Showing posts with label Continuous Lighting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Continuous Lighting. Show all posts

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Lighting used in Photography - Studio Lighting Kits

Importance of Lighting in Photography

If you are a photographer then you may know how much lighting is important in photography.

Lighting may of two types


(1) Sun Lights - Natural Lighting

(2) Artificial Lights - Studio Lighting Kits

(1) Sun Lights: In sun light its not urgent you need a studio lighting kits. Some time its very difficult to capture photo or video in sun lights specially light came from the front. So, Its depends upon the shadow

(2) Studio Lighting Kits: Studio Lighting Kits are the need of better photography. You can use lighting kits for better photography. For better photography light play always an important role and describe about the photographers and their photography

So to became professional photographers you must need all types of studio lighting like lighting bulbs, continuous lighting

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

What is SoftBox ?

Softbox: A Soft Box is a type of photography device and it is box that can be fit over the flash head.

The Soft Box may consist of the following

(a) It consist of enclosure around a bulb comprising reflective side and back walls and a diffusing material at the front of the light.

(b) Aluminum Fabric acts as reflector.

(c) The side and back are coated with bright surface.

A soft box can be used with different lighting systems like continuous lighting and flash lighting etc

The Soft Box come in different sizes and the larger the soft box the softer the light will produce and The closer the soft box is to the subject, the harsher the light produced is.

If you are using photography for small subjects then try to use small soft box for better photography

You can made soft box at home also. I have found a website from where you can learn How to make soft box at home called Home Made Softbox

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Continuous Lighting and their Advantages in Photography

Continuous Lighting and their Advantages in Photography

Continuous Lighting is the technique which can stay all the time like a table lamp or the desk lamp. It is very important nowadays because it can stay Continuously. When you moved the lights you can check the shadows change on your subject and you can fit the lighting according to your need. you can see their effects on the setup as you view the scene directly.

Requirements for Continuous Lighting

(1) Stands
(2) Bulbs
(3) Umbrella
(4) Reflectors

(1) Stands: Their are variety of stand available like background stand etc. The use of stand to hold the bulbs and umbrellas

(2) Bulbs: Bulb are use for lighting purposes. Their are variety of bulbs are available. Some of the important one are

(a) Replacement Bulb
(b) Fluorescent Daylight Grow Bulb

(3) Umbrella: It can be used for shadow effects and to cover the lighting according to your need

(4) Reflectors: It is used to control lighting contrast in lighting

Advantages of Continuous Lighting


Following are the advantages of Continuous Lighting

(1) Its is very easy to install in home or professional photography studio.

(2) When you move the lights you can see the shadows according to your settings.