Category Archives: Tip & tricks

KYU-6™ lights may not be the biggest lights around, but their form factor and superior color rendition make them perfect for product photography. Join photographer Mark Duffy for a lesson in using small light for photographing small products.  We opted for an Xbox controller, because, you know, Xbox. Mark is going to take you through […]

  Halloween is just around the corner, and that makes it a perfect time to photograph the costume characters in your life and use the Light Blaster to create incredible settings. Light Blaster brings you unlimited creative possibilities, letting you select and project still images or patterns onto any background or object. In an instant, […]

If you are looking for a way to spice up your product photography game, how about some light painting? Photographer Mark Duffy just shared his light painting technique for product photography. Naturally, it involves KYU-6 led light bracelets and some brand new ‘Puma’ sneakers. As Mark mentioned, this video isn’t about general product photogaphy lighting […]

We are going to show you how to build six lighting rigs using the Spekular LED light system. It may be hard to believe, but every one of those six lighting rigs was built using only Spekular lights, which is probably the most versatile lighting kit in the market. — Adam Rubin from team “Kaveret” […]

Traditionally speaking, a practical light is a working (i.e. “on”) light source that is in the frame. Those can be desk lamps, ceiling fixtures or TV sets. On a more creative take, it can be a glowing alien egg, A portal to another dimension, or a mysterious suitcase full of something shiny a-la Pulp Function. […]

In today’s post, we will go through the bread and butter of interview lighting – the three-point lighting system. At first, we’ll break it down, then we will show some small additions that can make a lot of difference. For the basic lighting we used a Spekular Core Kit split into three lights, and an […]

To be honest, I’m a sucker for symmetry, I love it when things fall into place, and everything aligns, it just feels balanced. It makes me relaxed, but that may just be me 🙂 In this blog post, we will be looking at three different scenes, lighting each scene twice, once with a symmetrical lighting […]

One the greatest tools a photographer has at their disposal is ingenuity. Being able to think on their feet and find a creative way to shoot is at the core of the craft. We want to share a few tips, tricks and modifications you can do with Spekular. Now, these are just a few that […]

One of Spekular’s greatest strengths is its ease of use and flexibility. Spekular’s modular design allows shaping light to suit your needs without breaking a sweat. This is why we thought we’d start this series with a simple and super-easy setup just to get you started using your Spekular. The idea is to start off […]