Light & Motion Blog

Strobe vs. CLx
Portable, powerful continuous lights from Light & Motion are replacing strobes in studio and on location. The drastic set-up time can make the difference between capturing ten great shots versus one. Don't miss the moment, capture it with continuous lighting!...
BTS Volare Helicopters Spot with StellaPro CL Lights
John and Alan of Davis and De Dios Productions put together this mixture of BTS and finalized footage from a short spy-themed Valentines Day video they produced for Volare Helicopters in Southern Arizona. Armed with two Stella Pro 8000's, and...
StellaPro Night Shoot
Photographer & Filmmaker Daniel Woods & Crew create dreamy visuals in a sea cave at night with the Sony A7RIII and the Sigma 20mm f1.4 art lens.
Content Creator Kit with Davis de Dios
  Davis de Dios takes the StellaPro Content Creator Kit to the Casting Studio! The set up is as easy as it looks. Not only are the bright and lightweight lights are super fast to deploy so you are ready...
LA Rooftop Photoshoot using Continuous Lights
Photographer Manny Ortiz took to a rooftop in LA to photograph model Cari Li to demonstrate the power of using continuous lights for portrait photography. Videographer & DP Reza L Malayeri was able to capture this process and put together...
The Compact Creator Kit Goes to Art Class
  The StellaPro Compact Creator kit helps illuminate Ms. Davis' lesson for her K-2nd graders to remain engaged and learn about art. Teaching over 100 students a day requires reliable gear that is easy to set up so everyone can...
Shooting at night with the Compact Creator Kit
Too hot to work outside during the daytime or not enough light in the day? Take along the StellaPro Content Creator Kit to help get the job done for any project or production!
Backyard BBQ/Jacuzzi Shoot with Stella CL Lights
By Ralph Clevenger: "I’ve been working with a very talented group of Brooks Institute photography students over the past semester. They are taking 2-3 different photography courses and production shoots like this one allows them to create a diversity of images to meet assignment...
The Ultimate Focus Light For Night Divers
By: Shawn Miller Author Shawn Miller setting up a cuttlefish shot. Photo by Russell Gilbert. The Light & Motion Sola Photo 1200 is the most popular modeling light used for underwater macro photography.  I have been using Sola lights for over...
We're in this Together
We are reaching out to you today, our Light & Motion partners, customers and friends, to recognize that in working together for good, we all have the wisdom and strength to protect the health and well-being of our communities, families,...
Skydiving with Light & Motion
Aerial Stunt Coordinator and Cameraman, Joe Jennings of Skydive.TV gives Light & Motion an inside look at what it's like to jump out of an airplane with everything from sky surfers, bikes, cars, and even a full living room. Joe...
Rolling Along with the Coastal Sifters
Cooper and Pius quit their jobs and hit the road on bikes carrying their surfboards. They are traveling from Seattle to Mexico, leaving every place better than they found it. We were able to meet up with the Coastal Sifters...
Join us at Imaging USA 2019 in Atlanta!
Imaging USA is one of the most anticipated events of the year for photographers.  If you are coming to Atlanta in January don't miss Light & Motion booth #1847 to see the future of photo lighting!  Portable, powerful continuous lights from...
Wedding Photographers Love Continuous Lights
Wedding photography can be very demanding. Hauling around heavy gear, multiple batteries, cameras, stands, and lights can be exhausting before the big event even begins. Wedding photographers have to move with speed and grace to capture every important moment of...
Bike Lights & the FL-1 Standard
Light & Motion is the first bike light company to adopt and certify every light to the FL-1 Standard, a testing protocol to scientifically measure a light’s brightness, run-time, and water/impact resistance.  This gives you the consumer an accurate and...
Product Testing = A Better Customer Experience
Product testing starts with our deeply held belief that our integrity as a company will be reflected in the products we create and our customers’ experiences with them.  In other words, making great products isn’t mainly about engineering features and...
Continuous Light Innovation: Designed to Outperform
Light & Motion has been building high performance, self-contained lighting solutions for rugged environments since 1989. As a pioneer in underwater video and photography lights, we have worked with many leading image makers traveling to remote locations and demanding lightweight...
FL-1 Standard Professional LED Camera Lighting
LED camera lights are gaining momentum as the choice for event photography, ENG use, documentary filmmaking, cinema -  even fashion photographers are experimenting with continuous LED lighting now. The advantages are many: they are solid state, are very robust, last...
Portable Professional Lighting for UW and Topside!
By Annie Crawley Heading out on a Citizen Science Expedition to the Revillagigedo Archipelago aboard the Quino El Guardian, I knew I needed to have a solution for underwater and topside lights. We were going to be underwater diving and...
25 Hrs of Frog Hollow
The 25 Hours in Frog Hollow bills itself as the longest mtb race in America. It takes the standard 24 hour race and adds an hour by taking place on the weekend that we roll our clocks back an hour...
Angelina McEwen Reviews Stella
Being a professional videographer and working in an industry where technology is constantly changing, I'm always on the look out for more efficient and affordable equipment. This year I attended the annual NAB show where the newest technology is showcased,...
LED Camera Lights Meet CBS News Crew Demands
By Jake Barlow CBS News Perfect timing to capture the ideal moment defines my world. In the ‘run and gun’ realm of news gathering there are no second chances.  There are no routine days in news - demands are constantly...
Setting a High Standard: LEDs and Color Rendering
Lighting is an integral component of professional imagery - photographers, broadcasters, and cinematographers rely on ideal lighting to convey meaning and evoke emotion within their chosen medium. Natural light can present a sense of realism, yet rarely can image makers...
The Sola Dome Port Optic
Light & Motion is proud to introduce a new Dome Port Optic for Sola compact video flood lights to expand beam angle to 110° underwater!   This accessory stands to be an essential tool for both the novice and professional...
Stella Pro Lights go to Hollywood for Flicker Test
I enter a huge, black room and in the middle of it is a searing white light aimed at a white board and a fish tank. A Phantom high speed camera sits on an aged O’Connor 100. I can barely make out...
Becky Kagan Schott Swimming with Sea Lions and Sola's
I’ve had the pleasure of using the Sola 8000’s on several different shoots in the Caribbean to the cold waters of British Columbia. For years I’ve been bound by cords and canisters and now with the Sola’s my camera is...
Sola 8000 Saves Dave Hinkel In SOS Mode
During a dive on a recent trip to Fiji, I found myself in a critical situation, which nearly cost me my life. Our trip was three weeks long and on the second week, we moved to a resort in the Beqa area of Fiji. The seas were rough, and...
Stella Lights Easy to Rig for Portrait Photography - Anywhere
I am always looking for equipment that will make my work more efficient and give me the results I want. I recently got my hands on the new Stella lights and was very pleased on how I could use them...
Evaluating Dive Lights and the FL-1 Standard
Most of you have been introduced to lumens if you have purchased an LED flashlight or replacement light bulb for your home. We grew up on watts and seemingly overnight watts disappeared and lumens took their place. So what is...
GEAR TESTS: SOLA VIDEO PRO 8000
Light & Motion has definitely raised the bar to a new level with the Sola Video Pro 8000. L&M was able to redesign the Sola 8000 with some amazing new features while keeping it in the same compact style as the...
Run and Ski off the Crazy with the Solite 250EX!
There is one day a year that brings a tear to my eye. It’s the day when I lose a precious hour of sunlight every fall. As a top ranked trail runner, I live for the warm bright months of...
BLUEFIN Housings Capture It All
Video courtesy Out of the Blue Productions The Bluefin G-30 small size and light weight makes it a dream come true for travel. The electronic controls are easily activated without ever having to take our hands off the handles. This...
Understanding UW Light Specs & Testing
I. The Problem: Few manufactures test their lights to established standards, or publish accurate lumen and beam angle specifications. Calculated values based on the individual LED specifications are easy to generate but often highly inaccurate.  Without testing to recognized standards,...
Death of the Canister Light
My first primary light for cave diving was so heavy I had to mount it on two large D-rings and hang it from the bottom of my tanks. The bulky rectangular housing concealed two large sealed lead acid batteries. A...
SoLite was Chad Denning's Secret Weapon in the Stone Cat 50
1st lap was dark of course out of the gate and I brought my Light & Motion Solite 150 which was the perfect light for that run.  I needed every lumen that light could throw at the trail. With the...
Dr. Rachel Graham and the Belize Shark Project
My team and I often work into a moonless dark night, and scramble about our small boat to ready our tagging gear for sharks captured during sampling. At those times we need a broad beamed light to ensure everyone is...
Oasis in the Dark / Suwanee River
I recently acquired my first Light and Motion light, the Sola 1200. I’ve built a career around the belief that you can never have too many lights in your bag. Flashlights come and go, but the Sola is a game...
Scott Johnson, Sola 800 Help Capture Big Animals, Big Passions
The ocean and its inhabitants have fascinated me since childhood.  Compelling desires to explore the underwater world, glimpse animals up-close and then share the experiences with others continue to fuel my passions for photography and photojournalism.  I am honored to...
Sola 800 “Macro Mania” with Scott Johnson
Life is generally abundant on reefs and even on the sea floor.  Much of it is rather small, but also incredibly photogenic.  Most inexperienced divers miss these tiny natural treasures as they either seem to be in a race to...
Go by Bike for World Carfree Day
Join people around the world  to leave your cars at home today. Tomorrow is the first day of autumn, and what better time to ride a bike than in the fall? Try riding to the store or run your errands...