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What Lighting to Use? i was just wondering what kind of lights I should use when taking portraits in a home studio or if I was taking them outside?
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Jody, There are basically two types of supplemental lights that you can use for portrait photography: strobes and hot lights. There are those on both sides that will say one is better then the other. I personally use strobes for everything and feel they are the best. For portraits, the strobes will freeze any movement where hot light are continuous and movement by your subject could show up. The other issue is the mixing of light. If you use strobes, then you can override the ambient light - like a fluorescent fixture in a ceiling - but with hot lights, they mix with the ambient light and could shift the color. You would take your portraits with light umbrellas or light boxes also.
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Norbert Maile |
One plus that should be mentioned about hot lights,( I like them), is that, what you see is what you get. Shadows shading etc. is there for manipulation before you take the picture, and you can check make-up etc, before the shot also. Norbert
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Norbert Maile |
One more thought. Yes strobes will freeze the shot, but lets not forget that with hot lights, the ambient light is already there, so you could use a fast shutter speed if you had to for subjects that don't want to stay still. Norbert
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