Available on the market for some years, the «ring light»Are luminous rings that allow you to illuminate the subject correctly but above all uniformly and are equipped with a support for attaching a camera or smartphone inside them. Useful to greatly facilitate the creation of quality photographs and videos, currently the ring lights they are widely used by youtubers or influencers who deal with beauty and make-up.
“I’m a fan of natural light, so I don’t use ring lights a lot. However, I find they are essential for anyone who creates consistent digital content such as video tutorials, courses and lectures of any kind, professionals who are often in video conferencing and so on »he explains Lara Sucking, a photographer who has been involved in photography for families and weddings for over 10 years, and continues “Thanks to this accessory, the image produced will be of professional quality and thanks to the almost identical light from time to time, it will be possible to create homogeneous and stylistically winning contents: for example, the tutorials related to face care or make-up would be approximate and too amateurish if this tool were not used “.
Depending on your needs, we can therefore opt for a ring light small and easily transportable even in a bag, maybe equipped with rechargeable battery and which therefore does not require the presence of a direct energy source, or larger models and equipped with a greater number of LEDs and able to illuminate a larger area: “I recommend opting for ring lights that at least reach a color temperature of 5600 degrees Kelvin, the so-called solar or daytime light, or even better if with a range between 2700 and 8500 K. As for the size, however, the choice depends exclusively on the type of device we use. To take selfies, then a model about 10 cm in diameter will be sufficient, often made in a “pincer” shape and which can be hooked onto the top of the phone. On the contrary, if you need to illuminate the face but also the environment surrounding as often happens in video lessons or conferences, I suggest a ring light of at least 45 cm in diameter »explains the expert.
However, most of the solutions are equipped with controls to adjust light intensity and color temperature: two important parameters for making flawless self-portraits.
It is always Lara Emme who gives us some advice about it: «If you want to take a perfect selfie and with the face perfectly illuminated by the ring light, I recommend setting the temperature of the light above 5600 K., so we will get a warm and non-cyanotic complexion. Furthermore, it is good to prefer the front position of the smartphone to the top and side one since the frontal light on the face will smear the skin without showing unsightly shadows and, finally, I recommend trying to insert other light sources in the background to give depth to the shot: obviously, however, they must not be too strong but only generate different plans and give more perspective to the image “.
From Kodak to Elgato, that’s it 5 models of ring light on sale starting from around 30 euros.
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