Is this pretty good lighting for indoor? Or am I better off buying a stand up light at walmart with 3 bulbs? I mainly need it for indoors to do makeup
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If your a makeup artist you might need more than one. This is merely for videos or maybe for pictures.
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I am an actress and use it for self-taping. I love mine and find it to be very good lighting for indoors. I would highly recommend it.
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It provides soft, even light with low energy overhead. It's relatively bright and can very easily light a large room.
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I would not use this type of lighting specifically for makeup. I'd try locating (searching) "daylight make up lighting" and buy as much wattage as your budget will allow.
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If you will be under fluorescent light most of the day, it should work fine for makeup since it is a fairly bright white. It will not produce a warm light.
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If you are doing professional make-up you could use his light as it comes with a daylight bulb. If you are just doing your own make up this may be a bit more than you would need. It is after all photography lighting.
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Well? How good are your eyes and what bulb do you plan to use? It is a wall mount light that I hung above my kitchen sink. I have a cfl 13 watt bulb, my eyes aren't 25 anymore but I can read my cookbook.
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You can use any indoor 40W bulb with a small base. I got some from Home Depot and some from Family Dollar, they both worked fine.
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I would recommend 2 of these. They give a very soft light and I use 2 set up above and behind the camera for my YouTube videos just remember that this is just a soft box so you need to buy lights and stands also. For video I would recommend a cfl based video light because they are cheap and neewer makes light stands for around $15 each and they will do everything you need for simple YouTube videos.
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i use a 25 watt (GE soft white) indoor spotlight (R14) (2 pk. @ walmart) doesn't have to be the r12 ot r39. cheap money too!
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This is an ideal light to use indoors. If you use two lights you can get a nice backlight effect and the dimmer switch is convenient for adjusting the brightness quickly. I only use the white diffuser screen to get a flat neutral shot and I can adjust the temperature of the picture in Photoshop. This light can get extremely bright and could easily light up an object from 7-10 feet away depending on how much light you need.
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This is a great light for accent. The illumination is very diffused and would not work well for primary lighting. I hope this helps.
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Look at the lumen rating for this item. You would have to use a LOT of them. I think they are best use as mood or accent lighting. You would be better off with a more triditonall light source for shop lighting in my opinion Look at some of the newer LED fixtures.
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Just the first thing is the white is not true white because the blending isn't perfect so I would recommend just regular white it's for basic lighting. Not sure the lumen rating but definitely not 2500 maybe 1000 or so. Fun for an in home or out back luminaries but not for signs.
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I used 40 watt bulbs (3 are needed) and it lights the corner of our living room up without being (in your face distracting). I believe you can use up to 100 watt. That is a lot of light. Really like the lamp.
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Thanks y'all! I bought trial versions of the 60W-equiv. (soft white) and the 100W-equiv. ('daylight') -- and LOVE them! In fact, I'm thinking I won't be able to use four daylight 100W in my standing lamp -- that would make the (two-story, great room) living room look like a hospital operating theater!!(Oh, and John? Other descriptions say those (other?) bulbs use the "Cree LED Filament Tower Technology" to make the light be 'thrown around' like an incandescent, rather than focused like a spotlight. This 'ad' doesn't include that info -- so I didn't know if CREE used to make one without the 'circle of light.' Hence my question.) Thanks y'all! I bought trial versions of the 60W-equiv. (soft white) and the 100W-equiv. ('daylight') -- and LOVE them! In fact, I'm thinking I won't be able to use four daylight 100W in my standing lamp -- that would make the (two-story, great room) living room look like a hospital operating theater!!(Oh, and John? Other descriptions say those (other?) bulbs use the "Cree LED Filament Tower Technology" to make the light be 'thrown around' like an incandescent, rather than focused like a spotlight. This 'ad' doesn't include that info -- so I didn't know if CREE used to... » Read More Thanks y'all! I bought trial versions of the 60W-equiv. (soft white) and the 100W-equiv. ('daylight') -- and LOVE them! In fact, I'm thinking I won't be able to use four daylight 100W in my standing lamp -- that would make the (two-story, great room) living room look like a hospital operating theater!!(Oh, and John? Other descriptions say those (other?) bulbs use the "Cree LED Filament Tower Technology" to make the light be 'thrown around' like an incandescent, rather than focused like a spotlight. This 'ad' doesn't include that info -- so I didn't know if CREE used to make one without the 'circle of light.' Hence my question.) « Show Less
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These could very well work for that. This comes with a 150W flood bulb that will provide a lot of light coverage at that distance at a decent brightness. These lights are usually used in multiple sets to make more light or have colors in front of each to provide color effects on the same area. If you were unhappy with how wide it is, and you would not like to move it, try going to Home Depot in looking for a halogen Par38 bulb that is 90W and a spot, not a flood, coverage. This will give you a much narrower beam and more brightness at that distance in a much smaller area (less overall light, but more of it in a smaller place). Ultimately, the black metal part is just a bulb holder and a cord set to plug it in, and all of the lighting brightness and how narrow or wide it is is dependent on the bulb, which can be easily swapped out since it uses a standard size lightbulb thread. Just like buying a room lamp at a store, how the light acts is all about the bulb. The casing on this bulb is black and has a gel frame spot to suggest more of a usage for performance and entertainment. But at this price, it doesn't hurt to try one and see what you think. I happen to use these at one of the performance space I oversee. They use a set of 8 of these units, with the 90W bulbs that are spots, with 4 on either side of the room pointed across the stage evenly - the throw distance being 15-25'. They are hooked up to a dimmer panel for entertainment that can be controlled by an entertainment lighting console. This is a very cheap option to get started and go from here.
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I'm an old bald guy, so makeup mirrors are not my strong point, but yes, I think so. I use it in a floor-mounted reading lamp where it does well. I would say it acts like a 40 watt incandescent, a little warmer than many LEDs. I think the very low heat production would be good in the make-up mirror.
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I love that chandelier!!! If you have table lighting and the chandelier I would think this would be adequate for a bedroom. I have it in my bathroom and additional lighting top of my vanity and it is sufficient.
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I'm looking at buying a studio light kit with muslin backdrops. I will use it mainly for photoshoots with models but will also do portrait sets with a DSLR. The kit needs to bright, sturdy and relatively portable. I have not used studio lighting previously but i have studied studio photography methods. I want to get good results and I'm looking for experienced advice on buying a full featured studio light kit. Please post pertinent product links in your reply. Thanks in advance for your comments!
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I like bright rooms too. That's why I bought this fixture that uses 3 bulbs. But I sorry, I don't know how how bright it actually is. I bought it to put into my tenant's living room, so I don't really know. I would think that if you use 3 high wattage bulbs, like 100 watts, it would be pretty bright. 300 watts would be very bright.
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I would not advise this light. It looks good, but over all it is cheep quality. It does not accept more than 25 watt chandelier light, so you can not expect much light from it. After searching long I found an energy sever light that barely fitted in and now the light works good. I still will not advise it. good luck