Application of LED Lights In Photography

At present, LED light has been used almost in every corner of our daily life, such as street light, shelf light, and etc. We will introduce the use of LED light in photography and teach you how to use an LED light to create two creative lights in this guide. If you are a shutterbug, then, don’t miss this article.

The equipment will be used in this paper: a portable LED, a digital camera, and a tripod.

Structured light

The most basic purpose of the lamp is to fill the light. You can put it directly next to the camera and use it as an ordinary lamp. Of course, if it's just like this, it's too boring. But if we use a small skill - put your curtain or lace tablecloth in front of the LED light, then a structured light and shadow through the light is made.

Contour light

For contour light, let’s place the LED lamp and the camera in two directions respectively and reduce the brightness of the LED lamp. The side light should be soft and keep a certain shadow. It should be placed about 45 ° in front of the side of the subject. If it is still life shooting, the side light hits the main body, and the large aperture virtualizes the shadow of the background, you will get a very interesting picture.

If this method is used in portrait shooting, which can create a picture with strong light and dark contrast. On the side close to the LED lamp, there will be an effect similar to the edge light. Combined with the shadow on the side of the far lamp, the dramatic light and dark conflict will immediately catch the attention of the audience!

Isn’t it interesting? The fun of lighting is continuous experiment and to discover those eye-catching lighting effects.