well with film shooting, since it distorts the natural colouring. Revolt Soft box, has overcome this problem.

Easier Post-Production Adjustment

With the Revolt softbox, post-production colour adjustment will be much straightforward to do and the final tune up will reach a superior standard, since the video quality obtained during filming will be higher.

Accessory Friendly

Our Revolt is compatible with most equipment. If you plan to do a readjustment and retrofit your fixtures to existing electrical installation and hanger poles, you will only need to exchange the old lights for the new LEDs. So, our soft box, will be convenient to set up either for customers that are installing brand-new equipment or for users who plan on replacing the fixtures, while keeping their old material.