----- Original Message ----- From: "David Jones" > I'm starting a new blog idea and need some extra lighting. > Many segments will be based indoors in a poorly lit room, talking head > style against an open glass window with daylight outside and a > laminated poster stuck on the window behind them . The light from > outside is good,
"good"?? Seems to me it's pretty "bad" It's giving you problems .. some you haven't even discovered yet. > but of course the subject with their back to the open > window will be in shadow due to the poor room lighting. > So I need some spot lighting in order to light up the subject evenly. > I figure ever massive lighting behind the camera to light up the whole > room, or some smaller diffuse spots on either side of the subject up > close and just out of shot on two tripods (hopefully no reflections > form the laminated poster). > Anyone have any experience in this sort of situation? You didn't say what direction the window faces (N,S,E or W) Does direct sunlight enter the window at all? Mixing natural and artificial light can give problems with color balance. You may need considerable artificial light to overcome the brightness of the outdoor light. If your indoor light is balanced for "tungsten" then the outdoor scene will have a distinct blue tint. Better would be lights balanced for "daylight". Better yet, IMHO, would be to loose the window altogether .. things would be a *lot* simpler. Richard Amirault N1JDU http://bostonfandom.org
