I hope you’ve held on this long; this week was so fun. Maybe because of the simplicity but I think I enjoyed it most because of the control it afforded me over the look created in the image.
On a Side Note – when I was in school I discovered the ‘real’ reason I love being a photographer: I like being in complete control. As in, I’m pretty much a control freak (I have discovered this is true of most photographers) and photography allows me, and the others, to get that out in a healthy way.
My husband is a videographer but I have never thought about using his video light to add light to any of my subjects! Maybe because it’s small (it fits in the palm of my hand) so I thought it couldn’t deliver enough light. And sure enough you have to get up close and personal in order to shed any light but it is SO worth it! Note: he likes the images created too and we are looking into getting one or, likely, three larger LED video lights so we don’t have to be so close to our subjects. We’ve always used larger light set-ups so this really has me excited!
I used it first on my pregnant, and very tired, sister in law. She is so beautiful and I think this technique really shows that off:
A couple days later my husband took some time to clean out Fred’s (his dad’s turtle) tank. Since he was out and about running around I decide to photograph this debonaire amphibian and he is handsome. 
I also played a little with textures in Photoshop. I can’t decide if I like it or not. What do you think? 
We also went outside. The light just wasn’t as effective outdoors, though. Still, I wanted to share the picture because Fred just looks so dog-gone good. 
Of course, while the LED light provides additional light where needed, on a turtle it is a little less noticeable than on a human; you know, since our human faces have more dimension than a turtle’s does. It creates shadows on our faces (like the one under the nose) which can be used to create a different mood and be more, or less, flattering to our features. A turtle doesn’t get that on their face. However, using the LED video light as a fill helped create some separation between the foreground and background. Yeah, we’ll be investing in a larger LED video light in the not too distant future. It works beautifully and is fairly easy to manipulate to create the look I’m after.