04-04-2021, 12:47 AM
I'm an amateur, but I've helped a few people set up their video conference-spaces.
Lights should go behind the camera. They should provide some method for mounting the camera (or phone) in front. Good ring lights usually have a camera-mount in the center.
People like ring lights because the light is evenly distributed and as a result you can probably get a good image without lighting from multiple sides. But the ideal is usually a light pointing straight at the face and two pointing in from the sides.
Without knowledge of his workspace, I don't know that I could make a good recommendation on a specific light or light-set.
...The ring light that you linked to looks like it would block the camera on a MacBook Pro.
Lights should go behind the camera. They should provide some method for mounting the camera (or phone) in front. Good ring lights usually have a camera-mount in the center.
People like ring lights because the light is evenly distributed and as a result you can probably get a good image without lighting from multiple sides. But the ideal is usually a light pointing straight at the face and two pointing in from the sides.
Without knowledge of his workspace, I don't know that I could make a good recommendation on a specific light or light-set.
...The ring light that you linked to looks like it would block the camera on a MacBook Pro.