Lighting

[megroot]

Oke,
Just kicking off.
One of the most important things for photograhpy is light.
I'm using a lighttent with two blue light bulbs 100 W each.
What you think...
Should i take something different or should i stay with it.
Any help is welcome.

marc

 

[Tommi]

Hi Marc


I use two fluorescent angled strip lights side by side to give me the maximum amount of light; these can be tilted to throw a light source on either side of the model to help determine the shadow casting on the figure. I also have an anglepoise lamp with a daylight bulb that only ever shines from above to give a more natural luminance to the entire working area. This might all seem a lot of lighting but I only ever paint at night.


Cheers
Tommi

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Tommi,

Your lighting set up is impressive but what's even more impressive are the shelves stacked with Pegaso, Elite ,Young Miniatures and Soldiers figure kits.

Now that's a grey army anyone would be proud to have!!!

 

[Tommi]

Hi Tommi,

Your lighting set up is impressive but what's even more impressive are the shelves stacked with Pegaso, Elite ,Young Miniatures and Soldiers figure kits.

Now that's a grey army anyone would be proud to have!!!

LOL good job you cant see the rest of the the studio then

I did manage to cut out the workbench surface when I took the photos so you cant see the mess.

Cheers
Tommi

 

[FigureLover]

My God Tommi, your better stocked than any shop I have visited!!!!! Nice one

As for lighting, I use two double bulb Flouro's, one above my hobby bench and one above my work bench that I turn on and set up my photography area in between. Both are fitted with daylight globes. This gives maximum illumination but will not be too harsh to cause too much shadowing. You should be looking for soft light as well, light over a broad area, not anything like a spotlight that will be too harsh.

Ben

 

[Ernest]

Hi Marc


I use two fluorescent angled strip lights side by side to give me the maximum amount of light; these can be tilted to throw a light source on either side of the model to help determine the shadow casting on the figure. I also have an anglepoise lamp with a daylight bulb that only ever shines from above to give a more natural luminance to the entire working area. This might all seem a lot of lighting but I only ever paint at night.


Cheers
Tommi


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Man! you have a miniatures store in your house

 

[clubcat]

My Tommi that is an impressive stash.
My other half recommended to me to hang a piece of white cloth over the light source to make it less harsh.

Melanie