Creative Uses For LED Lighting

[janshim]

Working with Executive Sous Chef of the Empire Hotel and Country Club recently gave me such satisfaction. Having said this, by far the most challenging of the restaurant menu photography are drinks. Challenging in part not shortage of ideas to pull off a shoot but rather in the form of creative lighting to give the images impact.

Source: CREATIVE USES FOR LED LIGHTS

Using a hand-held LED lighted magnifying glass secured using a modified clamp extension. There are 8 LEDs powered by two AA batteries and incredibly bright for its size. This image was illuminated by a 60" umbrella to its right so you can see the entire setup clearly.



Once ambient lighting was removed from the equation, the LED ring light creates an interesting effect enough to even emphasize the condensation droplets.

[msd]

I have found that LED provides some unique benefits in lighting. If I've attached it right, I've included a shot of my daughter's engagement ring that I lit with my Maglight with an LED bulb. If I did it wrong, I'll try it again!

Mike

[Dajuan]

Awesome image Jan! Do you think you could have achieved the same effect with an off camera hotshoe strobe?

[OsmosisStudios]

Originally Posted by janshim

This doesn't seem all that well done, to be brutally honest. It's blown out.

[janshim]

Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios

This doesn't seem all that well done, to be brutally honest. It's blown out.

Honesty is great. This is an example of the possibility of using a very cheap hand-held LED light source. My client preferred a different set of pictures from this assignment.

[Fraucha]

I thought it was a good shot, and it demonstrates creative differences in lighting.
I had an opportunity to look at your web and blog jan, EXCELLENT!

[diane21]

Very interesting work you're doing here. I'm also very interested for doing some creative with Led lighting.