Features of heart-shaped ring lamps and their selection

The annular lamp is a constant attribute of professional video filming. It complements the LED flash on a professional camcorder, illumination when shooting and photographing from a smartphone or tablet.

A heart-shaped ring lamp is not considered round, it does not resemble a simple ring. Such a lamp has its own characteristics that can be used in the interior.

A circular heart-shaped lamp is best suited for decorating a wedding hall. It can be placed in the center or around the edges of the table. This decor will be a good decoration for the holiday. The ring light can be used to illuminate interior decor items that have a shape similar to or close to a heart. Pendant lights in the shape of hearts look best in combination with fresh flowers.

Another use for heart-shaped ring lamps is for studio artists, photographers and beauty salons. The luminaire should not be prohibitively bright. For example, a client and a beauty salon master, as a rule, facing a mirror, above which this work of art hangs - or next to which is located - do not experience the inconvenience of too bright light. The power limit is no more than 35 W: the luminous flux created by LEDs with such a power consumption is enough to clearly see all the details even in the absence of conventional overhead lighting. It is desirable that the light source remains soft and dim.

The heart-shaped lamp can be used to create a romantic setting. To do this, the luminaire must be installed in the ceiling, and the power must be set to the minimum.

By illuminating the room with soft light, you create a cozy, intimate atmosphere.In the bedroom, a similar lamp is often used instead of a chandelier, while the number of included LED sections can be controlled.

Finally, bloggers will appreciate the tripod lamps.

Traveler lamps can have a built-in rechargeable battery, a USB port for recharging, and a built-in solar panel for recharging during the day, in the field and on the road. When traveling, the luminous flux may be needed on the road and outdoors, when there is no way to connect to the network. At the same time, even a few watts of light will allow you not to feel in the tent as in the dark. A lamp mounted on the handlebars of a bicycle makes it possible for drivers to notice such a cyclist from afar. Finally, the included tripod is useful for both home and travel bloggers.

The LED lamp in the form of a heart differs in types not only due to its external features and equipment. A lamp less than 25W may not be equipped with a tripod at all. In some cases, such lamps are hung on signs - including billboards.

The ring lamp is not necessarily made in the form of a solid base (body and panel), on which LEDs are soldered and a control microcontroller (dimmer) with buttons is installed, in the simplest case - a conventional switch. Closed light circuits are completely made in the form of a silicone fill, similar to a transparent flexible rod, inside which an LED strip runs on the basis of wires or a flexible flat cable. Such contours allow you to install them not only in the form of a ring, but also hang them anywhere, stretching them into an oval and bending them in any shape, but without sharp bends. Craftsmen perform them in the assembly on wires from ordinary "head" LEDs (not planar), placed in a transparent silicone water hose. The assembly is characterized by high moisture resistance (IP-69): being filled, it even submerges into the pool, it can be placed by scuba divers (divers).

By the type of power supply, luminaires with a built-in battery without a power adapter are distinguished, as well as combined ones - a power adapter is supplied with such a luminaire. The simplest option is that the lamp operates on a rechargeable battery with a voltage of 3-4.2 volts (lithium-ion), and such a battery is charged from any adapter for a smartphone or tablet. In some cases, it is possible to connect to an external battery for gadgets. An improved version is the connection of LEDs in groups in a series-parallel combination, and the power is supplied from 12, 15, 19, 21, 24 volts, which makes it possible to power these lamps from a car cigarette lighter, alarm batteries, power adapters for laptops, an electric bike.

5-20 watts of power is enough for a blogger doing streaming sessions when he wants to get into the frame for the audience. A typical example is streams in computer games, filming on the road while traveling, and so on. The power of 10-30 W is enough for lighting a room, a small backlight on the street, 25-45 W - for beauty salons, 40-100 W - for large studios.

Moisture protection of a level not lower than IP-69 is needed for lighting in rain and snow conditions, under water (at the bottom of the pool), when diving to depth.

Coloring - everyone chooses their favorite colors. In most cases, white is enough, on holidays - a combination of white and other colors (RGBW lamps). For the most demanding, it is worth choosing any flexible ring light, from which it is easy to form a heart outline or other outlines.

For selfies (taking pictures of oneself against the background of the environment), the shape of the lamp in the form of a ring is not important, it only brings a note of positive mood to the expression on the face of the subject, who at the moment wishes to shoot. In this case, the lamp itself does not fall into the frame.

The disadvantage of luminaires in the form of a heart is the inability to stably hang them on the lens of a professional video camera... But it is possible to attach a smartphone holder located in the center to it within a closed luminous contour. In this case, the shape of the annular lamp does not play any noticeable role. You can place your smartphone or tablet in the holder in a ring, in a heart, and even in an asterisk.