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A little lighting....

Feb 16, 2008

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    1. I am by no means a professional photographer. In fact, I have a long way to go. But there are a few things I do know. I have not taken any pictures of my doll (yet), but I take a LOT of pictures of my daughter (she's 5 months old and adorable).

      Something I have found that makes taking pictures a lot easier is florescent light bulbs. I found the best ones are the 60 watt daylight bulbs. I have three of them in our living room ceiling fan and we have no need to use the flash and there is no yellowing to our pictures. Regular incandescent bulbs cast a yellowing effect and 'light' a room. the florescent bulbs don't 'light' a room, but rather illuminate the room.

      The bulbs are expensive, but they help save on your electric bill as well, plus they last somewhere around 5 years! Plus, the quality of the light really makes the cost worth it. I hope that helps someone. It really improved the quality of the photos I take of my daughter.
       
      #1 Ravyn42, Feb 16, 2008
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    2. Great tip! I'll certainly keep it in mind when taking photos of my kids (both human & bjd lol!)
       
      #2 Norma in NZ, Mar 21, 2008
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    3. another tip is to use alummium foil with the lighting. you up the foil under the subject or to the oposite side of the lighting source keep it out of sight it helps to reflect lightback to the jd or subject matter i have used it a couple times with my boy yuki

      good tip ravyn42 :)
       
      #3 lootysushi, Mar 22, 2008
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    4. Yup. Daylight bulbs are fantastic things. The reason normal lightbulbs cast a yellow glow is because of whats known as their colour temperature which is towards the 'cooler' end of the scale. Daylight bulbs and natural daylight which they emulate is the closest thing to a 'neutral' light you can get, so its easier for cameras to pick it up correctly and you don't have to worry too much about adjusting white balance and colour correcting while processing your photos.

      This wikipedia article explains colour temperature in much more detail ^^
       
      #4 River, Mar 22, 2008
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    5. This is definitely helpful...gonna try it out next time I photograph my girl :)
       
      #5 NayaHaefnir, Nov 1, 2010
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