Good pictures taken in artificial light- they exist, right?

Well, I'm not sure these count as good, but..

Why am I so proud of this one? Because I got my digital camera to light up the entire shot. There are no spotlights on them.. this is just the lights from my ceiling fan. The first couple tries, only Desh's shoulder was highlighted, leaving Melinda in darkness. After some futzing with my settings, I got this. I'm also quite fond of the "comic book" feeling it has.

I like this one too (same photostory shoot). Yeah, the background's darkened into obscurity, but Desh looks so crisp against it.

 

I forget what type of light I used for these @___@


(This may have just been my ceiling light in my room. Not sure, though.)

 

these ones were just taken with the overhead light on [and at different angled positions] and usage of my little Bounce and various backdrops ... [normally I try to use natural light but at times I can't because I have a very small window to do it only and I lose it ^^; these are the results of those times]

Io [White hair] belongs to Syrinxfox

 

Most of my photos are taken in artificial light. I just use a reflector made from poster board and tinfoil so that the lighting isn't so harsh n.n

 

sorry,...I don't know how to do this pics link stuff, but we took these pics under three normal lamps.

 

The real problem with artificial light is that you can get different colors from different lights mixing on your doll, and the camera can't get a good white balance. If the color is way too orange, the camera's set itself for (probably) sunlight or flash, but the light's coming from an incandescent lightbulb. If it's purply, it's set for sunlight or tungsten (regular incandescent) or your flash, but your picture has fluorescent light in it. Make sure your light comes from only one type of source, or at least that the one type of source completely overwhelms the rest. Then you can either tell your camera what that light source is, or at least have only on color cast to deal with in photoshop.

-Jim

 

I took this picture at night, so the only sources of light I had were the one on my ceiling and my desklamp, and no flash.

 

All the pictures i've ever posted here are thanks to artifical light >,> 2 60 wat bulbs...and a very crappy setup. (in a corner, with my blanket pinned to the wall and the light stuck next to it, or a shirt dangling from my desk, and the lamp off to the left XD)

There are some amaizing ones here though!

 

Nothing wrong with artificial light! I do prefer natural light...but I have this kitchen counter that is lit really nicely with incandescents. Don't forget to correct for white balance! And do try to use the same type of indoor light source! Also ONE catch light is preferrable and artificial light can cast a harsh, sometimes unattractive shadow on the unlit side...such as this shadow from his nose on the left side of his face. I don't mind the sharp shadow on the right side from his hair...but that nose shadow is truly offputting to me. That could have been softened with a fill flash on camera, another light to camera right, or a reflector...

 

here are some that i have taken indoors

by the christmas tree with a lamp with a shade and a clamp light


here is one that i have taken in my tent with two clamp lights on each side


and one without a tent. just with a posterboard and two clamp lights

 

Jamie, you always take such gorgeous pictures.

Here are some of my indoor, artificial lights photos (used two 60 watt pure light lightbulbs):





And these were taken under the same conditions, just boosted a little in Photoshop.

 

One thing I find quite helpful when dealing with the Yellow-y light from Incandescent bulbs is a Softbox. This works really well to make the light whiter, and your pictures less harsh. It's also really simple to do.

 

Crimson - What a lovely ethereal look - you captured their colors beautifully! Shiroishin - thanks for the straightforward tip!

 

Pitch black with a desk lamp. Came out better than I thought it would, i was surprised how my camera handled the noise:


Ceiling lights:



Taken with a few kleenex taped over the flash, with very dim roof lights:


Nothing like natural light though *le sigh*

 

I really like varying my lighting and love shadows. But with that being said, here are some neutral lighting and some with harsher shadows.

Here are a few examples of various lighting:

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Three desk lamps, three different angles, 40 watt bulbs

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Three desk lamps, three different angles, 40 watt bulbs (with example)

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One desk lamp 40 watt pointed/spot lighted at his face, room light on, night.

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Three desk lamps, 30 watts, day time with free standing light on.

I actually do a lot of the same sort of lighting, only I will remove a fill light. 9-10 pictures I actually use my desk lamps anyhow. My studio lamps are a pain to use. Sorry for the size on the two pictures...they are old and they were for an article I wrote.