A few weeks ago I had talked to @irreverent-dan about the light that he was using in his video. I ordered myself one and I have been playing around with it for a little while now. Used it a few post ago for #steemitsandwichcontest. One of those photos was my first #photocontest win.
So today I decided to spend some time indoors and do some beer photography since @irreverent-dan describes himself as a beer-loving photographer and I have seen him entering the #BeerSaturday.
I had a few hiccups along the way. One of which is that I find it hard not to drink the beer as I am photographing it. I really didn't want to wait until I was done.
I was trying to get the head to the top of the glass and had an overflow.... Made a huge mess and ruined the poster board I was using.
Lost Forty is a local brewery here in Arkansas that started back in 2014. The Love Honey brew is a little sweet because of the honey, I think it might have some caramel in there too. Overall it is malty goodness.
The wand is a light bar by Yongnuo, model YN360. It makes life a lot easier than having to mess with speedlights and umbrellas. Which is what I had to use to get photos of the wand itself. I didn't realize how beneficial this light bar would be until I started taking photos with it.
The wand has a few different color settings. RGB where you can mix the rgb led's to the color you want. It also has a set of leds with the 3200k temperature and a set of leds with the 5500k temperature. The wand has bluetooth and can be controlled by an app but I really didn't want to put that app on my phone. So I haven't tested that part of it.
Overall I am very happy with this purchase. The wand itself is lightweight although I did make a mistake when I ordered the batteries. The ones I ordered were the 5000mah and they add some weight. A lot of weight. They are heavier than the wand itself. When I ordered them I thought to myself bigger is always better but now I kind of wish I had just gotten the smaller ones.
For quick shots it is so much easier to use then getting out flashes and umbrellas.
You can check out @irreverent-dan's review of the wand here