Lumière equipment rental

Lighting makes the difference between an amateur image and a professional one. On Lightyshare, renting lighting equipment lets you access powerful fixtures and shaping accessories without investing in a heavy kit to store and maintain. It is the preferred solution for one-off shoots, photo sessions and recordings that need to control their look without blowing their budget.

The catalogue covers the main families of sources: bicolour or RGB LED panels and fixtures for adjustable, energy-efficient light, COB-type fixtures with their reflector and bowls, tungsten and HMI sources for high-power needs, LED tubes for coloured ambiances. You will also find all the essential shaping gear: softboxes, light boxes, honeycombs, flags, gels and sturdy stands.

On the budget side, an LED panel rents for a few to a few dozen euros a day depending on its power, and a complete three-point kit is far cheaper to rent than to buy for occasional use. The sliding scale over time also applies: for a multi-day shoot, the daily rate drops noticeably. Thinking in kits rather than isolated sources is often the best choice, since successful lighting relies as much on shaping as on raw power.

To choose, start from the location and the subject. For an interview, a three-point kit with a key source in a softbox, a backlight and a fill is enough to get a clean result. For a larger set or events, go for high-power fixtures and ambient sources. For battery-powered video outdoors, favour self-contained, lightweight LED panels. Always check the power available on site before booking power-hungry sources.

Every lighting rental is covered by insurance for the entire agreed period. You book online, settle pickup with the owner and leave with tested equipment. Renting your lighting on Lightyshare means lighting like a pro without tying up budget or storage space.