I cobbled together a florescent ring light out of 3 standard shop lights and 6 40 watt tubes. Its held together with 3 peices of 1" X 2" and duct tape. Mounted on twolight stands.
Worked better than I thought. Still playing around with color balance though.The tubes are 6000K CRI 82. Need to get better ones (98 CRI) but they were all out at the hardware store at the time. And also need to up my ISO. Couldnt do much better that 1/60 at ISO 200. (depending on how close I was to the ring)
Patrick
Canon 1D :: 28-70 L :: ISO 200
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The second is stunning. Almost a heart shaped catchlight. The first one, however, bothers me. I can't quite find the focus point. I like the composition but I keep wanting to clean my glasses.
On the subject of the post, I think the rig turned out to be quite effective. I probably have enough stuff like that around to make one. Thanks for the imoetus.
Now just wire into the Extention bars plug wire a Foot petal to connect and break the connection, So you can have it infront of you and step on it to turn the lights on take the shot and then step off, Keeping the model from gettin too hot.. help prevent her from squinting too much and keep the pupuls from dialating too much from the continus lighting.
Now just wire into the Extention bars plug wire a Foot petal to connect and break the connection, So you can have it infront of you and step on it to turn the lights on take the shot and then step off, Keeping the model from gettin too hot.. help prevent her from squinting too much and keep the pupuls from dialating too much from the continus lighting.
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Good Idea. I'd do that for all the reasons you listed except heat. As long as the room is air conditioned the light cause no noticible discomfort for the subject.
(believe me, I kept checking with her since I'm used to strobes)
I would stay away from the 6000-6500K lamps, though. They tend to have a lot of blue in their spectrum. 5000K would be better.
Also, the ultra high CRI lamps (90+) are not as bright as others that are available. You can get very good results from a 85 CRI lamp, while getting more than 3600 photopic lumens in some select models. That will help you get your shutter speed up a little.
Thanks for the samples!!! I assume that for both photos you were standing behind the light and shooting thru the hole?
I have already started to copy your design!!! Where should I send your royalty check I have some 7100 degree bulbs that I am going to try with the suggested foot peddle on/off switch.
Ye, I stood behind and shot through the hole for the whole session.
A few mods that I will make:
a) Atatching Cinefoil 'barn doors' to all 3 sides to focus the spread a little.
b) Either spray painting the inside of the shoplights silver or lining it with alumunim foil. (and old trick from my reef aquarium days) to make the light more efficient.
The second shot is very nice! The first is a bit soft even on the face, makes it hard to look at. The triangular catchlight in her eyes looks a bit creepy on the close-up shots Looks nice on the body shots though.
An interesting devision for sure, and especially the last three shots prove it's definitely not without merit
If you get the chance, I would like to see the triangle inverted.... the long bar across the bottom, this would ... in theory, throw a little more light on the top. It might make a change in how the light falls on the subject. I like the results and it is cheap... I am going to have to try this myself.
I have some 7100 degree bulbs that I am going to try with the suggested foot peddle on/off switch.
Looks nice on the body shots though.