Best webcam light

[SirGrotius]

Hi All - I'm sure a lot of you are doing the WFH thing, and I'm envious of some others' setups regarding their webcams and lighting.

Currently, my set up is a Logitech HD 1080p camera attached to either my iMac or MBP depending on forum. I have some but limited natural light from one window adjacent to me and a little bit from another near the front of my workspace. I have 6 ceiling lights about 75-150 watts, not too sure their specificity, but I think pretty standard lights.

Does anyone use any special, or clip-on "Zoom" lighting? I have seen a range of offerings, but they look embarrassingly cheap ($70 or less), and frankly, poor quality. I tried a high-end photographer level set up out of curiosity that a friend inspired me to utilize, but I did not find that degree of lighting sustainable - it was too blinding, but did help.

Basically, I already look bad as a 40-something male, but to be a little grainy, with too much green/yellow in my image is not helping things, at all.

Looking for some pro-level, sage advice, as I'm willing to invest in this set-up. Thanks!

 

[BigBadBernard]

I have a small Anglepoise desk lamp on the other side of the desk to the tablet I use for VCs. It’s highly adjustable and usually allows me to have good lighting for all my calls.

 

[breakaway01]

IMO for this kind of lighting, inexpensive doesn't necessarily mean bad. Nobody on the call will see your lighting setup, so it's just the light output that matters. A ring light will provide even lighting (especially if you mount your camera in the middle of the ring) without having to resort to softboxes and other similar light diffusers. I use a $40 LED ring light with adjustable color temperature and brightness. Works well for me.

Also consider your camera. I don't have much experience with the Logitech cameras but I'm sure they're better than the awful MBP camera. I use my iPhone as a camera mounted in my ring light and use EpocCam software to connect to my MBP; the picture quality is excellent.

 

[daliaakter]

There is a type of light available in our country which I use while working on the sewing machine. Gives very good light