[Woodcarver] Photo Help

[Byron]

I agree that it's hard to find a soft light day.  Professionals use color
corrected lights and polarized filters on the lights for direct lighting. 
Many use umbrellas for soft non direct light.  The lights are still color
corrected.   I managed to find couple 5000°K CFL lights.  from the pictures
I don't think they're exactly 5000°K.  I'd like to find some 5900°K light
without paying an arm and leg for them.  I also use the photo cube which
provides a nice soft light.  I prefer to use 3 lights.   2 at approximately
45° and one overhead slightly behind the subject, sometimes refereed to as
a halo light.  With the halo light slightly behind the subject is sperated
from the background appears to float.  Many catalogs us that technique.

Byron Kinnaman
abkinnaman at earthlink.net
http://byronscabin.kinnamans.net/




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> From: Ramsey <ron at carvedbyramsey.com>

> To: <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com>

> Date: 2/6/2009 1:58:38 PM

> Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Photo Help

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> It's true that cloudy days can work to get great photos but you have 

> to wait for the right day.  Where I live it's not cloudy that often 

> and when it is, it's usually raining or snowing.  With the indoor 

> method you can take photos on any day or night.   Color casts can be 

> a problem so it's a good idea to get familiar with a software program 

> that allows you to change the brightness, contrast , saturation and 

> color hue.  The cloudy day method is a good option but I find I have 

> much more control over the shadows and details by using lights. 

> That's why professional photographers use a studio to take photos of 

> art.  Natural light can sometimes obliterate fine details because it 

> is coming from all directions at once.  By using adjustable lights 

> you can fine tune the look you want and cause the details to show up.

>

> Ron Ramsey

> http://www.carvedbyramsey.com

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>

> I'm going to disagree with part of what you say.   Natural diffused

> sunlight produces the nicest pictures.  Note I said disused.  The colors

on

> a cloudy day pop.  Direct sunlight is not good nor is direct light of any

> kind.  With sunlight you don't have to fuss with color temperature

settings.

>

> Some CFLs have a green cast to them and can be difficult to deal with.

> I've had to mess with the color temperature setting using CFLs.

>

>

>

> Byron Kinnaman

> abkinnaman at earthlink.net

> http://byronscabin.kinnamans.net/

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