Now that we’re all taking meetings at home, video has only become more important. We did a piece on ring lights, which are great, but they’re a little tricky to use, and they’re not as versatile as regular old panel lights. They’re also more expensive, as we’ll see.
Even ring lights don’t offer much in the way of diffusion. Sure, they give you that cool highlight in the eyes, but when pros use right lights in the studio, they’re often used in conjunction with a fill light, which does have a lot of diffusion and in turn offers flattering, soft light with none of the harsh shadows you get from an undiffused light.
Neewer Ultra-Thin 192 LED Video Light Panel
This brings us to the Neewer's Ultra-Thin 192 LED Video Light Panel. I’ll be real with you: Neewer gear is often super cheap and almost crap, but it works. This light, though, changes the friggin’ game. Here’s why.
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$56.99 on Amazon
Nice legs
Part of what makes this light so great is the tripod I have it mounted on. I will probably do a dedicated This Thing Rules on it in the future, but just between us it’s a Sirui Mini Tripod with the extension. It is so cool.