Is it possible to replace halogen bulbs with cold light? Or is cold light not bright enough? I also know that even though it may look white if you look at it, it may render different colors on the camera... like pale pink, pale green and pale blue. (By cold light I mean fluorescent light)
I read through this whole thing last night... :yawn:
I was considering on buying some halogen floodlights I spotted over at Ritz I saw two 500Ws with accesories and "more" (?) for $113, I think thats cheaper than some lights, but then again, I don't want to set the garage on fire...
BTW, how are they (Ritz) pricewise?
Another thing... Why are all the "behind the scenes" studio shots incredibly off on WB! =P
veyr0n wrote:
Is it possible to replace halogen bulbs with cold light? Or is cold light not bright enough? I also know that even though it may look white if you look at it, it may render different colors on the camera... like pale pink, pale green and pale blue. (By cold light I mean fluorescent light)
I read through this whole thing last night... :yawn:
I was considering on buying some halogen floodlights I spotted over at Ritz I saw two 500Ws with accesories and "more" (?) for $113, I think thats cheaper than some lights, but then again, I don't want to set the garage on fire...
BTW, how are they (Ritz) pricewise?
Another thing... Why are all the "behind the scenes" studio shots incredibly off on WB! =P ...Show more →
It can be bright enough, and if you set your WB manually you won't have a problem with the color cast. Just bring a 18% gray card with you.
I had tungstens and they were just too damned hot, but the halogens shouldn't be much of an issue.
I know my behind the scene pictures are a little red because the AB modelling lamps are halogen, so I get a red cast (not using a flash) to take the pictures.
Ritz is expensive, but also provide a service that online stores can't offer. Tangibility. They will actually be good for you for lights, for lights are a touchy item and you may like them or want to return them and having a store to do that in is a lot better.
Greetings all:
Believe it or not I read this darn thread right from page #1 to here.....lol
In all my years on the net I’ve never seen a thread that seemed to have a life of it's own like this.
Well done to all who have taken part...
Now for my feeble question....
I want to (begin) to purchase lights. I don't know a darn thing about lighting systems but I do know at least a little about lighting and how it impacts images.
I’m interested in using the lights in a studio setting but not exclusive to that area. I also want to use them on location and make them do things other than your typical portrait. Not that portraits are bad in anyway... I just have an interest in doing images that sometimes push the outside of the envelope.
With the above in mind, I did price a (4) light set from Elinchrom. After I picked myself off the floor on the price. I decided that I better do this in stages, as my pocket book will only deal with so much.
I have decided that I will stay with the quality of these lights I just need to do it in stages. So the big question is what do I buy first? Do I head to the RX 1200 and a 600 out of the gate or do I go with (2) 600 units. What type of modifiers should I buy? I'm assuming soft boxes are a better way to go than say umbrellas. But do I buy (2) soft boxes… and if so what sizes?
As a final thought... If anyone could lay out the best options for me including what I should be getting that would be great.
To give you an idea as to the type of images I’m doing these days here is a recent one. I know it's does not look like a studio shot. But it sure was completley controlled just like you would in a studio.
Hope you people can give me a little input.
Thanks
Dear Fred, or anyone else who can help. I love this thread however I don't have the time to read all of it at one sitting. Getting back in to, say, page 50 requires a lot of clicking through the page counter. Is there a way to directly type in a page number without going through 30-40 clicks?
Cheers
, take a look guys (4m W, 3m H, 8m L)
