Studio Lighting
la...@pc.jaring.my
Hi ,
I'm looking for some information about studio lighting..as i do not know
where to start. I'm into potrait and still life.
Do you think it is advisable to buy studio lighting with soft box and etc. or
it is better to get tungsten light which is cheaper.
I have a limited budget.Thanks
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Ron Walton
Go with Studio Flash. The tungston studio lights are bright
and harsh. At 5 ft using a 500 watt EBV photoflood you get 5.6 at
1/15. Add an umbrella to soften the light and you lose 2 or more
f/stops.
Also read my post under the heading ADORAMA MONOLIGHTS ANY
GOOD.
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Ron Walton
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at www.geocities.com/soho/lofts/7884/bpc/bpc.html
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Allen Greenky
la...@pc.jaring.my wrote:
>
> Hi ,
>
> I'm looking for some information about studio lighting..as i do not know
> where to start. I'm into potrait and still life.
>
> Do you think it is advisable to buy studio lighting with soft box and etc. or
> it is better to get tungsten light which is cheaper.
>
> I have a limited budget.Thanks
I amaze some professional photograhers with my wedding and portrait photos that look
like they were taken with a huge softbox, but was merely a shoemount vivitar 285
bounced off a side wall.
My off hand recommendation would be to get a mono light with a quartz model light,
but it all depends on the definition of "limited" budget.
Something to think about, a good set of tungsten or quartz lights are not cheap, and
one spot light with enough wattage to do something with a reasonable shutter speed
and f/stop could require expensive electrical work. I pluged in a 2K quartz flood
and instantly blew the fuse in this funky tenement slum apartment. I have two Mole
Richardsons in storage that are 2K converted to quartz that have the special hi-amp
rounded plugs used by high draw appliances.
However, there is lots you can do with some cheap household flood lamps, the kind
you clip on to things and hold only 60 watt bulbs. Use colored gels or even colored
bulbs, some very high speed film and have fun with cross color lighting.
Try this, use blue for the fill and red in the key light (use a spot). Or white
light in the key, red for fill and blue as a hair light.