Planning your lighting for a photo or video shoot can be complicated, and the terminology used to measure light in lighting equipment can make things even more confusing. When shopping online, most ...

The lumen is one of the most common units for measuring the brightness of any given light source. Despite its ubiquity, it’s actually also one of the worst ways to gauge illumination. Here, we dispel ...

If you’re shopping for a flashlight, you may think looking at how many lumens it puts out is the best way to determine quality or usefulness. It’s an understandable assumption, but that number in ...

Grew up back East, got sick of the cold and headed West. Since I was small I have been pushing buttons – both electronic and human. With an insatiable need for tech I thought “why not start a website ...