Posts Tagged photography lighting
#Tog Tuesday: Rim Light
Posted by Amber McCoy in educational, softbox on August 10th, 2010
Rim Light (created with: Sylights.com)
Rim Light is used to create separation from your subject and the background. It is placed behind your subject, opposite from the Main Light.
TIP: You don’t want the light to wrap around onto your subject. It will create a thin line of light outlining your subject.
#Tog Tuesday: Color Temperature
Posted by Amber McCoy in Photo Basics, Spiderlites, TD5, educational on July 27th, 2010
Kelvin Scale
Color Temperature: is a description of the color of visible light from a light source. In Photography this is measured on a scale of degrees Kelvin. The higher the color temperature the cooler the color (blue-white); the lower the color temperatures the warmer the color (yellow-white through red). The Kelvin scale goes from 1000 to 10,000, with 1000 being very warm and 10,000 being very cool.
A common misconception is some perceive this scale in reverse, which comes from unguided experimentation in setting the white balance manually in the camera.
Let’s Go to Curacao! Save $500
Posted by Amber McCoy in Westcott Update, Workshops on July 21st, 2010
Rick Hughes is a current Westcott Top Pro Photographer who has over 20 years of photography experience. We have had the pleasure to work with Rick throughout the years and are very excited to announce some amazing savings!
Rick is part of an online blog called FusionExtreme. This site is dedicated to offer all types of information to help you as a photographer as well as provide you with valuable information to help you better your business. FusionExtreme also features workshops and seminars.
Currently, they are offering a workshop in Curacao!
BUT…
Rick Hughes: Studio Lighting & Your Budget
Posted by Amber McCoy in Product Reviews, Strobelite, Testimonial on June 16th, 2010
Article written by Rick Hughes on FusionExtreme.com on June 16, 2010
Westcott Strobelite PLUS
I have been a professional photographer for 22 years and one thing that I learned many years ago is to not be cheap when it comes to lenses. Go ahead and pay more, it’s worth it. Camera bodies are usually a little more flexible. A good quality DSLR can be found in the mid-range area. Lighting is something entirely different.
I have had the opportunity to work with top of the line lighting and also with lighting that is much (MUCH) less costly. What I have found is that price has little effect on your final image.
Pretend for a moment that you mortgage the house and shell out for some really expensive German gear. It recycles a little faster and the consistency is a (very) little better from one flash to another. You can drive a truck over the equipment and it will still work.