THE FINAL PHOTO
Good DSLR or even DSLM cameras can be very expensive, depending on the features and brand. This is money that not everyone has readily available, but they might still want to take high-quality and appealing photos. How about this picture, for example? DIY in your living room? To achieve this result, you don't really need much. And no fully equipped photo studio, just a smartphone and a few other items.
FINAL PHOTO – SETTINGS
| Camera | Aperture | Shutter | ISO |
| Samsung Galaxy Note10 | 2.1 | 1/50 | 50 |
COLORFUL, AFFORDABLE, EASY TO USE
The shooting for this article's photos was carried out by photographer Janine Gwinner (Instagram: STUDIO PHOTOS FROM THE LIVING ROOM@lost140601) and her boyfriend André Düxmann (Instagram: @djamd). Part of the equipment included two Lumen Sticks from Rollei, whose LEDs light up in RGB. The sticks are easy to use and at the same time particularly cost-effective. This allows you, as a photographer, to illuminate your subject in a completely colorful way without having to invest too much money in good lighting.
STUDIO PHOTOS FROM THE LIVING ROOM
The model for this shoot was Lorena Bjelic (Instagram: @loreeniya) – and the shooting took place in her living room in Solingen. However, not much other equipment was needed. In the following article, we explain how you can easily take such aesthetic photos with your smartphone and what else you need besides your mobile phone.
SETUP WITH V-FLAT REFLECTORS
LUMEN STICKS
Then the Sticks were pointed at model Lorena, who was seated on a bar stool, at a 45-degree angle to the left and right. The sticks were slightly offset, so that a difference in color dominance could be seen. "When I took the photos, André was able to control the Lumen Sticks via the Rollei app," Janine explains. "The lights can be easily varied, and different perspectives can be tried out. How the model sits, how the light comes across, and whether the colors are centered. Even small changes make a difference. That's why it's good that someone else can control them," she explains. Also practical: Apart from 90 RGB LEDs, our sticks also offer equal parts white light (87 LEDs) and warm light (87 LEDs), as well as a color temperature between 3200 and 9999 Kelvin. This allows for creative variation of any photo idea.
SETTINGS FOR THE PHOTO
In the setup described here, the Lumen Sticks were not held in the air, but rather stood at a 45-degree angle to the model on two light stands, onto which the lights can be easily attached. This ensures that the entire lighting situation does not change due to movement.
APPS FOR IMAGE EDITING
Ideally, you should of course be able to edit a picture directly on your smartphone if it was taken there. And of course, there are suitable apps for exactly this purpose. Janine uses a handful of different apps for this. Lightroom for light settings, VSCO (for various color settings), Snapseed to retouch small things, and for videos, Janine recommends Inshot.
Note: Please note that the Lumen Stick RGB shown in the photos is the previous version without an integrated and non-removable handle. The technical specifications of the new model with an integrated handle are identical. You can use the new Lumen Stick RGB in the same way for a shoot as described and shown here.
CONTROLLING LUMEN STICKS WITH A SMARTPHONE APP
You can control our Lumen Sticks either directly on the device or with our Lumen App. This allows you to easily adjust intensities, colors, and gradients with your smartphone without having to put down the camera. In this case, you can either switch between the Rollei app and your smartphone's camera – or work with another person who operates the app.
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1 comment
Hii
Ich habe mir das rollei Lumen 150 set geholt und wollte die 2 lichter über mekne Handy App starten. Jedoch habe ich gesehen es änder die farbe nicht sonder nur die hellichkeit.
Mache ich etwas falsch oder auf was müsste ich achten.
Ich freue mich auf ihre Antwort
Karla Bacinic