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Long preferred by beauty, fashion, and portrait photographers and increasingly popular with vloggers, the Bi-Color LED 19" Ring Light and Light Stand Kit from Fovitec provides a fetchingly soft, nearly shadowless quality of light, thanks to its rounded opaque front diffuser, that's especially flattering to skin tones. While you can position the light to the subject's left or right, it's while shooting through the fixture's 14" diameter central opening with your camera or smartphone attached to the included mounts, that the real magic happens. The hallmark of this form factor is the interesting and engaging circular catchlights reflected in the eyes of your subject.
Pay attention to Color Temperature (Kelvins) to set the mood; warm light for living spaces, cool light for workspaces. Lumens dictate brightness, not watts. Available from $99.95.
LED lighting has drastically reduced the energy cost of illuminating homes. The main ownership cost is replacing burnt-out bulbs, though integrated LED fixtures require replacing the entire fixture upon failure. Smart bulbs incur a slightly higher upfront cost and use trace standby power.
Common Failure Modes
Traditional bulbs simply burn out. Modern LED bulbs usually fail at the driver (circuitry) before the light-emitting diodes die, causing flickering or dead bulbs. Integrated LED fixtures fail entirely and cannot be repaired, only replaced.
Pay attention to Color Temperature (Kelvins) to set the mood; warm light for living spaces, cool light for workspaces. Lumens dictate brightness, not watts. For permanent fixtures, decide if you want replaceable bulbs or an integrated LED (sleeker, but disposable).
Fixtures last decades. LED bulbs integrated into fixtures typically last 15-20 years.
The Fovitec Bi-Color LED 19" Ring Light and Light Stand Kit is available at bhphoto, starting at $99.95.
LED lighting has drastically reduced the energy cost of illuminating homes. The main ownership cost is replacing burnt-out bulbs, though integrated LED fixtures require replacing the entire fixture upon failure. Smart bulbs incur a slightly higher upfront cost and use trace standby power.
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