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Post by knave on Jun 7, 2020 12:51:02 GMT -5
In real life I dislike cool light, ie, the 1st gen leds were blue in color, and fluorescent lighting is typically a harsh light. I have an expensive flashlight with very warm light and it is also 1800 lm which is quite bright.
I’ve noticed that warm lighting can almost turn the whole cab or slab yellow, throwing a tint on the whole thing.
I suppose the correct answer is Lighting Tent, but I wish I could get repeatable results without setting up a tent. The cheap eBay led magnet lights do ok, but the reflection shows all the little bulbs. My wife has an OTT sewing light. But heh heh. Yeah.... lol.
Thanks for any tips.
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Post by aDave on Jun 7, 2020 14:23:21 GMT -5
I can't help directly, as I've been really lazy in getting a formal set up. Right now, I'm pretty much relying on interior kitchen lighting with LED "daylight" bulbs. That's the color range you want to be working in...somewhere around 5,000 - 5,500 K. Lower color temp will produce your warmer (more yellow) lighting, and higher will produce cooler (more blue) light. Maybe Chuck Drummond Island Rocks will jump in. I think he is using a copy stand now with lighting, but he used to use the setup in this post: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/post/1010177/threadI put off getting that LED desk lamp which was going to be my first choice and I was thinking about getting two of them instead using the articulating lamp. Chuck, if you do end up coming back to see this, would you mind giving the brand of that desk lamp again and the bulbs? I can't find where you posted the specifics, though I know you shared photos before. Thanks. |
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Post by Pat on Jun 7, 2020 14:34:03 GMT -5
My wife has an OTT sewing light. But heh heh. Yeah.... lol. Thanks for any tips. MY TIP is to tiptoe when you "borrow" your wife's OTT lamp. : ) |
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Post by gemfeller on Jun 7, 2020 17:09:01 GMT -5
In real life I dislike cool light, ie, the 1st gen leds were blue in color, and fluorescent lighting is typically a harsh light. I have an expensive flashlight with very warm light and it is also 1800 lm which is quite bright. I’ve noticed that warm lighting can almost turn the whole cab or slab yellow, throwing a tint on the whole thing. I suppose the correct answer is Lighting Tent, but I wish I could get repeatable results without setting up a tent. The cheap eBay led magnet lights do ok, but the reflection shows all the little bulbs. My wife has an OTT sewing light. But heh heh. Yeah.... lol. Thanks for any tips. The answer is the white balance setting on your camera. By adjusting it to a white or 18% gray background, it automatically adjusts the color temperature of the light you're shooting in. I most frequently use an old Nikon 4500 point-and-shoot. It has excellent optics and you can set it up for automatic white balance in virtually any lighting condition. Try it -- I think you'll like it. |
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Post by aDave on Jun 7, 2020 20:30:56 GMT -5
In real life I dislike cool light, ie, the 1st gen leds were blue in color, and fluorescent lighting is typically a harsh light. I have an expensive flashlight with very warm light and it is also 1800 lm which is quite bright. I’ve noticed that warm lighting can almost turn the whole cab or slab yellow, throwing a tint on the whole thing. I suppose the correct answer is Lighting Tent, but I wish I could get repeatable results without setting up a tent. The cheap eBay led magnet lights do ok, but the reflection shows all the little bulbs. My wife has an OTT sewing light. But heh heh. Yeah.... lol. Thanks for any tips. The answer is the white balance setting on your camera. By adjusting it to a white or 18% gray background, it automatically adjusts the color temperature of the light you're shooting in. I most frequently use an old Nikon 4500 point-and-shoot. It has excellent optics and you can set it up for automatic white balance in virtually any lighting condition. Try it -- I think you'll like it. Good point, Rick, thanks for the reminder. |
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Post by knave on Jun 8, 2020 8:42:16 GMT -5
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Post by drocknut on Jun 8, 2020 9:02:35 GMT -5
I like to use natural light when I take my pictures. I would probably do better with better lighting but that takes research and money so it's on hold for me for now since I have other things I need to spend my money on.
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Post by aDave on Jun 8, 2020 19:03:49 GMT -5
Hey Evan knave, I just picked up an Ottlite desk lamp at our Costco for $29. It has three brightness settings and three color temp settings (2700, 4000, 5000). The wife wanted a new lamp for a desk upstairs, so I'll have to tinker to see how well this one works since it has a 5000K setting. If it has decent results, I might have to get another to oppose the first one to reduce shadows. Still hoping Chuck Drummond Island Rocks jumps in with the specifics on his LED desk lamp.  |
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Post by knave on Jun 8, 2020 19:11:39 GMT -5
Hey Evan knave, I just picked up an Ottlite desk lamp at our Costco for $29. It has three brightness settings and three color temp settings (2700, 4000, 5000). The wife wanted a new lamp for a desk upstairs, so I'll have to tinker to see how well this one works since it has a 5000K setting. If it has decent results, I might have to get another to oppose the first one to reduce shadows. Still hoping Chuck Drummond Island Rocks jumps in with the specifics on his LED desk lamp. That’s interesting to have a light with adjustable K! |
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Post by aDave on Jun 16, 2020 23:45:15 GMT -5
knave, I was looking around some old emails, and found one I sent to myself to save the link for Chuck's old lighting that he used before he got a copy stand. Here's his post with photos of how he was set up and what the lights/bulbs were. forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/post/1010781/threadI haven't tested the Ottlites (I ended up buying two), but just playing with the color temp settings and brightness levels leaves me fairly hopeful.
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