Inexpensive Video Conferencing Lighting Solutions 

Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to do the reviews and providing your feedback, both pro and con.

Thanks for the review. As a late commenter and someone now having read most of the other comments, it’s clear that this video omitted two key areas of interest. A) the consideration of those who wear glasses and what each does in terms of reflection and B) how each ones affects the eyes over longer usage periods (especially as the two best ranked ones sit right near the laptop camera).

This is one of the best review videos I've seen. I like the way you keep it simple and have the same format for how you review each product. You are easy to listen to, clear and enough information to make a satisfying choice. Thank you :)

I just bought the TaoTronics LED Desk Lamp & it literally lights up my world! Easy to assemble, the range from dim to bright is astronomical & the lamp offers various tones from cool to warm. I accidentally purchased two but did not mind because I was able to make someones day & give them a light! THANK YOU !!!!

Thanks for the reviews. The Taotronics desk lamp looks like it will meet my needs. I like the fact that it can be used for Zoom meetings and it can be used as a great light source for hobby work at my desk.

I've been shopping for a light solution, found this very helpful. Thank you!

Your lighting looks decent and your tips were helpful. Consider upgrading your audio to match the standards of your lighting.

Great video Dustin! I have watched several videos on lighting and yours is by far the most practical for laptop users, most comprehensive, and easiest to follow! My only suggestion would be to maybe also show the effect of your ambient lighting (i.e. with and without). Your ambient lighting is better than mine to begin with, so actually your video would have looked way better than mine even if you didn't add additional lighting. I'm also checking out your blog to get the links. Oh yeah... it would also be good to see the effect of the lights and glare on people who wear glasses maybe in your next lighting review.

Thank you so much for this. I have been searching for good video conference lighting and you nailed it!

Thank you! I'm sold on the Lume cube!

Thank you! Your video was very helpful in deciding which light I needed.

Thank you for this! I have been teaching remotely and have been looking for good lighting!

Excellent demo. You helped me make the decision to return the Neewer lights that I already purchased and buy the Lume Cube mini panel.

Great review. I agree with your conclusion. If desk space was not an issue, I’d go for the 2 light Neewer solution. But, it always is. The Lube cube is terrific. Thanks

Thank you this is most helpful. I have bought so many unsatisfactory lights and now I'll try the Lime Cube.

Excellent lighting demonstration and analysis. Very helpful. Thank you.

Great review. Purchase the 3rd desk lamp you reviewed. Thanks

An excellent review and beautifully presented. Really helpful as I had no idea about the lighting source I would need for online teaching, zoom etc. I'm just about to order the Taotronic light. Thanks a lot for this.

Your video will solve my lighting problem on Zoom calls. Thanks.

Great rundown. Go Irish!

Absolutely excellent! Thank you!

Great video , One needs to have a combo of them , the clamp on is the best and most portable solution

so helpful! thank you!

Thanks so much! This video is so informative and clear! Very appreciated! :)

useful video. Purchased TaoTronics desk lamp, solved my video call issue.

Excellent - valuable information. Thank you.

Thank you very helpful and practical.

You have a wonderful demeanor, Thanks for the video!!

A word of caution about the Lume Cube; on Amazon found a number of one star ratings because the suction device did not hold the lamp to the computer. You did say the holding surface must be flat and smooth. Most that bought the lamp seem to like its features but a number of folks could not get it to stay in place.

Thank you. Very helpful.

This video is exactly what I needed!!!

Great video. New follower here. Good information on lightning. ✌️

You are a life saver. Thank you for this video.

Thank you!

very helpful thank you!

Very helpful. Thanks!

The Neewer Portable lights are PHENOMENAL. They come two in the pack, however, turning on only one of them did the trick. Thanks for the recommendation for those of us newbies and who is also on a budget. The Neewer light pack cost me only $42 on Amazon.

Good Video, thanks can't wait to try out my Lume Cube today.

Hi. Thank you for the review! I was wondering what the make and model is for the stand you have under your laptop. I really like that. Right now, when I am doing a zoom with my PC, I have the PC on top of stacked books. Would prefer an adjustable stand. Thanks for any info.

Thanks!! You helped me too!!👍

Thank you it was informative, helped a lot:)

This was really helpful! I love the desklight! I'm using a desktop computer for videoconferencing and was wondering if you have any very inexpensive clip on microphone suggestions/links. I don't want anything complicated to set up or expensive, just something to improve the quality I get from my pc. Thanks!

Very helpful review. I decided to go with the Lume Cube. Very impressed with the size and light output. Just what I needed. I’m using a small desktop tripod instead of the suction cup mount.

Thank you so so so much!

Great reviews! Thanks

Thank you!!!

Thank you for the video. Also can you please tell me what you have your computer sitting on to raise it up. I need to get that. It looks like a great option and I have not been able to find one. I have to do video chats for work and my computer sits to low on it's own. Thank you so much!

Great video! Thank you! Where did you get the bookcase behind you and the riser for your laptop?

Great video. Easy to understand and very informative. Thank you

What do you think about the Philips Hue Playbar lights and getting the dual pack for side by side with color hue and changing them easily thorugh computer controls and wirelessly?

This is a super helpful video thanks for making it! Is the light harsh on your eyes though? With my new job I will be on a lot of video calls all day so wondering if staring at the light would be too hard on my eyes. Thanks

So helpful!

I can vouch for the Tao Tronics lamp from Amazon! So great for my WFH set up.

I’ve been using my phone flashlight attached to a goose neck clamp on my desk, I wear glasses and with certain angles that I sit up I see the little circle light reflections. Idk if the Lume Cube would do the same , which of these would be best for someone who wears glasses? 🤓

Great video - thank you for this relevant content.

What would you recommend with a desktop IMac. The back is smooth but curved so not sure the lume cube would work. Its 20 inches high so would the Taotronics desk lamp be tall enough?

Really good presentation!!!

Thank you. This was very useful. I appreciate it.

Wish you had demonstrated some of those lights off centre (because looking directly into a light throughout a 2 hour call is "no bueno"... Off centre actually gives a bit more depth to your face, especially when (like you) there's already some natural light on you. I also wish that with the dual light solutions you had put them at different levels from one another (again for both eye fatigue and depth in the face). I use a larger ring light about 45deg to my left and above my hairline pointing at a slight downward angle with a warm setting when there's light coming in the window just to soften shadows and keep the image from blowing out the white balance. I am not a photographer or a marketing person, these are just my observations as someone who is a hermit working from home for almost a year now.

I have the NEEWER. They do take space (unfortunate) but they can be extended REALLY high. So it covers my key light and fill light. I'm happy with it

what about lighting options for people who wear glasses. Because it causes lot of glare and lot of reflection on the otherside.

The top 3 is good but all of them are good as well

Helpful video.

Hello and thank you, do you have any idea about how the Whellen works if you wear glasses?

Thanks for the video, does the Tao Tronics light bother your eyes ? I like the results but I was curious about this.

great video ! thank you !

Wow thanks for this video 😊😊👍👍

Great review, but I would have loved to see the test completed for people wearing glasses. Very often you will end up with harsh shadows and reflections that ends up creating a poor result

I'd like to see you do the video wearing glasses. I have found that lights in certain positions cause a reflection from the glasses.

Great Video

Excellent review!

I wish you had shown how the differences in temperatures looked on you cool vs warm with the one you recommended ie Lume Cube Thanks!!!

how do you combat the brightness that comes from using a separate monitor that's larger and pushes so much light at you?

just wanna say that I use a cone desk lamp covering the cone with a sheet of paper in order to diffuse the light. But I look forward to get me one of this gadgets.

could you do a video on using the lights for say 1, 2 , 3 hours when we have long meetings as I feel that lights being close to you may tire your eyes .. thank you good informative video.

Dustin, great video, my only real comment is , that the lume cube seems to me that it is glaring directly into your eyes, although it did not seem to affect you. Please comment

DO you think have Philips Hue would be ok as well?

What I can do to adjust the backlight from a window which gets afternoon sun? My computer and 2 screen setup is such that I can’t change the backlight. I’m using a Logitech video camera.

Very Helpful ❤👍

Very helpful video, until I went to the Lumecube website, and couldn't find this product. They had a similar product to attach to a camera, but it was $169.00! I'd love to know how others purchased the lumecube product you feature. Thank you.

Thank you for the video, and a teleprompter is a must-have device for every content creator these days. Why you don't own one?.

*Thank you* for sharing those products. Some of which I was hearing of for the first time. ♥️

Logitech has a new light, Litra Glow, that hooks on to a monitor or laptop. It is powered by USB A and has adjustments for brightness and color temperature. It has a nice diffuser. I like the fact that it runs on USB power (not battery) and provides very good light. It can also be mounted on a tripod. I bought two of them! I like the Lume Cube light too.

Does the Lume Cube adhere to an IMac? Does anyone one have a lighting product idea that fits on a large monitor iMac and takes up minimal space? Is there a hack to make the iMac screen provide enough backlight? Thanks.

What’s the base holding up your lap top?

I have a webcam on my monitor. Is there a way to use the Lume Cube with my webcam?

Where can I get that laptop stand you have?

I’m looking for a light that doesn’t blind me while I’m trying to read from the screen

Hi, what is exact model of Lume cube lighting kit?

I'd like one with glasses too--I think it has to be up higher? Maybe a version of the Lume cube on a tripod?

What was the tripod used in this video? Brand and name, please?

That last ring light is not an option if you have a stationary setup with a big separate monitor, cause the camera is mounted on the center of that. Perhaps if it had a tilt function you could mount it next to the monitor camera.

Why no links?

I think the lighting coming from both left and right is much better solution than the one coming straight from the front. This is the set up used in photograph studio.

Can these lights be used with large desktop screens?

in your opinion, which of these is safest for the eyes?

not sure if Lume cube qualifies as "inexpensive"...

Would be interesting to go the extra step to see how they do if you wear glasses.

You change the color temperature of the Neewer lights by changing the colored gels that are included. I don't recommend them unless you're never going to run them at full brightness. I've had two sets burn out within an hour when ran on high aim at a wall to soften the effect.

good solution