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How to Make LED O Ring Lighting for Phone Photography

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How to Make LED O Ring Lighting for Phone Photography

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Ever dream camera phone can use O ring led lighting for macro photography like a profesional camera ? Now I'll try to make it happen

Ever dream camera phone can use O ring led lighting for macro photography like a profesional camera ? Now I'll try to make it happen

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First, prepare LED light, count of led deppending of ring size will we make it. I use 22pcs LED light for O ring with diameter of 3cm

First, prepare LED light, count of led deppending of ring size will we make it. I use 22pcs LED light for O ring with diameter of 3cm

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Stacking LED in pararel, use double tape to help glue and sparate the two wires on each LED. Add cable as photo above,and make sure LED in same position and all conecting with cable on both sides

Stacking LED in pararel, use double tape to help glue and sparate the two wires on each LED. Add cable as photo above,and make sure LED in same position and all conecting with cable on both sides

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LED in a circular shape, strengthen the outside using plastic steel glue, then add cable to connect to battre power

LED in a circular shape, strengthen the outside using plastic steel glue, then add cable to connect to battre power

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This after setup, LED O ring connect with battere using cable, we can attached macro lens add glue this with double tape, or we can use this without marco lens, use normal photo only

This after setup, LED O ring connect with battere using cable, we can attached macro lens add glue this with double tape, or we can use this without marco lens, use normal photo only

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LED light turn on in dark room

LED light turn on in dark room

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Sample photo using macro lens inside O ring LED lighting

Sample photo using macro lens inside O ring LED lighting

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We can minimize shadow of object, soo we can get more detail photo. If we have more avaliable light, phone camera will automaticly choise low ISO and can reduce noise as well as

We can minimize shadow of object, soo we can get more detail photo. If we have more avaliable light, phone camera will automaticly choise low ISO and can reduce noise as well as

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Others photo sampel using macro lens from old analog camera lens

Others photo sampel using macro lens from old analog camera lens

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23 LED

50 Centimeters Cable

1 Plastic steel glue

1 AA battery holder

2 Centimeters AA battery

1 Double tape

Dedi Triono

Thanks Adonis Chrysaphis, I'm not use resistor because I only use power source from two battere AA size, so it's only 3volt,

(author) 4 months ago

Adonis Chrysaphis

This is a good idea but you need to wire in some resistors onto those LEDs otherwise you will burn them out fairly quickly.

Adonis Chrysaphis 4 months ago

Dedi Triono

Thanks Devid, I just buy led light and battere holder at local electric store, and others I use from old stock after create tripod mounting

(author) 7 months ago

Stefan Devid E

I like it, I was think about buying somethung like this! Maybe you could also say where you got the items you use in this guide.

Stefan Devid E 7 months ago

Kandi .

Haha impressive :)

Kandi . 7 months ago

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