When it comes to photography, lighting is one of the factors that can't be neglected. There's always more lights than needed in a professional photo studio, because you never know, which lighting setup you'll need (+you don't need to run to the photo store, when a light breaks ^_^).

Also, when travelling, it's annoying to carry a large LED panel with you. Nowadays, there are small LED panels available on the market for around 50 bucks, but I'll show you, how I made mine for only a tenth of the price! The panel is Li-ion battery powered , rechargeable with a standard micro USB charger and VERY bright. There's also a toggle switch, that allows to switch to main power when needed. The brightness of the LEDs is also dimmable, when used in battery-mode.

The panel weights about 180 grams (0.6 pounds) ,so it's a perfect piece of equipment to take with you when travelling. The battery of my panel lasts for about 5 hours, but the capacity can be customised by changing the number of Li-ion cells in the panel.

Thanks to the 1/4'' mounting hole, the panel can be mounted on any tripod, dolly, ball head, magic arm, etc. Oh, almost forgot, the panel is also 100% dustproof :D

So without any further to do, let's get started!