So hopefully you have a better idea about color temperature after my thoughts about it. Here's where you can have some fun with it and a huge tip for making your life easier if you shoot RAW. One other fun aspect to a lot of these tips-if you're shooting video, they are especially relevant. It's a cheap and easy way to get some really funky and interesting visual effects for stills and for video. Pop ahead for more!
Monday, June 11, 2012
JPEG vs Raw
So here is a note for those of you who are unconcerned about white balance because you're shooting in RAW...I agree, you can probably leave it on AWB and be fine. Dandy even. However, a couple of my thoughts, my shooting style and my approach...
Color Temperature is NOT Subjective
I just had to lead off with a reference to one of the dumbest things I've heard. It isn't subjective. It's quantifiable, difficult to fully grasp all of the niceties, and vitally important. If you've made the DIY Fluorescent Hot Light or just want to wrap your head around Color temperature a little more, jump ahead with me!
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Let's Build a Fluorescent Hot Light for Photography
So....no doubt you have Kino Flo in your mind when it comes to a fluorescent unit. For the unfamiliar, it is a company that makes robust, fluorescent units. Some are dimmable, some are hot only...and they put out beautiful light. Super soft. Controllable. If you can use a Kino unit, give it a try.
The problem-to buy, they aren't in the reach of many hobbyist photogs. Even a relatively basic unit, like the 4Bank 4' unit, it's about $1100. It's a perfect short/medium throw unit-it puts out about 85 footcandles with a 100° spread, from a distance of 6'. You could comfortably shoot at a f4.0 or f5.6 and a speedy shutter.
What I recommend to most folks is to make a mimic (at least for photography purposes) of this unit.
Take the jump to learn about how I've done this before.
The problem-to buy, they aren't in the reach of many hobbyist photogs. Even a relatively basic unit, like the 4Bank 4' unit, it's about $1100. It's a perfect short/medium throw unit-it puts out about 85 footcandles with a 100° spread, from a distance of 6'. You could comfortably shoot at a f4.0 or f5.6 and a speedy shutter.
What I recommend to most folks is to make a mimic (at least for photography purposes) of this unit.
Take the jump to learn about how I've done this before.
A Note for Photographers...
Hey guys. I'm about to embark on putting together a few posts about camera work and photography at the request of a few friends.
I'm a Lighting Designer by trade, and have been working in television for about 10 years. Though by no means do I consider myself a professional cameraman or photographer, my interaction and working with them means I know more than a little bit about cameras.
I figure I'll hit a few of the high points of questions that I'm asked frequently and how I work with them, in particular in relation to "hot lights", fluorescents, color temperature (and correction), and a few other tricks that I've picked up along the way. Those are some of the most requested topics people pick my brain about...anything you want to hear about?
Next: Let's Build a Fluorescent Hot Light!
I'm a Lighting Designer by trade, and have been working in television for about 10 years. Though by no means do I consider myself a professional cameraman or photographer, my interaction and working with them means I know more than a little bit about cameras.
I figure I'll hit a few of the high points of questions that I'm asked frequently and how I work with them, in particular in relation to "hot lights", fluorescents, color temperature (and correction), and a few other tricks that I've picked up along the way. Those are some of the most requested topics people pick my brain about...anything you want to hear about?
Next: Let's Build a Fluorescent Hot Light!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Fancy Seeing You Here
Well now let's see if I can be good about this more often. It's been a interesting time since we last talked. Flo Rida says hello.
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