Do you guys have some suggestions for some LED light, for my youtube jam videos.
I think I don’t need to spend too much here, I just want some additional lightning, so that the elektrons are clearly visible and sharp when I record at night.
Do you have experience with small, portable LED’s? Maybe with a small stand that you can put on your table. I did some research but maybe someone has suggestions here.
I bought the brightest LED bulb I could get from IKEA, with the most basic lamp stand (the one that’s just a pole on a flat base), with one of their square boxes attached via a small hole cut in the side (the lamp has a screw-on mount for attaching a lampshade); then I lined the inside with aluminium foil, and fixed a sheet I cut from a plastic bag over the open side as a diffuser. It works well! I might do a video on it if anyone is interested…
Those lights sold for seasonal affective disorder (SAD) are quite good for video as they tend to replicate the spectrum of daylight pretty well and are fairly diffused so potentially will cast less shadows than single point light sources. I believe Sonic State used or used to use them too.
If you are planning to put light just on elektron devices, you dont need any special led or correct temperature light.
it is only important when you shoot people, because of skin tone.
you can use any light that you already have, just be creative in positionning.
try bouncing them of the wall, or some other white surface, and avoid direct light, because of the unnessesary shadows
and try to avoid too bright light, because your camera will try to compensate with faster shutter speed, and you will get flickering screen on elektron.
I am using the Iphone 8 cam.
When shooting in the afternoon, the video quality is fine. But at night, my Room is too dark. I put several lights on the devices, but it’s still a bit too dark so you see this kind of noise (don’t know how to call it) in the picture.
I thought a small LED that I can place on the table might be sufficient
small … could be sufficient (like the JANSJÖ) but it depends on how much gear you want to have covered - maybe two for symmetry anyways. I really like the JANSJÖ because of their gooseneck - if you don’t need a spot you just bend them to the ceiling/wall and have a nice indirect light. Also they are quite cheap and don’t flicker.