Light modifiers
About light; A big light source will, compared to a small one, give a softer light. Also, the light will be soft if from a close source of light, where light that comes from a source at a more remote distance is hard. So a big light source that is placed near will be soft, and a smaller light from a distance will be harder. ![]() The same thing happens in a soft box. Light can be measured in temperature, named Kelvin. Here on the scale will 1700 equals to a flame from a match, up to 6500-9500 that equals an LCD or CRT screen. The temperature of natural light is about 5500 - 6000 that equals daylight and electronic flash, that is what we want in our Home Studio Setup. A bulb like those in ordinary homes, has a colour temperature at about 2500-3000, this will cause an orange colour that will look wrong, at least in colour photos. Some say you can use it, but you will have to colour-correct all shots. Viewed in b/w it will look more natural though. So if you have a photo with this orange tein, then try and convert it to greytones and you may rescue a elsewhat good photograpahy. ![]() There are many light modifiers to be found. I have described some in this text. Please take a look at the Menu. The light modifiers have their own dedicated chapters. |