lighting

NANLUX introduces FL-35E Motorized Fresnel Lens for Evoke 2400B

Mar 25, 2024 Sagiv Gilburd

The FL-35E ($1190) is NANLUX’s lens solution for the Evoke 2400B. If you need a strong light spot, you can use the FL-35E to push…



Shooting portraits with small LED light tubes: Godox TL30-K2 Review

Mar 14, 2024 Jake Hicks

If we put aside the fact that the photographic industry is seemingly obsessed with these progressively more complicated and seemingly AI-generated product names for a…



DoPchoice Snapbag Airglow is an inflatable softbox for your LED panels

Feb 15, 2024 John Aldred

DoPchoice has announced the new Snapbag Airglow. It’s an inflatable softbox designed for 2×1′ LED panel lights. It’s an interesting design, both in terms of…



Lighting Setup: Hanging Bulbs Portrait

Feb 1, 2024 Jake Hicks

I’ve been shooting for a long time now, but there are always some lighting setups that I’ve never gotten around to shooting. I’m sure we…



Smaller but better – Zhiyun Fiveray M20C LED light review

Jan 25, 2024 Sagiv Gilburd

The ZHIYUN FIVERAY M20C ($159) is the “bigger brother” of the Fiveray M20 ($129), but it’s not actually bigger. It’s just better. With an extended…



Use cardboard to make the $0 2-in-1 backdrop and gobo

Dec 29, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Are you in search of festive, sparkly backdrops? And you have some cardboard lying around from a bunch of Christmas gifts you bought or packages you ordered? Well, here’s an idea. In this video from Adorama, Gavin Hoey shows how to create stunning photographic lighting effects with a humble piece of cardboard and a dash of creativity. He transforms this everyday material into a DIY gobo (or cookie) and a backdrop with a sparkly, festive glow.



Aputure Electro Storm XT26 vs. Nanlux Evoke 2400B vs Godox MG2400Bi

Dec 13, 2023 John Aldred

There are several huge LED lights out on the market. They’re not cheap, either. Knowing which system to buy into can be an expensive mistake…



Secrets to mastering natural light

Nov 21, 2023 Myles Formby

Ever wondered how some people can take beautiful photos with no extra equipment? What’s their secret? What’s the magical combination of settings they use on their cameras? Here’s the skinny – there’s no magic. It’s as easy as learning to read and use natural sunlight. If anything technical freaks you out, I got you. I won’t be talking about cameras or lenses or any scary stuff. Use this guide with your smartphone camera or a $5K DSLR.



Kelvin Epos 300 – The best 300 watt light on the market

Nov 18, 2023 Sagiv Gilburd

When Kelvin brought the Kelvin Epos 300 ($2,499) to the market, they reignited a (not so old) debate: are RGBACL lights better than RBGWW lights?…



Create this triadic colour portrait with this Rotolight LED lighting set-up

Nov 17, 2023 Jake Hicks

With Rotolight announcing their latest powerhouse LED light, the Anova Pro 3 (check it out here), they asked me to share some of my lighting…