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01/04/2008 11:46:05 AM · #1 |
Hi!
I'm looking for some book suggestions on the basics of portrait/people lighting in a "studio". I use the term loosely! The "how too light", not about the lights. I'm on a very low budget, so will be using basic Home Depot lights.
Thanks in advance
Bruce |
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01/04/2008 12:05:42 PM · #2 |
If you're going for the Super Duper El Cheapo method of lighting, I'd still stay away from the Home Depot method. Speaking from experience, the Home Depot lights get REALLY hot, and they cast a yellowish tint that you have to compensate for with careful white balance settings. And they just don't look all that professional.
As a different approach, I got a wire to string from my camera to my flash (like 10 feet away), and another old flash.
I mounted both flash units on two stands (actually, I used the stands from the Home Depot lights) with homemade brackets to hold umbrellas, which I had spray painted silver on the inside.
My main flash would fire from the wire that was attached to my hot shoe on the camera, and I bought a $20 gizmo that would trigger the old (I'm talking 1980s) flash as a slave.
This was a very inexpensive approach to lighting, and actually produced pretty decent results. I have AlienBees now, which are infinitely better, but the method I just described was way better than the Home Depot lights on their own. |
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01/04/2008 12:28:42 PM · #3 |
Do a google search. You will find plenty of books out there also plenty of websites that can give you alot of useful info.
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01/04/2008 12:29:31 PM · #4 |
The following book (an amazon link) is an excellent basics to lighting. It is specifically focused on studio lighting of objects and people and provides some 'how to' but also a lot of 'why'. The knowledge also can be used for environmental based lighting - it talks about light source and the science behind why some lighting is soft, some harsh, how reflections work and how to generate different effects.
A great pick up - and one I have found both informative and interesting to read.
Light: Science and Magic
(Edit typo)
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01/04/2008 12:50:15 PM · #5 |
Join the low-budget lighting movement....
Become a Strobist!
Viva La Revolucion! |
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01/04/2008 01:19:20 PM · #6 |
| Find yourself a copy of "Light, Science & Magic". It's a great book that demonstrates lighting concepts and doesn't concentrate on the type of lighting used. It's something you can begin learning with and as your budget allows will help you grow in your lighting abilities. |
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01/04/2008 01:26:47 PM · #7 |
| I'll 3rd the suggestion for Light: Science and Magic. This is THE lighting book for learning lighting concepts and theory. It gives you the 'Why' behind the 'How' of setting up lighting(hopefully that makes sense). |
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01/04/2008 03:46:15 PM · #8 |
amazon - master studio lighting by christopher grey , give or take a word in the title there.
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