Softbox - DPChallenge Forums

03/10/2005 07:45:09 PM · #1

What type of bulb would i use in a softbox? reason i ask is if i use a regular incandesent light i've come to understand that they dont mix well with regular flashes and that will mess up skin tones i have heard of modeling lights but from how they look it seems like they to are incandesent iam confused anybody who might be able to help me thanks
Leon

03/10/2005 07:53:42 PM · #2

modeling lights are for modeling, they are used to get some kind of idea to what the flash will do. Also usually those bulbs are daylight balanced anyways.

If you are going to mix lighting buy some colored gels from roscolux to either change the flash to tungsten or tungsten to daylight. Most bulb manufactures have online charts telling you what the color temperature in Kelvin of that bulb is and you can correct from there. The gels cost like $7-$8 a piece.

03/10/2005 07:56:51 PM · #3

if i jus buy modeling light bulbs which i have seen then i can still use my flashes the way they are right? because i dont really like hot lights i light cool light hotlights some how have the ability into tricking me my model is to saturated

03/10/2005 08:02:03 PM · #4

make sure any bulbs that you buy when combining with flash are 5600 K. That is the color of daylight and flashes are corrected to shoot at that. If you keep your color of light the same, you can use the white balance to compensate. That is why you can see amazing shoots done with cheepo halogen shop lights from your local hardware store.

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF

03/10/2005 08:04:52 PM · #5

what equipment do you have, flashes, constant lights? If I know what you have or looking to buy, i can help you better

pawdrix

Nikon D700

03/10/2005 08:24:53 PM · #6

//www.1000bulbs.com/category.php?category=2Full Spectrum Light

Does anybody use these? Any opinions?

I bought a few (80 watts)to take some food shots a few weeks back to test how they caught the wild colors of fruit sauces and they seemed to do a fine job.

(I apologize for the bad Photoshoping)

03/10/2005 08:36:33 PM · #7

mmm... that looks tasty.

03/11/2005 10:11:48 AM · #8

I have 4 constant lights and 2 of the bigger halogen work lights and i jus ordered some ac slave flashes i dont really know what tempeture they are