Rotolight NEO 2

One accessory I’ve used a lot this year is the baby Rotolight. I’ve never loved flashguns, so the idea of a continuous light source that’s portable, and offers dial-in colour-temperature adjustment, has got to be a winner. It may not be as bright as flash but for portraits, which I tend to shoot at wide apertures, it’s bright enough, especially since you can happily shoot at ISO 800 or 1600 nowadays without sweating about noise. There is a flash mode if you require extra power, with no recycle time, but I haven’t needed it yet. If there’s a downside it’s that being small, the light can be a bit hard. The foldable mini softbox helps, and I have, on occasion (when I have forgotten the softbox) used tissues or bubble wrap over the front, which also works.