I'm taking a number of indoor digital photos, and I really don't want to use the flash if at all possible. Any suggestions about how I should go about lighting the shot, using "standard" lighting ie. household lamps etc. The shot is of a small group of people (2 or 3), indoors, in the evening.
2006-11-29 03:52:37 · 7 answers · asked by hallam_blue 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Household lamps appear to be your only answer if you don't want to use flash and don't have studio lighting. It would be worth thinking about some directional lighting, say to back light hair, if you have an anglepoise, or something similar. You will need to use some fill in - table lamps etc for just using ceiling lights will result in very heavy shadows under your subjects' eyes. If you have someone with you who can assist it would be worth asking them to hold say some kitchen foil as a reflector - experiment with that to see how it affects the light on the subjects' faces. One important thing to remember is white balance - make sure this is set on tungsten (which I assume will be the lamps used). Don't rely on the auto white balance. Check for any colour casts after taking the first shot and if there are problems experiment with the white balance settings.
2006-11-29 04:01:45 · answer #1 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I've done, during the day, is set up on a table next to a north facing window (in the northern hemisphere - use a south facing window in the southern hemisphere) without any direct sunlight hitting the subject. This gives a nice soft natural light, with somewhat minimal contrast and shadowing. If a window facing away from the sun isn't available, use a mirror to shine sunlight on a white ceiling or wall which will in turn bounce diffused light back on the subject. If natural sunlight isn't available at all, you can use the camera flash either covered with a cloth to cut down on the light (to prevent over exposure and harsh shadows), use a mirror to bounce the light off a nearby matte white surface that will send light back to the subject, or (if your camera has the capability) use an external flash with a tilt head or with the capacity to be remotely triggered.
2016-05-23 02:03:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does your camera have settings for white balance? Like tungsten lights, floresent? Also bump up your iso, but not to pass 800. Use a tripod because your might start getting a slower shutter speed. When possible, use window lighting.
2006-11-29 04:11:27 · answer #3 · answered by plharg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take your house lamps, remove the shades and prop them at a 30deg angle on a table even with the point you are taking the picture from.
2006-11-29 07:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by Stephen R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-02-15 05:00:55 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those desktop lamps that the neck is bendable get a couple of those but an umbrella infront of it and take a card board sheet and wrap it with tin foil....dont know if it works but it seems close to the studio lighting to me :)
2006-11-29 04:13:05 · answer #6 · answered by d4rkprincess84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any available natural light from a window with a reflector would be best, failing that,studio light or lights
2006-11-30 06:07:38 · answer #7 · answered by jason r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋