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gartmore
Posted 17/11/2008 - 22:02 Link
Gwyn wrote:
Father Ted wrote:


Gartmore... I have heard that the silver side can give a "colder" light and the gold gives a "warmer" light. Is that right?

I have no experience of this but Scott Kelby in his Digital Photography Book 2 suggests using the silver side indoors, and the gold side outdoors. He says it gives a more natural effect. Maybe others can confirm this?
Absolutely! I've mentioned before the technique I use with Kinoflos is to use 3 daylight tubes and 1 tungsten in daylight and vice versa in tungsten, but you know, you can really mix and match especially in digital media, to get what you want. Recently I've been using half CT orange or blue rather than full as the rules dictate.
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
pjr1525
Posted 18/11/2008 - 09:37 Link
You're right about using natural light from your windows. Several years ago a friend and myself had a part-time photography job visiting various functions, Christenings, communions, etc. I took the photos on a Sony Mavica, usually in dark social clubs or Church Halls. The shots that parents were most pleased with were the ones were I'd drew back a curtain and used natural light, this always emphasised the natural colour of the children's eyes.

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