Strobe Talk

what do you guys think bout fluorescent lighting?

 

i like tungsten better

 

is that like bulbs? halogen ? dont they get hot?

 

yep they get hot, but i like my 600 watt tungsten nice and hot...

then again, we are talking continuous lighting at that point... for a strobe, heat doesn't matter so much when it flashes at a fraction of a second...

 

Hhmm are these any good, for a hobbyist of course

http://www.lighting4studios.com/shop/page/31?shop_param=

 

Brian, if you are looking into CFL lighting maybe you should see this>
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=952908

 

http://www.lighting4studios.com/sho...ht-Strobe-Set.html?shop_param=cid=38&aid=140&

 

but thats for portrait?

 

Here is that versalight j-160 on adorama:
http://www.adorama.com/JTVJ160.html

 

Probably best used for portraits. Basically the same thing as the CFL stuff you posted. You wont be able to use fluorescent as a strobe

 

This thread needs some CPR


Here is an OCF shot I took tonight. Canon 430exII camera right through my paper towel diffuser approx 3' from subject. Canon 50D ISO 400 1/200" f/5.0 70-200/2.8@200mm

 

That shot is sweet!

 

Thanks! Too bad my watch is all scratched up.

I took probably 10-12 shots before I got one I like, I am still just not sure of how you determine the shutter speed/aperture that you should use without guessing

 

i used paper towel once...

the thin stuff works great...

backdropoutlet.com has some decent sales from time to time...

im using this 600 watt tungsten below when i want an edgy, grainy feel to my shoots...

 

for strobe work, this is the kit i have...



i use it for studio headshots, glamour, in home portraits, and all my commercial product clients...

 

it adds character...

 

NICE, HOW WOULD THOSE WORK LIGHTING UP A CAR IN OUTDOORS?

 

the strobe kit i use should light it up pretty good... although you may want to opt for a 2,000 watt kit... figure with 4 heads, that should power up each head at 500 watts per second...

i did a night shoot for my old company a couple years ago at 10pm in a back alley with 3 models... we used 2 of the 1,000 watt kits with 4 heads and it worked out great... was able to shoot it at 400 ISO, 1/160 @ f/4.0

if shooting the car during the day and have some ambient light to tap into, you can easily fill light with 250 watts

 

these were shot at 125 watts... but since the car was not the focal point, i kept the power down... if i wanted to light up the car, i would have gone up to 500 watts...