There are some names in the lighting industry that are synonymous with quality lighting. Aputure is one of those brands. Its Light Storm product SKU is tried and true. The Aputure 300d is a bright light with great color accuracy, perfect for using as a primary light on your subject in a live stream. If that subject is you, then you'll rest assured that your skin tone will look great, as the color accuracy is as close to daylight color as you'll get with COB lights today.

The 300d also touts great power management and special effects options for creative lighting. Granted, I wouldn't recommend strobe effects for your video, but the option is available. Regarding power management, you can fire up the 300d using A/C power or by utilizing the v-mount battery options on the power pack. The v-mount options allows you to be more portable with your lighting and not depend on running long power cords across your set into a power outlet. 

The 300d also allows for connecting to your mobile device via bluetooth to manage effects and brightness within the Sidus Link mobile app. This is useful in the testing phase of your set. There's nothing more annoying than being a one-person crew and having to walk back and forth to change settings on your camera or light when setting up your test shot. The Sidus Link comes in handy in this scenario.

Aputure 300d features: >96 CRI | CRI >95 | 5600K color temperature | Bluetooth | Lighting FX | Compact and lightweight | 2700K-6500K bi-color temperature | Bluetooth | 4 different dimming curves | 5600K color temperature | Bluetooth | 4 different dimming curves 

Light and Motion has several lines of products regarding lighting beyond the creator space. Its continuous lighting flagship light is one is that I use every week on my podcast as a key light for my co-host. The CLX10 is a continuous light that's unbelievable with regards to light output and flexibility. 

Clocking in with a 10,000 lumens output, up to 800 minutes of battery life and IP65 rating, the CLX10 is one of a kind. I mention the IP65 rating because this light will not only look good for your live stream, but it can take a beating. Great build quality allows it to handle drops and falls up to one meter, or, if you have a hankering to shoot your live stream in a rain storm, you can because of the water resistance. Sounds crazy? Yep. Will someone try to live stream in the rain? This group does, quite regularly. 

As previously mentioned, I use it for my podcast co-host. The flexibility of allowing this light to run on A/C power or its internal battery is stress free for a creator's set. With that said, at$699 price tag can be hefty for many. 

Stellapro CLX10 features: 10,000 Lumens output | drop and water resistant | compact and ultra portable | drop and water resistant | compact and ultra portable 

Nanlite is a great brand in lighting, with high build quality and performance. I've not used the Forza line, but I do have a colleague who focuses on shooting ads for brands that swears by the Nanlite Forza for lighting his sets. This is a small COB monolight with up to 170W of power. The body of the Forza 150B is a metallic and carbon fiber composite. The portability is one of the main reasons my colleague enjoys this light kit as it allows you to connect a Vmount battery (with an additional adapter) or run it off of A/C power to light your scene. Also, the Forza 150B is compatible with Bowens mount so you easily attach modifiers such as soft boxes to it with ease. My colleague states that it's quite surprising to see how much power the small, unassuming Forza 150B can put out.

Nanlite Forza 150B features: Compact and lightweight | 2700K-6500K bi-color temperature | Bluetooth

If you loved the idea of the Aputure 300d, but found it to be out of your price range, I have another great option for you: the Amaran 100d COB video light. This light will handle most live streamer's lighting needs, and comes at a lower price.

The Amaran 100d S is an upgrade to the popular 100d. The newest model still touts great power for a 100W COB light source and great color accuracy at a significantly lower price point. At one point in time, less expensive lighting kits meant sacrificing on quality of light. Typically, the less expensive lights would cast a color hue onto the subject of your video. There's nothing worse than turning on a video light and the person in your video has skin with a slight green tint to it. That's not the case with the 100d S.

The build quality is more of a plastic composite than the Aputure SKU of products. So you'll have to be careful with handling this light kit. Drops and bumps could potentially crack the lighting case or cause more serious damage. Getting the price point down meant sacrificing build materials. Fortunately, it still performs well and offers the convenience of mobile app power management via the Sidus Link app. Unfortunately, the 100d S will need to be connected to an A/C power source, else buy an adapter to allow connecting the light to a v-mount battery solution.

Amaran 100d S features: CRI >95 | 5600K color temperature | Bluetooth | Lighting FX 

Elgato has become a big name in the live streaming space. This lighting kit offers an LED panel that's a great lighting option for streamers wanting to connect to their audience. During the 2020 pandemic, these lights took off in popularity. Four years later, they're still one of the best options live streaming creators can use for lighting. 

The panel offers great control in color temperature, brightness and fair flexibility. Managing the light panel is handled via your computer or mobile device. This allows you to adjust brightness or color temperature. Color temperature ranges from 2900-7000K. Granted, in most instances, shooting around 5500k or 5600K is ideal for more accurate skin tones. 

The power option is limited. The Elgato Key Light requires an A/C power outlet, so make sure your wall-jack is close to your desk. This isn't a deal breaker, but is worth mentioning. 

Elgato Key Light features: Up to 7000K color temperature | A/C Power  | 160 OSRAM LEDs | USB  | A/C Power  | 160 OSRAM LEDs | USB