The Best Studio Lights For External Shooting
External lighting is key when it comes to getting the perfect studio shot. In a studio environment, you have unparalleled control over your lighting and light sources, allowing you to create a wide range of effects and moods.
With a wide range of lighting options and brands out there, it can be daunting to find the right lighting for your intended effect. In this blog, we will go into detail about the different types of studio lighting as well as their best uses, finding the perfect studio lights for your next shoot!
What Are The Best Type Of Studio Lights?
There are many different types of studio external lights out there, each with its own unique characteristics that make it suitable for specific photography and videography styles:
LED Light Panels
Known for their high-quality features, LED light panels are energy efficient, and offer consistent color temperature and dimmability to provide a soft, even light. These studio lights are perfect for portrait photography, product photography, and enhanced video shoots as they offer great versatility and extreme precision.
External lighting is key when it comes to getting the perfect studio shot. In a studio environment, you have unparalleled control over your lighting and light sources, allowing you to create a wide range of effects and moods.
With a wide range of lighting options and brands out there, it can be daunting to find the right lighting for your intended effect. In this blog, we will go into detail about the different types of studio lighting as well as their best uses, finding the perfect studio lights for your next shoot!
What Are The Best Type Of Studio Lights?
There are many different types of studio external lights out there, each with its own unique characteristics that make it suitable for specific photography and videography styles:
LED Light Panels
Known for their high-quality features, LED light panels are energy efficient, and offer consistent color temperature and dimmability to provide a soft, even light. These studio lights are perfect for portrait photography, product photography, and enhanced video shoots as they offer great versatility and extreme precision.
Check out our Godox Parabolic Softbox for KNOWLED MG1200Bi Bi-Color LED Light.
Spotlights
Perfect for that controlled, centralized light, spotlights are designed to produce a focused beam of light with the advantage of controlling direction and intensity. They are often used to create dramatic effects in photography and videography, or used for backlighting. They are commonly used in fashion photography, product photography, and videography where control and intensity are the desired effect.
Shop our spotlight favourite SWIT Bi-Color Spot/Flood LED Light (V-Mount)
Monolights
High-powered flash units and monolights deliver intense bursts of light, ideal for freezing fast action, creating dramatic effects, and achieving precise control over lighting. They are widely used in fashion photography, product photography, and high-speed photography.
Check out our Aputure Electro Storm XT26 Bi-Color LED Monolight
How Do I Choose The Right Studio Lights?
There are several factors to take into consideration when choosing the right studio lights for your project
Firstly, you need to decide on your photography or videography style. Different genres will need different lighting setups. If you’re opting for portrait photography, softboxes are the way forward. For product imagery, LED light panels or spotlights create the perfect lighting.
You’ll also need to take into account the desired effect you are trying to achieve. Whether that be a softer light, intense directional lighting, or a bright crisp light. Each type of studio light will be designed to be tailored to different effects.
With all this in mind, you’ll also need to think about how much space you have for your studio shoots. For larger setups, you may need multiple lights whereas smaller spaces will benefit from more compact options.
Finally, and most importantly, you need to take your budget into consideration. All studio lighting varies in price so it's best to make sure you have a budget in place before purchasing.
If you see a studio light you need but it's out of your budget, at DIGI TECH we offer flexible payment options, for more information get in touch with us today!
Our Top Tips to Building Your Lighting Kit
Start with a basic setup and gradually expand your lighting kit as your needs evolve. A good foundation includes one or two softboxes for general lighting, a spotlight for accent lighting, and a reflector to bounce light and fill shadows. As you gain experience, you can add more specialized lights like LED panels, monolights, and light modifiers to achieve more complex lighting setups.
Browse our full range of studio lights;available at Digit Tech to build or expand on your kit today.
