Awards
Lighting LIGHT SITS AT the very heart of photography and videography. Not only can it mean the difference between an average image and a great image, but at the most fundamental level, without light there is no image at all. For many genres, using what’s available naturally is enough, but there are others for which having the ability to control the light is essential.
For them, there is a seemingly endless array of options in an area that has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years. From mains-powered studio set-ups to super-portable battery-powered units, hotshoe flashes and revolutionary LEDs, our selection has something for everyone – whether you’re in the studio or on the go.
BEST LED LIGHT Adaptalux Studio
Amaran COB 60d S Broncolor LED F160 Fiveray M20 Godox LD150RS Hobolite Avant Max 80W Joby Beamo Kenro Smart Lite KSLC101 Nanlite Forza 150B
BEST ON-CAMERA FLASH Canon Speedlite EL-1 Canon Speedlite EL-10 Godox V1Pro Hähnel Modus 600RT MK II Kenro Macro Ring Flash
BEST PORTABLE FLASH Elinchrom One Elinchrom Three Elinchrom Five Godox AD400 Pro Neewer Q4 Pixapro Pika200 Pro Profoto A2 Profoto B10X Plus
BEST MAINS FLASH Bowens XMS1000 Broncolor Siros 400 S Elinchrom ELC Pro HD 500 Godox QT600IIIM Neewer S101 Pixapro Storm1200 III Profoto Pro-D3
Neewer Z2 Nissin i60A Pixapro GIO1 Profoto A10 Rotolight Neo 3 Pro
Nanlite FC-500B Neewer CB200C
Ribl Aura MVL2 LED Rotolight Aeos 2 Pro
Workflow
AS WE ALL know, there is more to creating a great image than just pressing the shutter release button. Depending on your goal, this journey can be a long one, with many different legs requiring various tools. Our workflow shortlist includes a selection of the best instruments on the market for a number of key processes – from monitors, colorimeters and editing software to photographic printers and the paper they use – not forgetting memory cards and external storage devices to ensure your final images are stored safely. Whether you’re a professional portrait photographer or event shooter, camera club member or family documentarian, there’s an enormous range of impressive products to choose from.
BEST PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTER Canon ImagePrograf Pro-300 Canon ImagePrograf Pro-1000 Citizen CX-02 DNP DS-RX1HS
Epson Ecotank ET-8550 Epson Surecolor SC-P700 Epson Surecolor P5300 Fujifilm ASK-300
BEST INKJET MEDIA: PHOTOGRAPHIC FINISH Canson Infinity Baryta Prestige II 340gsm Dupli Spectrajet Photo Lustre Double Sided 250gsm
Epson Traditional Photo Paper Fotospeed Platinum Baryta 300 Fotospeed PF Lustre 310
Hahnemühle Bamboo Gloss Baryta Hahnemühle Photo Silk Baryta X 310 Innova Exhibition Photo Baryta 310gsm Marrutt Pro Photo Gloss 265gsm Olmec Photo Gloss Heavyweight 260gsm Permajet FB Royal Gloss 310 Permajet Heritage Baryta Rag 310
BEST IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE
ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2024 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC Adobe Premiere Pro Anthropics Portrait Pro 24
Apple Final Cut Pro Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Cyberlink Photodirector 365
Phase One Capture One Pro Retouch4me plug-ins Serif Affinity Photo 2 Skylum Luminar Neo Zoner Photo Studio X
DxO Photolab 7 ON1 Photo Raw
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