Lighting equipment for portraits
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From: gumby on 5 May 2010 12:16 On 04/05/2010 6:18 AM, George Kerby wrote: > Well, I guess it wouldn't cost too much for the OP to cut out a picture > window in his living room and have his subjects, mostly strangers, come to > his home for a sitting, eh? > > I do not agree... > Back in the old days that is exactly what they did.
From: gumby on 5 May 2010 12:19 On 04/05/2010 7:41 AM, Tim Conway wrote: > If you do, I definitely go the flash & umbrella or softbox route instead > of tungsten lights. Clients generally prefer the flashes rather than > sitting under the hot lights. > LED lights! I bought some LED light bulbs and they are cool to the touch. They are not powerful enough for photography yet but they will get there one of these days soon.
From: George Kerby on 5 May 2010 13:33 On 5/5/10 11:16 AM, in article hrs5l0$bfs$4(a)news.eternal-september.org, "gumby" <gumby(a)here.com> wrote: > On 04/05/2010 6:18 AM, George Kerby wrote: > >> Well, I guess it wouldn't cost too much for the OP to cut out a picture >> window in his living room and have his subjects, mostly strangers, come to >> his home for a sitting, eh? >> >> I do not agree... >> > > Back in the old days that is exactly what they did. Even older: Flash powder.
From: gumby on 5 May 2010 18:14 On 05/05/2010 10:33 AM, George Kerby wrote: > Even older: Flash powder. > What's the formula?
From: Gill Collins on 5 May 2010 18:45
On Wed, 05 May 2010 15:14:29 -0700, gumby <gumby(a)here.com> wrote: >On 05/05/2010 10:33 AM, George Kerby wrote: > >> Even older: Flash powder. >> > >What's the formula? Charcoal Potassium (or Sodium) nitrate Sulfur Magnesium |