Neewer key light 2-pack | 2x 13-inch key light panels | 2x stands | 2x power plugs | Carry bag | 3200K – 5600K | $169.99$90.99 at Amazon (save $79)
This Neewer set is practically buy one, get one free. A 2-pack with a 46% discount and by far the cheapest these lights have been since records began on CamelCamelCamel. They're not just the lights, either, they're the stands, the batteries, the power plugs, and even a carry case. The one downside is the limited cooler lighting temperature, but the important 5000-range temperatures are covered for product photography, streaming, or shooting video.
Lighting is important. This is something I've been personally learning the hard way over the past seven years of desperately trying to make my product images look better for reviews. I believe I finally cracked the basics (I'm still learning) once I realised I needed proper lights—at least two of them—and some sort of diffusion.
The good news is, I've spotted a really excellent deal on a pair of key lights I almost bought a few months back. They're these: Neewer's 13-inch Video Light Panel 2-Pack (NL-192AI), which are currently down to the lowest price I have them on record at $91.
That's for the set of two lights, power plugs, stands, and carry case. Essentially everything you need to light up a stream or video shoot properly.
One light can act as your main light. That's the brightest, most central panel beaming onto whatever it is you're shooting. Then you use the second panel to cut out some of those shadows and give whatever it is a more even glow.
You might want to consider adding a diffuser for product photography, but I'll get to all that shortly.
Anyways, I know what you're thinking. Almost buying something isn't the highest commendation in the land. Though I ended up borrowing a pair of Elgato key lights that my partner had been using for streaming and ultimately saved spending any money at all on new lights, which I think is fair enough.
The exact model I use,
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