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03/01/2005 07:43:54 AM · #1 |
Have anyone over here done they're own lights? If so what did you use?
A friend of mine that works in a theather said that they done all their projector lights, but they are amateur. I don't know if it can be aplied to phot lights, but with a limited budget it could be an idea.
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03/01/2005 07:47:33 AM · #2 |
well i just made a DIY studio setup, PVC pipe, white sheet from a homestore etc etc..
i just used two 300watt halogen (security) floodlights, and a 150watt one just to move around ...
i've no idea what i'm doing though but it seems to work out pretty well, not that i've tried it much though.
Probably better lights out there but i couldn't find any and at £8 a go i couldn't go wrong. very white, and very bright.
Message edited by author 2005-03-01 07:48:00. |
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03/01/2005 07:53:31 AM · #3 |
I have used tracing paper or velum paper, not sure if that is spell correct, to cover the lights to soften them and it has worked well. I also made my own softbox. I used it for the first time in this photo and got many comments about how good the lighting was.
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03/01/2005 08:05:41 AM · #4 |
| shop lights are excellent but what I have noticed is the bulds used even the halogens seem to put out a sort of yellowish light not really the 40000k we are looking for or the white light. I been doing some experimentation and if you can make a holder that can hold a 4 foot tube light you get white light bright and you can really direct it with hood covers. Also for shop lights with the standard screw attachment the new energy saving "spiral" bulbs work good for white light. The take a little while to warm up. I would really like to make a light from a car halogen those I noticed have are higher in calvins. The best I think though is 4ft tube lights just too bulky though. |
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03/01/2005 08:10:36 AM · #5 |
| puma, can you give us more details : what kind of bulbs did you used and watts?? |
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03/01/2005 08:32:53 AM · #6 |
I use a 150 watt flood light. I really would like something larger though. I cover it with a piece of tracing paper or (velum) paper which is almost kind of a waxy semi-transparent paper that really softens the light. Because it does reduce the light I would really like to get a stronger light. I got this tip off and on-line article, can remember where it was.
The soft box I just used some white paper and glued it into a box but it really works well.
Message edited by author 2005-03-01 08:34:00.
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03/01/2005 08:44:09 AM · #7 |
i read an article yesterday in studio photography & design. it was about a chef who does food photos. his first studio light was made from a cardboard box with parchment ( cooking ) paper for a diffuser, a desk lamp placed inside the box. the plates were put on an upside down plastic storage bin. he was shooting for guinness bass importers. not exactly a small firm. and not exactly a high tech set up. sometimes being resourceful is as good as anything...
EDIT: of course now he's got all sorts of high tech studio lights, and attachments to go with...
Message edited by author 2005-03-01 08:44:52.
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03/01/2005 08:53:02 AM · #8 |
that's some good tricks. can't wait to try it out. Let me tell you all a secret plan of mine: if had a small studio at home I would love to do an experiment: a big softbox for people to pose for portraits and so. I've imagine it is acrylic, white and semitransparent for passing the light but white enough to difuse it, and lots of flurescent tube lights on the outside to iluminate it.
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03/01/2005 09:00:50 AM · #9 |
Buy a new refrigerator that should give you a big enough box to shoot people in
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03/01/2005 09:02:50 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by puma:
Buy a new refrigerator that should give you a big enough box to shoot people in |
and it is good in the summer. Or for beer advertisements :)
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03/01/2005 09:04:02 AM · #11 |
i have a 5-in-1 reflector kit.
one of the 5 options is a diffuser. i can hang this in front ( but a bit away from ) my halogen work lamps. use a custom white balance and get decent shutter speeds with diffuse light.
Originally posted by Nuno:
that's some good tricks. can't wait to try it out. Let me tell you all a secret plan of mine: if had a small studio at home I would love to do an experiment: a big softbox for people to pose for portraits and so. I've imagine it is acrylic, white and semitransparent for passing the light but white enough to difuse it, and lots of flurescent tube lights on the outside to iluminate it. |
sounds more like a tanning bed than a studio light set up...
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03/01/2005 09:14:05 AM · #12 |
sounds more like a tanning bed than a studio light set up... [/quote]
More a fetich :)
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03/01/2005 10:02:07 AM · #13 |
Do you guys think lights like these would work?
//www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/SDTP1.html
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03/01/2005 12:38:17 PM · #14 |
I made 2 soft boxes with 8 energy saving bulbs in each. Set the camera white balance before shooting, and get pretty good results.
Here is one without the difuser
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03/02/2005 07:50:14 AM · #15 |
Well, reading this thread finally got me curious enough to run out yesterday and pick up some halogen worklights and try my hand at using them. Bought a 1000w (actually 2-500s) setup on an adjustable stand, plus a 250w clamp lamp, and spent just $41 total. This is one of my first tries... used custom white balance and am mostly pleased. Even though the colors look right to me, I'm wondering if there isn't still a yellow cast. Would welcome any opinions and especially suggestions, thanks. --Ray
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03/02/2005 08:43:46 PM · #16 |
Bump for the night-timers...
The chess pieces are a first attempt at a home studio photograph. I would love to get a suggestion or two on how I might do better... any help? |
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03/03/2005 05:56:48 AM · #17 |
Well, I don't have any experience on studio photo, but I like the shoot. I've got two suggestions about your questions: fist I would try to soften the light a bit less and move the light in front of the chess pieces (a bit to the left also), so that you can have a bit of shadow from the pieces and you don't get such a flat image. And about the yellow cast why don't you put a white card in it and see if it gets some yellow tone. It's just a thought.
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03/03/2005 06:41:17 AM · #18 |
| Thank you my friend for your suggestions. I'll try to rig up some sort of diffuser or simple softbox this weekend. So some shadow is good, then? Hmmm, I'll have to keep tinkering. Thanks again. |
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