Spekular LED Photography Lights / What is CRI / Part 2 of the LED Continuous Lighting LED Series

Spekular is a modular system of LED photography lights that can take on all kinds of shapes depending on your portrait lighting needs and this can save you money and the time needed to pack and set-up light modifiers especially when you are photographing on location.

CRI stands for Color Rendering Index. This is not the same as color temperature that is measured in degrees kelvin. The simple explanation is that CRI is a measure that shows us how well a light source makes the color of an object appear to the human eye and how "realistically" or "naturally" the light source makes different shades appear in relationship to each other. In other words, CRI explains how accurately a light source is rendering any color in comparison to daylight.

Spekular comes comes as a kit of 4 LED sections. In addition to the Spekular Kit, the Expansion Kit and the Star Adapter. Spiffy Gear also has a Battery Adapter that will allow you to use any DTAP-enabled V-mount battery.

In this video I use Savage Universal Paper Seamless backgrounds for all of the shot. The images were made with a Nikon D810 and a Nikon 85mm f/1.8 lens or a Tokina 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens.

Next up in the continuous LED lighting series are the Savage Universal Edge Lit Pro LED lights.

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[cameronduque]

This guy's videos are underrated, Great explanation without heavy opinions. Thanks for sticking to the point and backing it with facts.

[MannyOrtiz]

This was a great video Joe. I'm currently working on my Spekular video :)

[ahmedahmed-hsis]

Joe really appreciated your explanation in detail of each and every thing

[abe.m.essack]

Hi Joe, Thanx for this video tutorial on the Spekular lighting gear. Awesome presentation definitely a worthwhile buy! 😎 👍 great job! it's value for money for any new comer to add a cost effective set up to their gear aquisition! 😎 👍

[miguelneves]

Yet another excellent video with great pointers.
And I'm sorry I must say this;
Beautiful new model with a very docile expression... that make spectacular photos from 6:40 on.
Thanks once again for all your work!

[busyrand]

Stunning Models. Fantastic review. I like simplicity & adaptation, so this sold me something I wouldn't normally consider. Thank you.

[StreetsOfVancouverChannel]

You're a ROCKSTAR, Joe... peace from Vancouver, bruh'...

[dopamining]

Great video and super interesting lighting rig. I think it would make a great DIY project, with some of the LED strip lights I`ve seen.
My only negative comment about your video - your models are so gorgeous I constantly lost track of what you`re talking about !

[melnickstudios]

...Oh, it is you! Nice new frames! Even better video content, thanks!

[jacobgonzalez]

Got here after watching part I. I can't stop watching LOL.

[martinthomas]

WOW!!! Cool lighting system and as usual awesome video. It really doesn't seem overpriced to me. I think it is very reasonable. Thanks again Joe!

[albertocabrera]

Great Video. Always informative. I have been looking at these since they came out but still wanting till i have play money to get them.

[GranthamAtHome]

Joe. I'm just going to have to run this video again. Your models are so beautiful I forget to listen to you!!

[trevorbaldwin]

Very cool light. Could make for some interesting catch lights.

[larrynevins]

Very informative, as usual, Joe. Thank you! Probably won't be in my repertoire for a bit, but that just gives me something to work towards. :-)

[sidemountdave]

Hi Joe, love the video and all the information you shared. I have been looking at this setup and almost pulled the trigger on the basic kit and expansion pack, but had a thought. Even though the expansion pack allows you to separate the lights into a typical three light portrait shot, all the lights still have to be at the same power level...correct? Since only one of the light bars has an intensity switch, how do you lower the hair or rim lights to a lower level than the key light? If I'm correct, you would have to purchase three of the basic kits to get that functionality or diffuse the lights you want at a lower level. That seems a bit more pricey than the original setup. If I'm wrong, please set me straight. Thanks!

[lucianobrigante]

Absolut Great Light System, Thank you Jet for your presentation, you are a great creative photographer, God bless you.
your Fan and admiration Lou 😃

[jilpoke]

I always read the instructions after I assemble something and can't get it to work.
As far as price goes, like everything else, the more people buy it, the more saturated the market gets, the lower the price gets. Also, there is durability and life expectancy. How well do LEDs hold up to being knocked over compared to strobes or a speedlite? Maybe a future video? :) Thanks for another great video!

[vasiliyivanishvili]

so many infos, and so many... emotion! ;) thanks for video!!!

[upsidedownjim]

How do these compare to the DIY LED lighting setup you created? The Spekular is about double the price and a smaller source of light (1 foot vs 4 foot) compared to the DIY LED Setup. Does the beam angle negate the smaller light size? Being able to dim the lights and the smaller size for travel would help to justify the higher cost. However, if I'd need two Spekular core kits + the expansion it would be getting pretty pricey. My goal is to shoot headshots similar to you and Peter Hurley. Thanks for the great video series! Much appreciated!