P Can on fri 19 sep 08
I have been out of this loop for a very long time. I am happy to be
back... Several years ago I saw a post for Linda Arbuckle's light
box. I'm now ready to build it but can't find the instructions in the
archives. Can anyone help with that? Also, I was wondering if
digital cameras work with light boxes as well as 35mm. I have a
digital Rebel XTI which I'm still learning to tweak the settings.
Thank you.
Phyllis Canupp
Virginia Beach
dwain on fri 19 sep 08
On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 7:10 AM, P Can wrote:
> Also, I was wondering if
> digital cameras work with light boxes as well as 35mm. I have a
> digital Rebel XTI which I'm still learning to tweak the settings.
you shouldn't have much trouble if it's a continuous light source.
digital cameras take a different kind of flash as opposed to a film
35mm camera.
cheers,
dwain
--
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little
temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin
Franklin
Arnold Howard on fri 19 sep 08
From: "P Can"
Also, I was wondering if
> digital cameras work with light boxes as well as 35mm. I
> have a
> digital Rebel XTI which I'm still learning to tweak the
> settings.
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I, too, use a Canon Rebel with a light box. I made the box
from Translum brand translucent plastic, which comes in
rolls.
Yes, digital cameras work well with light boxes. Digital
photography is far easier than film, because you can see the
results immediately and adjust the exposure before the next
shot. I shoot almost everything in manual mode at the
highest image resolution.
I use external flash. It requires a special adapter that
fits in the flash mount on top of the camera. If you are
shooting still photos with flash, external flash is
essential, because on-camera flash is so limiting.
External flash with a film camera is fairly technical. It
requires a light meter that can measure the flash exposure,
and tungsten "modeling" lights that show how the flash will
light the subject you are shooting. Digital photography does
away with flash meters and modeling lights.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
Tony Ferguson on fri 19 sep 08
Phyllis,
Whatever light box you use, you need to make sure the type of lighting matches your camera settings (color temperature). Chances are, its the halogen/tungsten setting. If you don't know, take the same composition and cycle through your settings and then preview them on your monitor. You will see blueish, yellow, off color/redish and the correct color and a few other variations. Get properties or info on your image file and it will tell you what the color setting was. Wah la. Then you know what setting to use for those lights.
Tony Ferguson
http://www.tonyferguson.net/dig1timeline_clayart_course_info.htm
Take Care,
Tony Ferguson
...where the sky meets the lake...
http://www.tonyferguson.net
dwain on fri 19 sep 08
On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 12:35 PM, Tony Ferguson wrote:
> Phyllis,
>
> Whatever light box you use, you need to make sure the type of lighting matches your camera settings (color temperature).
you can always set the white balance manually. take a piece of white
paper, set your camera to manual white balance, fill the frame with
the illuminated paper and set the white balance. on my camera i press
the "set" button. then you are balanced for that particular light.
this works well under any kind of lighting situation where the color
temp of the light source is something other than daylight or 3200k.
dwain
--
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little
temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin
Franklin
Lee Love on sat 20 sep 08
On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Tony Ferguson wrote:
> More specifically, it is the cheap white tungsten bulbs ($4.50 to $6)
Yes, TUNGSTEN, not halogen.
> (think larger light bulb) that loose their color. The quartz halogen >bulbsThey are also $25 and higher.
How many watts do they eat?
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"Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." --Rumi
Donald Burroughs on sat 20 sep 08
Hello Phyllis
Go to John Glick's site on this topic =3D http://web.mac.com/johnglick/Site=
/Fresh_Plums_/Fresh_Plums_.html
Not only does he talk about digital cameras=2C he shows you how to build a =
light hood using 5000=B0K CFLs which project less heat and save on energy =
costs.
=20
Regards=2C Don Burroughs=20
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Donald Burroughs on sat 20 sep 08
Hi Phyllis
=20
Further to this topic see John's article: http://web.mac.com/johnglick/Site=
/Fresh_Plums_/Entries/2006/10/29_Acme_Lites-A-Lot_our_fun_%E2%80%9Ccompany%=
E2%80%9D_for_making_things!_posted_here_about_Oct_2006%2C_Yep!.html
=20
Don Burroughs
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Lee Love on sat 20 sep 08
Also, Tungsten are expensive and loose their color accuracy over time.
--
Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://heartclay.blogspot.com/
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
http://claycraft.blogspot.com/
"Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." --Rumi
Jennifer Boyer on sat 20 sep 08
This thread has been in the do it yourself vein, but I want to just
promote the buy it cheap vein!
You can get fabric light boxes dirt cheap on Ebay. Less than 30.00. My
experience with 3 digital cameras is that if you buy the full spectrum
florescent floods from 1000bulbs.com(refer to tabletopstudios.com for
the bulbs they sell, but you can buy cheaper on 1000bulbs.com) the
camera will take accurate color shots using the camera's default
setting. No need for tungsten bulbs. The floods will just screw into a
metal reflector. I also have full spectrum 4 footers in a cheap
overhead shop light, but I think you could get away with 4 floods in
reflectors. Add Varitone graduated paper to this mix and you'll take
great pix.
Jennifer
On Sep 20, 2008, at 8:13 AM, Donald Burroughs wrote:
> Hi Phyllis
>
> Further to this topic see John's article: http://web.mac.com/johnglick/Site/Fresh_Plums_/Entries/2006/10/29_Acme_Lites-A-Lot_our_fun_%E2%80%9Ccompany%E2%80%9D_for_making_things!_posted_here_about_Oct_2006%2C_Yep!.html
>
> Don Burroughs
> _________________________________________________________________
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Thistle Hill Pottery
Montpelier, VT
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Tony Ferguson on sat 20 sep 08
More specifically, it is the cheap white tungsten bulbs ($4.50 to $6) (think larger light bulb) that loose their color. The quartz halogen bulbs (tungsten temp range), for example in the light kit I sell at my photography workshops for artists, get literally hundreds of hours on them and they do not loose their color temperature. They are also $25 and higher.
Tony Ferguson
Lee Love wrote: Also, Tungsten are expensive and loose their color accuracy over time.
--
Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://heartclay.blogspot.com/
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
http://claycraft.blogspot.com/
"Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." --Rumi
Take Care,
Tony Ferguson
...where the sky meets the lake...
http://www.tonyferguson.net
Hank Murrow on sat 20 sep 08
On Sep 20, 2008, at 8:24 AM, Lee Love wrote:
> Also, Tungsten are expensive and loose their color accuracy over time.
Hollywood Lights in Portland, OR has a 500W Halogen bulb which is
color-corrected and holds its color temperature over the life of the
bulb. I use it for all my photo work in the studio.
Cheers, Hank
Bonnie Staffel on sun 21 sep 08
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I had a lot of trouble getting this site to come up from the URL =
presented
in Clayart. I am putting the index above so that it is on one line.
Hopefully it will appear in Clayart as one line. What I found was a lot =
of
information on keeping up with the advancement in cameras by the main =
camera
companies and what they do.=20
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Donald Burroughs on mon 22 sep 08
Hello
=20
Bought my bulbs at Home Depot. The Philips brand 5000=B0K CFLs are now avai=
lable there. Philips is the originator of the CFL.
=20
Don Burroughs
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Lee Love on mon 22 sep 08
On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 7:03 AM, Donald Burroughs wrote=
:
> Hello
>
> Bought my bulbs at Home Depot. The Philips brand 5000=B0K CFLs are now av=
ailable there. Philips is the originator of the CFL.
I saw high lumens conpact florecent lights at Fujifilm camera shop in
Japan. If you do a google search, you can find them here.
--
Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://heartclay.blogspot.com/
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
http://claycraft.blogspot.com/
"Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." --Rumi
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