indoor lighting

cookstarcarolyn

New member
okay..so I know how to take fabulous shots on a nice and sunny day...but those days are running out very soon..I need to take some indoor pictures once the snow hits, and the temperature drops to -40!! Does anybody know the cheapest route to take for some indoor lighting? I would like to do some portrait and some macro..thanks:)

Carolyn
 

Joseph Bautsch

New member
It gets to -40!!! Am I glad I live in Atlanta. Anyway, how cheep is cheep. You can buy several clamp on reflectors at most hardware stores. Put in 100 watt light bulbs, get a 18% gray card, do a WB preset and your in business. If you really want to splurge you probably can find a couple of color corrected bulbs for a couple of bucks more. For a back drop hang up an old sheet. If you have someone around the house handy with a couple of simple wood working tools you can have a couple of light stands made from two by twos. A trip to a local thrift store and you can find all kinds of back drops and props cheep.
 

fotojack

Senior Member
Oh yeah! It gets to -40C here! But it's a dry cold! :)
Doesn't happen often, though, thank gawd. :) There are times in January and February that we can walk around in a T-shirt, too. It's called a Chinook. :)
 

Joseph Bautsch

New member
Dry cold!! Oh yea that makes a big difference. Here in Atlanta when it gets down to freezing I give serious consideration to hibernating for the rest of the winter. :D
 

Ruidoso Bill

Senior Member
I have used those yellow halogen work lights, they're cheap and worked well for back (side) lighting, only problem is they put out a lot of heat. Back drops I bought several yards of material at wally world, different colors. Your D90 has commander mode and you can sync and fire flashes like SB-800 (ish) works really well.
 

LensWork

Senior Member
Oh yeah! It gets to -40C here! But it's a dry cold! :)

I can vouch for that! I was up there in '88 for the Olympics; it's the only time I've seen snow blow across the road like sand in the desert. It was so cold you could not make a snowball, there just was no moisture in the snow to allow it to stick together.

Calgary, and the surrounding area, is beautiful though. And you have one of the most amazing museums, the Glenbow, that I have ever been to.
 
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