For Your Content Creation: Take Better Photos and Videos With These Portable Lights
Great lighting is key, we say.
(SPOT.ph) So, you already have your tripods, monopods, selfie sticks, and more for those picture-perfect shots during trips (solo or whatnot). The next thing you’ll need is a portable light to brighten up your shots, especially when the sun has set or you're indoors. Whether it’s for content creation or you just want to get that money shot, you can get better lighting anytime, anywhere when you’ve got these handy LED lights with you. Great lighting is key, we say.
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Check out these portable lights you can shop online:
VL120RGB (P1,704)
Bring the whole party with you, a.k.a. all the possible colors you might need, to get the aesthetic you’re aiming for in your pictures with this portable light from Ulanzi. You have a variety of colors that you can choose from, all of which can be quickly switched with just a push of a button. It can last you 1.5 to 3 hours for about 2.5 hours of charging. It gives off a 2000 Kelvin color temperature up to 9000K. Plus, it comes with a silicone diffuser for softer light.
S03 Weeylite (P1,255)
Save time and effort setting the mood for your photos or videos with S03 Weeylite’s 20 kinds of built-in film and television FX light effects like fireworks or flame, for example. Control and adjust color tones (within the 360-degree range), saturation, lighting scheme, and more through its mobile application, which is compatible with iOS and Android devices and can be connected via Bluetooth. You can fully charge it within three hours.
W140 (P1,699)
Warm light, cool light, or both—there's no problem with this W140 RGB LED video light and its vast color temperature regulation of 2500K to 9000K, which you can also easily and quickly adjust. Its small size and light weight are ideal for content creators on the go. The 360-degree adjustable HUE and 0 to 100 percent adjustable brightness will give you more versatility in color lighting.
Selfie Ring Light (P88)
If you have to do live streams, vlog, or just want to take a selfie in a dark environment and need a handy light without spending too much, take a look at this portable ring light for less than P100. It can be adjusted to three levels of brightness through the dimmer button. You can quickly clamp it to the top of your phone, with your front camera right in the middle. Use it as a flashlight, too. It is rechargeable via a USB cable.
Mini LED Portable Light (P587)
For great food pictures and videos to post on your Instagram, better lighting is a need. We're sure you've seen a table of people lighting up each other's shots with their phone lights. No need for that when you can brighten up the place and your subjects with this portable LED light. You can mount it anywhere: phones, iPads, laptops, and even professional cameras, wherever you might need a high-quality, bi-color LED soft panel. It has three adjustable brightness settings to fit your every need.
VL49 (P1,850)
This other LED light from Ulanzi is tiny yet mighty. This small, square-shaped mini RGB light can be mounted to your gimbals, tripods, monopods, or used as is whenever you need better lighting. It’s packed with a 360-degree full-color light with a range of 2500K to 9000K color temperature. It has built-in buttons for ease of use and adjustment. You can use its maximum brightness for up to two hours (minimum brightness for up to five hours) on two hours of charging time.
LED-96 Rechargeable Video Light (P720)
Highlight the good features of your subject with this powerful LED light from, yet again, Ulanzi. You can either mount it on your tripods or cameras thanks to its hot shoe bottom or just carry it in your hands. You can easily adjust the brightness through a wheel on the side. It’s rechargeable and can be carried anywhere. It is equipped with two color filters for more options of lighting, you know, to set the atmosphere.
LED Light Stick (P1,206)
Think of your favorite K-Pop group’s lightstick or just a general lightstick, but instead of waving it in concerts, you use this to set the mood and highlight the subject for your content creation career or Instagram feed. You can make use of its 360-degree full-color LED lights, eight scenes, and 24 lighting effects for whatever content you need. You can carry this LED light stick by hand or mount it on your stabilizers, tripods, and gimbals for more stability through its ¼” screw hole. There are key buttons on the stick you can quickly press to set up.
FT-96 (P1,399)
The FT-96 and its 120-degree light angle will aid you in illuminating your subjects to get that perfect shot. It has a color temperature of 3200K/5500K, which allows you to get a warm and cool atmosphere for your photos and videos. You can hold it as is for more flexibility in the lighting of your subject or mount it on your tripods, video cameras, rigs, and brackets, courtesy of its metal hot shoe. You can either fill it with batteries or charge it through a micro USB cable.