For creators, that light is the Digitek DCL 100, a powerful continuous source crafted to shape atmosphere with absolute precision. With High CRI 97+, 13,000 lumens brightness, adjustable color temperature, full RGB control, and a 4500mAh built-in battery, it responds to your vision the moment inspiration strikes.
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Meet the Digitek DCL 200 WBC, a 200W Bi-Colour COB LED that brings cinematic brilliance to your fingertips. From warm tones to cool hues, 12 FX modes, and full app + remote control, this is lighting reimagined for creators who demand more.
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A Guide to Studio Lights in Photography
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bitLighter is a Focusable Flashlight-style Light for Photo and Video
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The StellaPro Reflex is the First Combined LED Light and Digital Strobe
Light & Motion has announced the StellaPro Reflex and Reflex S, the world's first hybrid light system that offers both a continuous LED light and a digital strobe that the company claims allows photographers to switch between photo and video seamlessly without a compromise in performance or power.
Light & Motion has been producing continuous lights for various industries for the last 30 years, but has made a variety of lights for video and photo purposes for the last several years under the StellaPro brand.
The company says that the Reflex is a new type of light that it calls the Continuous Strobe Hybrid, or CSH thanks to its ability to swap seamlessly between both video and still photo applications. The technology in the Reflex system mixes that continuous light heritage with what the company is calling a "Digital Burst."
The company says that its Digital Burst is a patented technology that allows the StellaPro Reflex to capture up to 20 frames per second in full-power strobes at any shutter speed (thanks to High Speed Sync) without misfiring or overheating. Further, Light & Motion says that the Reflex's ability to instantly switch from continuous to strobe enables creators to focus on making photos and videos, not on if their gear works for them.
Reflex’s swappable, high-performance battery can produce 15,000 full-power, five-millisecond (ms) bursts on a single charge. A note on the battery: it is the "handle" that is seen below the flash head. In all product photos shown here, the Reflex head and battery are shown together. Designed as an off-camera light controlled remotely by Godox or Elinchrom triggers, Reflex also can be powered by 100W USB-C sources.
The Reflex accepts a large number of light shaping tools like a custom-designed Chimera speed ring that supports a range of softboxes and bayonet-mounted optics that the company says can deliver up to 43,000 lux at one meter. In strobe form, again what StellaPro calls Digital Burst, the flash output should be in the ballpark of speedlights operating in HSS. Light & Motion says it outperforms speedlights in its ability to fire at up to 20 frames a second for extended periods without overheating while also offering the benefit of an extremely bright continuous light.
The Reflex and Reflex S both offer the same battery life and power, but differ in flashes per second and flash duration. The Reflex offers 10 flashes per second and a flash duration of 5 milliseconds, while the more expensive Reflex S earns that price by increasing the flashes per second to 20 and reducing the flash duration to between 400 microseconds and 5 milliseconds.
The StellaPro Reflex is available for $850 while the Reflex S is available for $1,096.
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Shooting portraits in the studio with continuous lights isn’t as intimidating as you think
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Light is key to photography. Of that there is no doubt. But typically when we shoot portraits, particularly in the studio, many of us will opt for strobes. They’re tried and tested, they give us plenty of light and you can stick some huge modifiers on them. But it’s absolutely possible to shoot portraits with […]
How To Shoot Professional Headshots with Natural and Continuous Light
Professional headshot photographer and educator Peter Hurley recently starred in a Back to Basics 22-minute tutorial that covers the natural and continuous lighting he uses during headshot photo sessions.
In the video, Hurley walks viewers through how he lights his headshots using natural or continuous light to achieve consistent results for his clients. He details how to use reflectors to control fill when shooting with natural light, and how to use continuous LED lighting to achieve a similar look and feel. As he sets up and executes each portrait, Hurley talks through every detail on how and why he does every little thing on set, which includes the angles he shoots and how to talk to models to be sure to get the best reactions and looks out of them for each shot. Hurley says if your clients are having fun on set, then their shots will look much better.
"Pointing the camera slightly upwards gives them a powerful and strong presence. I want them to look strong since this image will be their personal brand," he says.
For the natural light section, Hurley talks about the importance of developing an eye for lighting, especially when dealing with natural light situations since the weather can change your available light at any moment. This means compensating for any changes by adjusting camera settings or adding or removing reflectors for more control.
When using continuous lighting, Hurley discusses how to create two styles of headshots: the first is a little more dramatic and typically how he shoots all of his male clients, and the second setup shows how to recreate the more flat style of lighting achieved in his natural light setup from the beginning of the video.
For his male lighting setup, Hurley uses three LED panels in an uneven setting to provide some shadows, using the key at 30-percent with fill and kick set to 10-percent to 15-percent. For his female clients, Hurley uses a triangular setup with all three lights set to similar power output. This ensures that the shadows are removed providing softer flat lighting.
"I could still photograph men with flat beauty light, but I just like to shape the face and sculpt with the lights," he explains.
Hurley goes on to show how he builds up his lighting, including the use of strobes, to ensure his backgrounds remain consistently lit while using his LED lights on his subjects. Hurley also shows how using the triangular setup is angled specifically to ensure the light shines in the model's eyes to get the best looks. Finally, he explains how shooting with continuous lighting frees him up from worrying about clouds and lighting shifts when using natural light, letting him build a better rapport with his subject and leveraging that time to get the best possible shots for them.
Click here to see additional resources from Peter Hurley or to join his Headshot Crew, which is his growing team and community of headshot and portrait photographers from around the world.
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