Reddit reviews Neewer on Camera Video Light Photo Dimmable 176 LED Panel with 1/4" Thread for Canon, Nikon, Sony and Other DSLR Cameras, 5600K (Battery Not Included)

Either you get a fixture that is not hanging low like spotlights or led's, or you take it off the ceiling altogether and come up with a different approach.

I mounted spotlights on top (not very bright tbh) have leds behind my TV and monitor (Self adhesive usb led strips), Philips living colors lamps around that give me mood light and when I need really bright light I have those battery powered lights on cheap stands (come handy everywhere, garden etc.)

Your solution is correct, cover the uncontrollable light and use a controllable one. Soft light will look best, but you need it to be bright enough so that your camera doesn’t have to compensate digitally (making the picture all grainy and distorted). A desk lamp will not have this power by itself, so either a bunch of desk lamps bounced off a white wall or shot through a layer of diffusion, or get like two LED video lights and bounce then off a white wall or bounce/shoot them though diffusion (photography umbrellas, diffusion from 5in1 reflector, softboxes, etc.)

Wedding Videographer for 12 years here.... I used a monopod to shoot 98% of my weddings as the primary video, with a tripod as the secondary stand. You can get a monopod for about $15.00 from Walmart or you can go the more expensive route and get one for about 100.00 + dollars from a pro camera shop. For the actual ceremony, I always placed my tripod camera to the entrance and I would stand near the front by the Groom as the Bride came up the isle... edited together is was very professional. The monopod will give you the option to move out of the way during the ceremony. The lav mic was only used for the vows because when you go to edit you will have to go from the sound in the room to the mic... if you try and place both together you will get an echo. Find out ahead of time if there are any speeches, toasts, dances, bouquet toss ahead of time so you can be ready for them during the reception (get a schedule if you can). Don't shoot people eating food and keep the reception as natural as you can. I would keep the reception to one camera on your monopod... you will catch all of the action and keep your editing down to a minimum after the fact (important). Lighting.... I used those LED lights that run about $24.00 on amazon - (see link at the end) ... hope you have external lighting to prevent grainy video footage. Ask the photographer for still shots of groups so you can use them in your video ... using the "Ken Burns Effect" in your video editor. If your going to do a montage remember, people look more romantic and elegant when slowed down in your editor... Good luck... and oh yea... watch out for your equipment and drunks putting their drinks down near your stuff... one spill of a soft drink and its done for.

Here is an example of a small wedding for an older couple (2nd marriage) that I did a few years ago. It was shot with a single GoPro Camera on a monopod. The wedding took place in a courtyard in the French Quarter of New Orleans and features a short intro montage. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXxVpNqnbyQ

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Link to camera light - https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Dimmable-Cameras-Battery-Included/dp/B06XDFGDCX/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=newer+led+video+light&qid=1570037334&sr=8-5

I have used these to great effect.

In front of me

Neewer Photo Studio 176 LED Ultra... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XDFGDCX?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Sinvitron® 11 inch Magic... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B011769YUM?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share


To my left

KEXIN LED Clip Lamp with 3 Color... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0788KBXVL?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I use a single studio lamp for mine, I just don't have much room for another one. You could also try a neewer lamp which I hear are pretty good especially if you lack the room for two studio lamps.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B06XDFGDCX/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518710416&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=neewer+light&dpPl=1&dpID=51%2BDoViD4wL&ref=plSrch

If you’re limited in space, my solution has been to mount an LED light on one of these stands, and clamp it to the back of my desk. Gives me a little more flexibility than mounting it on top of my monitor.
I use these lights, if youre interested.

whatever light you get make sure it's dimmable and has a diffuser attachment. Something like this. https://www.amazon.ca/Neewer-Dimmable-Panasonic-Samsung-Olympus/dp/B06XDFGDCX/ref=asc_df_B06XDFGDCX/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=292974284305&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5136241249916722319&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000813&hvtargid=pla-347938700150&psc=1

Neewer Photo Studio 176 LED Ultra... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XDFGDCX?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Ha I think you gave yourself some good feedback at the beginning of the video - you could already see the finished look, so the viewer doesn't need to wait until the end/watch more :) You could put the finished look in the thumbnail instead and do your outro with it.

As you're doing makeup videos I'd also recommend getting some better lighting (doesn't have to be expensive), I bought this one and it is quite good: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neewer-Dimmable-Panasonic-Batteies-Included/dp/B06XDFGDCX/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=video+lighting+led&qid=1563132285&refinements=p_89%3ANeewer&rnid=1632651031&s=photo&sr=1-5

Can you use this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neewer-Dimmable-Panasonic-Samsung-Olympus/dp/B06XDFGDCX/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1524709063&sr=8-3&keywords=neewer+battery+LED+Light

Instead of a Speedlight flash or should you always use a Speedlight flash when you are on the move at an event?