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Reddit mentions of Simple Designs LD1003-BLK Basic Flexible Hose Neck Desk Lamp, Black
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We found 5 Reddit mentions of Simple Designs LD1003-BLK Basic Flexible Hose Neck Desk Lamp, Black. Here are the top ones.
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Painted metal shade and plastic baseFlexible hose neckON/OFF button switch located on base for convenienceDimensions: H: 13.85" Shade Diameter: 5"Perfect for office, kids room, or college dormUses 1 x 60W Type A Medium Base Bulb (not included)A nice and functional desk lamp to meet your basic lighting needs.This desk lamp features a painted metal base and shade, flexible hose neck, and ON/OFF switch located on the base for your convenience.Perfect for office, kids room, or college dorm.Dimensions: H: 13" Shade Diameter: 5"Uses 1 x 60W Type A Medium Base Bulb (not included)
Specs:
| Color | Black |
| Height | 13.85 Inches |
| Length | 6.1 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 1.65 Pounds |
| Width | 4.9 Inches |
They need to be relatively close to be effective as far as I've read but it's worth it. It doesn't have to be elaborate just a bulb like this (you want it to be 6500k) and a desk lamp or clamp light .
I don't care what anyone says, lighting is important. It's second only to sound as the two biggest and easiest to fix flaws that damn near every streamer has issues with.
The good news is that you don't need to go overboard with professional lights. You can get the Neewer lighting kits for under $50 and, if you watch for sales, you can get it as cheap as $35. It comes with three lights and two umbrella diffusers meant for three point lighting set-ups.
But you don't even need to go that far really. If you're streaming from a couch, you'll do better with a kit. But if you're streaming from your desk, you can get away with using a couple of cheap desk lamps with CFL bulbs in them, one acting as a key and the other acting as a back. You can use the monitor light as your fill. You can probably find lamps like that cheaper from Walmart or the Dollar Store, honestly, but the link is more to give you an idea.
Whatever you do, do not just use your room's overhead light. It can create issues with backlighting and some really harsh shadows across your face. Also, make sure to put shades or curtains over all your windows in order to block out sunlight. The light through a window can change a lot in as little as an hour just as the sun moves, let along changing weather conditions. It can cause you headaches trying to light yourself if you've got that sort of inconsistent light screwing things up every time you set up.
Use a goose neck lamp similar to this one.
http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Designs-LD1003-BLK-Basic-Flexible/dp/B00CM5SBSO/ref=sr_1_2?s=lamps-light&ie=UTF8&qid=1457067092&sr=1-2&keywords=gooseneck+lamp
It does man. Reference no lighting , Reference lighting . It looks crisp af in 1080 too. This is my lighting setup two cheap desk lamps covered in baking paper.
Edit: Watched your latest vid. I noticed you do alot of full face-cam cuts like you said. Additional lighting will bring up the quality of the camera, but with deep zooms you will still get a somewhat pixelated picture, but not as bad as you have now. If you want crisp zoom ins, you'd be looking at a dedicated DSLR camera, possibly through a capture card if you want syncs to be easy, with additional lighting (additional lighting is a must), Regardless, i'd just get some cheapo lamps see if it brings up the quality if not start looking at dedicated cameras.
Two of these behind the monitor would be the way to go with if your strapped for space, just remember to put in high luminosity bulbs, l.e.d's get pretty high in luminosity and don't push out too much heat.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CM5SBSO/ref=twister_B00CTA38YE?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Not joking. Start very simple and learn as you go. Single point direct lighting (no diffusing through a softbox or umbrella) will teach you a lot about intensity, shadows, glare, etc.
Then maybe move up to a pair of softboxes with single bulbs. After that you could get into gels or reflectors to add colour or change the colour temperature of the light.