Hobolite Carbon Fibre Tripod Light Stand 210cm

This is in my bag on every shoot to supplement my studio kits.

What do I like about Hobolite? Well pretty much everything, I am a very practical photographer who works on film sets and I am drawn to the beauty of constant light, I love searching for beautiful pockets and layers around a subject and Hobolite being a constant light source ticks every box for me in that journey of bringing an image to life. So lets start with functionality, i'm not the most technologically minded photographer so picking up a piece of photographic equipment and to be able to figure my way around it as quick as my Nikons is imperative. I turned on my Hobolites and instantly I knew where the settings would be. Everything is laid out right in front of you and without there being a massive menu system with sub menus of things you will never use. Straight up, power, colour temp and effects. When I was told about the app to control them, at first I was like, nah I only need the removable mag screen from the Pro or the the control screens on the Avant and mini. I had a few minutes before heading to set and I thought well lets see how easy they are to pair. I couldn't believe how quick and I ended up pairing 4 heads in less than 5 minutes. Everything about the Hobolite makes perfect sense. Then of course theres the build, Oh my these are even more beautiful and well engineered than the web page makes them look. You hold them in your hand and to be honest you just want to keep holding them, you don't want to let them go! I feel like I have a beautiful 6 x 4x5 camera in my hands. Seriously you will never find a more beautiful light anywhere, so beautiful my bet is we will see loads of shoots with Hobolites in the frame. The build of the modifiers and stands are again absolutely stunning, there is nothing that wasn't thought about when the design team got to work on these. 5 stars for me in, in fact in my 30 years as a photographer I have never been so excited about a product!

Recently got the Harlowe mini II and can I just say WOW. When the light arrived I was actually so surprised at how nice the case was and everything inside. The light itself is beautiful and so aesthetic, it seriously just lives on my work desk 24/7. It's USB-C so its compatible with all my other gadgets already which cuts down on cables and mess. The light can fit in the palm of my hand but it's really powerful. I think at max 100% the battery lasts an hour but I never have it at full capacity so I get quite a few hours of use on it. The magnetic attachments makes it fast and convenient to switch out different gels or if you want to use the barn doors - I personally don't film in color but they do switch up the vibe of the room! If you're a creator or someone who is into photography, I definitely recommend this light. Super portable, nicely designed - has the vintage vibe, lightweight and makes you look like a professional.

Amazing as always! I continue to be blown away by the quality of Harlowe's products and I am so incredibly happy I made the investment.