Post #437,253
11/13/20 11:43:10 PM
11/13/20 11:43:10 PM
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Photo lights
We need to do a lot of recording videos for music school auditions but the light isn’t good in the best sounding rooms. What’s the best way to improve the lighting without casting stark shadows?
Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #437,255
11/14/20 3:07:29 AM
11/14/20 3:07:29 AM
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You need to diffuse or bounce the light
For photography, you'd just point the flash at the ceiling (assuming it's white) and that gives you much more even lighting.
Principle for video is the same - point the light away from the subject, bounce it off a non-mirrored white surface.
Or use a diffuser, which in its simplest form is a piece of frosted polycarbonate.
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Post #437,264
11/15/20 4:15:15 AM
11/15/20 4:15:15 AM
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A softbox diffuser.
Probably two or three of them. They are basically a big white square of light on a tripod. They should be easy to find online.
Wade
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Post #437,271
11/16/20 9:38:20 AM
11/16/20 9:38:20 AM
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While all those are great suggestions you might want to check out the actual light
Ceramic metal halide is the perfect light for noon day tropical sun. So if you're trying to get what you consider realistic colors, you really should start with the light that mimics the sun. You'll find them at pot grow shops.
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Post #437,272
11/16/20 9:41:58 AM
11/16/20 9:41:58 AM
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Also you might find you simply enjoy it.
I stopped growing pot about 10 years ago. So I had a bunch of lights. I took the ceramic metal halide and set it up on my back porch. In the middle of the winter, in the most horrible gray time, merely sitting on under that light while it warmed up was a wonderful experience. Then I could lie under it for a few minutes and get tropical sun in the middle of the winter. Go get one of these lights, it's wonderful.
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Post #437,277
11/16/20 11:02:58 AM
11/16/20 11:02:58 AM
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Good for humans, but the audience is a CCD
Digital cameras have a much narrower range than the human eye. I've had great results using compact florescent.
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Post #437,278
11/16/20 11:06:07 AM
11/16/20 11:06:07 AM
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Okay, so get one just for you
You live in one of the worst places in the world. Get some light for that.
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Post #437,280
11/16/20 11:09:04 AM
11/16/20 11:09:04 AM
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Been thinking about doing that for the basement
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Post #437,282
11/16/20 11:33:26 AM
11/16/20 11:33:26 AM
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Do it. Seriously. CMH is amazing.
You don't get what noon day tropical sun does for you. Do it. They're not that expensive and they are well worth what you will get out of them. Put a goddamn light up that has got CMH bulbs in it.
Years ago I researched the various wave lengths that metal halide and sodium lamps put out and then I came upon CMH. Dramatically different. In those days it was a special mail order catalog item. I bought that s*** before it became popular. It really makes a huge difference.
So while it is a cannabis growing bulb there's a reason for that. It hits all the wavelengths that real sunlight will hit you if you were hanging out on a tropical beach at noon. And that s*** makes a difference when you are simply feeling blah.
Do it.
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