[Bill Southworth]

We’re also shooting in very limited space with limited power. We do cooking shows in small restaurant kitchens. I use LitePanel 1x1s as fills and have been pretty happy with them. They’re really great on a C-stand boom to squeeze in as an overhead light (like over a cooking preparation surface). For my key light I use a Dedolight 450w HMI with either an Octabox if there’s room or a Chimera medium strip. Then I plant a few Dedo 150s as backlights, etc. I’ve been using a Litepanel 1×1 as a fill. It’s small enough to squeeze into spaces where no other light will go.

[Bill Southworth]

You can do this in the Geometry Room of Color, although it might not be as accurate as you need.

[Bill Southworth]

I’ve been using the LitePanel 1x1s for awhile and like them alot but I’ve found them to be better as fills than as a key light in our work. We do a cooking show in restaurant kitchens and I’ve found the Litepanels on a C-stand arm to be just the ticket for an overhead light over the prep surface. I just recently spent a mint on a set of Dedolight 450w HMIs and 150w spots. These I love big time. I’m using the soft HMI with either the Octabox or a Chimera strip depending on how much space we have. These little Dedolight buggers give out a huge amount of light for their wattage and it’s the cleanest light I’ve seen. I also might suggest checking out the Lowel RifaEx with a fluorescent bulb, for a lower output, lower cost solution. Also, since going to HMIs, I’ve started just using daylight bulbs or dichroic filters on everything.