Quote Originally Posted by WmRMeyers View Post
More that I'm going blind. In much of the video what you are holding is in the shadow cast by your body. What you need is a fill light. That shadow may be perfectly well lighted to your eyes, but the camera cannot see in the same range you can. That shadow swallows all the details of what you're doing. Especially to me, since I'm developing cataracts, so I need a great deal more light to see with any acuity at all.

My shop currently has 3 5000 lumen LED fixtures and a 2000 lumen fluorescent fixture, and I'm still having problems seeing well enough to clean and sort stuff in there. It's a 16x21 room with one small window on the north wall. I expect I'll need at least 3 more of those LED fixtures to actually work in there.

I bought an LED ringlight to use with my cellphone, and may break down and buy good photoflood lights if I ever do what you're doing. Been a long time, but I was a real photographer once upon a time.

Bill
My response was not aimed at you comment but at another comment. I totally understand what you are saying. I did post a comment about your lighting suggestions. The lighting in that space was great when there was no direct light coming through the garage door windows. I had added several led light strips over head but like you suggest I need a fill light. Thank you for the feedback and suggestions.