Sheryl |
Lighting I'm a middle school teacher, and I use my digital camera for taking pictures at school dances. Because the gym is dark, I have to use a light, but I don't know what type of light I should use. Should I look for a particular type of bulb? I've used halogen in the past. (I have no photography training -- all suggestions are welcome.)
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John A. Lind |
Sheryl, What kinds of photographs are you making and how are (were) you using the halogen light? With digital, color balance under tungsten lamps (halogens are a form of tungsten lighting) can be relatively easily corrected. The thoughts that run through my mind relate more to whether you have enough light and the heat generated by tungsten type lamps. These issues are very dependent on what you are photographing and how you're doing it. -- John
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Sheryl |
They're posed picture in front of a backdrop the kids make. (We're imitating "prom pictures.") I set the light up on a tripod about ten feet away. I have to move it sometimes depending on the size of the group of students b/c of shadows.
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John A. Lind |
This should work fine. With film I would suggest using tungsten balanced such as Portra 100T, but with digital you should be able to perform color correction relatively easily. Tungsten type lighting is inherently easier to correct for than fluorescent, sodium vapor, mercury vapor and other gas discharge lamps. Two suggestions: (b) You mentioned working around shadows . . . Ensure you have enough distance between your subjects and the backdrop to let their shadows drop well down behind them. The ideal is not having any showing in the image although you may not be able to do this completely. -- John
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