I also wanted the light to be very good – you know, like pretty much every YouTuber these days!
In my case, I found myself wanting something that would allow me to interact and record a tutorial video or review of something I was interacting with, but I still wanted to see my cell phone while I was doing it. That said, for amazing as modern smartphones are for creating phenomenally good HDR images and pulling off amazing results in low light, sometimes you just need more light to get your desired results. In my world these days it’s becoming increasingly rare for me to need to use my DSLR, so like a lot of people I frequently use my phone camera for internal use only product shots and education videos. I’m writing today because I had a need for an affordable ring light for use with my iPhone and I wanted to tell you what I thought about it. Angler Bi-Color Ring Light Kit with Light Stand (18')