construction lights - the cheap way to get a lot of light into the home studio
First of all, to calm ahead: Sufficient lighting need not be expensive. Many in the analog time-existent problems with light are in the digital age simply could not be found. That was the biggest cost drivers in the analog studio photography, the color purity of light. All the light source had to have the same colors to after to get a color-neutral image. The effort had to be operated there was immense. This is thanks to digital white balance no great relevance. The next expensive item was the amount of light. Most worked in studios with expensive flash units. The modeling we have controlled his subject visually, and then pump in the subsequent exposure to flash light enough in the subject. These flash systems were complex and expensive.
are also now equipped with a lot of studios still lightning, to make a lot more light. The reasons, however, are irrelevant to a living room studio. Here it is the first thing to keep an eye on the prize. I now present to you a few light sources, which allow you to make great pictures with a small budget the professional studio look.
Baustrahler:
The construction lights, the light source at all. So here and now, a detailed report on the construction lights.
The construction lights is to get in any hardware store and costs, depending on the equipment, between 20 and 50 euros. A double spotlight with tripod I can only recommend, but single and floor lamps are also useful. Construction lights on a tripod have many advantages.
through the tripod is still very hot light body better to control the position. The opportunities that attenuate very hard to control light and later in the form are a lot easier than soil spots. But more equal.
The bottom reflector is rarely as direct light to be found. Rather, these light sources in volume light or Bouncinglights be used. As the volume of light is defined as the light source, which illuminate a scene as a whole. They should cast soft shadows and raise the scene to the desired light level. If you want to photograph such as a flower vase, first you need a lot of light everywhere, and then to increase with selective light shades. For these lamps ideal soil. As volume light one uses often the walls of soft reflective light. The bouncing, in English means "Bounce". After the impact of light on a bright wall or a reflector, the light is given much softer again. So with the radiation Bodenbaustrahler easily to the ceiling or a wall to get the necessary amount of light. To give your set a color mood, set this emitter simply a colored surface.
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Baustrahler uses a halogen lamp. These are very hot. This heat is enough to set things on fire.
- Do not touch the radiator directly!
- Remove Never remove the protective glass.
- Never remove the safety grid.
- Keep far away from the illuminated objects.
- Ensure proper footing and stumble-free cable management.
- Children should not play with this light.
- Provide adequate ventilation.
can stand-Baustrahler already cover many lighting situations because they are in height and position are easier to control. Since the direct light is usually too hard, you can soak with baking paper that light. With braces, it is easy, fit this baking paper around the lamp. Note, however, that the housing of construction lights will not be covered, otherwise the accumulated heat the unit overheated. The coloration of the baking paper can be removed by the white balance. Heat-resistant spotlight films from the range of stage equipment but are still much more suitable as they do not eat as much light, and there are those in many colors. You have your light in color better under control.
Overall, one can already get with two construction lights of 650 watts and a sensitivity near 800 digital ISO with open aperture excellent exposure times. These are enough to moderately moving objects or people to photograph.
Here is a great link to a blueprint for your home studio Baustrahler:
http://foto.dirkhennig.de/baustrahler-studio.html
