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 p.1 #9 · Tabletop photogs, what LED lights would you recommend? | |
@jeffbuzz,
I don't have much experience using LED modeling lights, but I have occasionally needed to make short video commercials of health food products on an 8' long banquet table with 1-2 people sitting or standing around it, and products being displayed at both ends of the table. For this, and to achieve adequate light to acheve a relatively shadow TV Newsroom kind of lighting, I ended up mounting eight (soon to be ten) GVM 480 LS LED light panels spaced about 2' apart and in a kind-of wide leg "U" shape on a ceiling mounted DIY lighting support grid. I'll be adding onto the ends of the "U" for more lighted depth behind the subject. I kept adding light panels until I got the result that I wanted. LED panels have many points of light, so don't really require soft boxes. Again, they are up against the 8' ceiling, so I can do portraits, still life, etc. below, without the need to remove these light panels. This saves significant switching time when other types of photography is desired. I used wireless power control modules for every light and kind of light, so I can power on and off each kind of light from a 5 function wireless control at the camera position. I have two 6' 6" tall camera stands, one for my still camera and one for my video camera and each has wireless control transmitters for this, one button pair for LED panels, one for strobes, one for each of two 500 watt focusing spot lights (old school) that I picked up used. These produce a focused round spot about 7' in diameter on a backdrop that's pleated, much like a theater curtain. The shots taken appear to be on a stage in a theater using these.
My six backdrops are on motorized rollers, with a wireless transmitter at each camera to raise and lower each 10' wide backdrop separately. The fifth button pair has several uses. They sometimes control 6 UV LED light panels (for Halloween) which are also mounted on the ceiling lighting support system, or I sometimes use some LED light strips, that are usually oriented vertically and mounted on light stands, but are hinged in their middle to allow other orientations. I manually switch these from one use to the other by manually turning off the lights in each group group at their respective locations in order to use these group power control light buttons on the transmitters for the other purpose.
The remote power control modules and their transmitters came from Amazon and are easy to reprogram to work in groups or separately from each button pair. Five control modules and two 5 button pair transmitters come in each box and initially they each are programmed from different button pairs. Reprogramming is easy, so any number of control modules in a group can be controlled from any button pair that you wish, and without needing tools. They are amazingly versatile. I also use 14 of these modules and one transmitter in my home to turn on and off the candles that we place in the windows on the front side of the house. With just one button pair I can turn all of the window candles on and off. Another button pair is used for controlling power to the Christmas Tree, and sometimes a third button pair controls power to a miniature town snow scene near the front door. Up to 8 transmitters can be programmed to operate different groups, or different combinations of the group lights. Each module can power on and off up to 10 amps of resistive load, so just about anything, even small motor loads, and especially LED lights can be handled by these. Sorry, these are only available for 120 volt 60 Hz USA power, but they may be available for 220-240 volt 50 Hz AC power in other countries.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N23GRYD/ref=sspa_dk_hqp_detail_aax_0?psc=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9ocXBfc2hhcmVk
I now have 8 sets of these. They are mostly used in my photo studio, but some have ended up being used at Christmas and holidays in the house too.
Charley
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