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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 207862" data-attributes="member: 1061">Re: DIY Cheap studio (hot) lighting for under $75Ah yes, I remember those days...trying to squeeze the most out of shop lights. I actually still have a couple of my old clamp shop lights. The key is to definitely replace those bulbs with CFLs, so the lights don't get so hot. Not only are they dangerous, but even just tinkering around, they're just a bitch to work with because the room heats up so fast.My personal experience and opinion with the DIY-type setup is that it's largely a money pit with lackluster results. These lights never seem to have enough juice to get the job done, and the next thing you know, you're buying more and more lights to try and compensate...then you've got 10 extension cords running all over the place, and then you're tripping breakers in the house. The other problem is, the lighting is harsh and it's difficult to soften. Then you're running back to Home Depot, hacking and cutting and jury-rigging stuff to try and modify the lighting to get it to do what you want.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 207862, member: 1061"] [b]Re: DIY Cheap studio (hot) lighting for under $75[/b] Ah yes, I remember those days...trying to squeeze the most out of shop lights. I actually still have a couple of my old clamp shop lights. The key is to [U]definitely[/U] replace those bulbs with CFLs, so the lights don't get so hot. Not only are they dangerous, but even just tinkering around, they're just a bitch to work with because the room heats up so fast. My personal experience and opinion with the DIY-type setup is that it's largely a money pit with lackluster results. These lights never seem to have enough juice to get the job done, and the next thing you know, you're buying more and more lights to try and compensate...then you've got 10 extension cords running all over the place, and then you're tripping breakers in the house. The other problem is, the lighting is harsh and it's difficult to soften. Then you're running back to Home Depot, hacking and cutting and jury-rigging stuff to try and modify the lighting to get it to do what you want. [/QUOTE]

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