in what you wrote i read that you like the light as filtered by the laminated poster but you want a key light for a little detail.
if i could i would loan you the rechargable flashlight that came with my cordless drill. the charge lasts for hours, bright white light, bendable neck and sits nicely on it's battery on any flat surface. --- In [email protected], "Richard Amirault" <ramira...@...> wrote: > > ----- 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 >
