BTS LED 600 in Australian Film Productions
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Thanks to long time customer, gaffer Ian Dart of Australia, for sending us these BTS photos of LED 600 in various Australian film productions.
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'Gallery' CategoryBTS LED 600 in Australian Film ProductionsTuesday, January 17th, 2012Thanks to long time customer, gaffer Ian Dart of Australia, for sending us these BTS photos of LED 600 in various Australian film productions.
“Avec Toi” Music Video with Cool Lights LEDsTuesday, January 17th, 2012Our friend Miltos Pilalitos is at it again with another music video powered only by daylight or Cool Lights LED 600 and LED 1200. Here’s what Miltos had to say about the production of the video:
Avec Toi (Official MV) from Miltos Pilalitos on Vimeo. Cool Lights 1200w HMI Pars in ActionWednesday, October 27th, 2010Scott Bradley of PulseStudios of Missouri was a very early customer of the Cool Lights 1200w HMI Par. He was recently nice enough to share a production photo for a music video he used both his pars on. Thanks Scott! You can find him at www.pulsestudios.com.
LED 600 Used for Jewelry CommercialThursday, February 18th, 2010Our customer Miltos Pilalitos, recently posted this jewelry commercial he did for a client. Here’s what Miltos had to say on the Vimeo site about the video:
Thanks Miltos! Apparel-Accessories commercial lit with LED lights from Miltos Pilalitos on Vimeo. LED 256 Video ReviewSunday, December 13th, 2009Here’s a video review of the new LED 256 by Tom Robertson. Thanks Tom! COOL LIGHTS 256LED DEMO from Tom Robertson on Vimeo. LED 600 Softbox PodcastFriday, December 11th, 2009Here’s another video podcast by Jem Schofield. This time on the LED 600 Softbox. Jem’s site is www.thec47.com. Thanks again. Cool Lights LED 600 Review on theC47.comThursday, December 3rd, 2009Here’s a video podcast on the LED 600 by noted FCP expert Jem Schofield on his site www.thec47.com. Thanks for that Jem! Cool Lights LED 256 and LED 600 ReviewsTuesday, December 1st, 2009Here’s a PDF download review of the new LED 256 and also the LED 600, done by our customer Tim Polster of Metroplex Multimedia in Arlington, Texas. Tim is typical of many of our customers and his review shows how many that work on corporate and other types of videos are appreciating LED fixtures like these for their portability as well as ability to run in “power challenged or starved” areas. As Tim put it in a recent email: I used the three LED setup for another recent job moving around a retail establishment. There is no way I could have worked as fast with AC powered instruments. Your lights are great tools. Just click on this link to download the review. Thanks for your work on that Tim, very informative. Cool Lights on the RED 101 DVDWednesday, September 16th, 2009There is a fantastic new DVD set (over 3 hours of material) for information on the RED One camera called RED 101. As many of you know, we have a RED One and we support the RED community with quality lighting. The information-packed DVD was produced by Jay A. Kelley of Dreamwelder Productions. Cool Lights has a very comprehensive section on the dvd which includes 3 of our most popular product lines: The LED 600 panel, CDM 150 fresnel and the portable fluorescent line represented here by the CL-255PMD. Cool Lights from DreamWelder Productions on Vimeo. Here is a link to the RED101DVD. Be sure to check it out. I think everyone with a RED One will want this DVD and I know I’ll be in line for it as well. Thanks to Jay for the work on our section and the DVD! Painting with Light and the LED 600Tuesday, September 15th, 2009Cool Lights customer Harold Ross has an unusual and unique technique that he uses to make still photos that have an almost “haunting” quality to them. Here’s what Harold has to say about his methods. I am a still photographer who has been painting with light for over 20 years. Light painting, for me, involves using a long time exposure during which I paint light onto the subject. I am not into capturing “light trails”, but rather use light painting to bring out detail, color, texture and dimension in my photographs.
I have recently taken an interest in shooting outdoors at night, with larger subject matter than I’m used to shooting in my studio. I needed a large light source to get the soft effect I am looking for, and this source needed to be portable, light and bright, as well as somewhat large.
I decided to try Cool Lights CL-LED600 panels, 5600K, Flood configuration, but I wanted a source larger than 10″x10″, so I purchased two of them with the intention of bolting them together to create a 10″x20″ unit. I made a custom adapter that keeps them tightly and securely mounted against each other.
Was I ever impressed with these lights! Very bright, dimming, bank switching, robust, and light. I purchased a Bescor battery belt, a Y cable and extensions, and I was ready to go.
My first image was of a 60′ section of a concrete wall surrounding a Quaker Cemetery in Pennsylvania, and I had trouble at first because the lights were so bright that my initial tests (shooting digitally) were way too bright. I ended up switching off every other bank, dimming down, and finally I was in a reasonable exposure range for f/16.0 on my lens at ASA 50.
As I am moving the lights during the exposure, I can effectively create a very soft look, while retaining lots of detail by raking the light.
For the image of the farmer with his tractor, the exposure for him was only 1 second on the left and 2 seconds ( moving the light up and down in a 5′ sweeping motion) on the main light, or right side.
In the Garage image, which is a collaboration with fellow photographer Jim Lawson, the car is lit with the LED panels and the back wall is done with a small LED flashlight.
I’ve been enjoying the lights immensely, and they do everything I wanted them to do, at less than 25% of the cost of the next option, a 12″ panel specifically made for still photographers.
I am a huge fan and a dedicated Cool Lights customer.
Harold Ross
Thanks Harold for your kind words and sharing your photos with us! For more of Harold’s great work, please go to his site here.
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