Thanks for the great comments, Rob. Trust me, your commentaries will never ever get boring to me! :) Indeed, they are very helpful.
I'm definitely a noob when it comes to lighting, so try to bear with me. I saw some videos on lighting at Youtube and tried to set up the "Three way" lighting arrangement (key light, fill light, back light). This amounts to 500 watt halogen lamps from Home Depot and one 250 watt. However, I was having a problem with shadows and over brightness. It seems very hard to get the lights in such a way where you get lots of light and accents where you want, without glare or harshness. I'm sure this would be easier with a pro light setup with dimmer knobs, but can't afford that ($1,500!). I'll have to keep experimenting until I find that "sweet spot" for all the lights that really works.
All you need is a filter for the lights. For taking photos, you would use something like a light tent, where you place the object inside the tent and then shine the lights, but you can place the same type of material over the lamps to soften them and take away the harshness. This then makes the whole room the "tent". The lamps get hot, so be careful, but you can even experiment with thin, white bedsheets as filters over the lamps as well.
Vintage Games book!
Xbox 360: billlog | Wii: 1345 2773 2048 1586 | PS3: ArmchairArcade Bill Loguidice, Managing Director | Armchair Arcade, Inc.
*************************** Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
Thanks for the great comments, Rob. Trust me, your commentaries will never ever get boring to me! :) Indeed, they are very helpful.
I'm definitely a noob when it comes to lighting, so try to bear with me. I saw some videos on lighting at Youtube and tried to set up the "Three way" lighting arrangement (key light, fill light, back light). This amounts to 500 watt halogen lamps from Home Depot and one 250 watt. However, I was having a problem with shadows and over brightness. It seems very hard to get the lights in such a way where you get lots of light and accents where you want, without glare or harshness. I'm sure this would be easier with a pro light setup with dimmer knobs, but can't afford that ($1,500!). I'll have to keep experimenting until I find that "sweet spot" for all the lights that really works.
All you need is a filter for the lights. For taking photos, you would use something like a light tent, where you place the object inside the tent and then shine the lights, but you can place the same type of material over the lamps to soften them and take away the harshness. This then makes the whole room the "tent". The lamps get hot, so be careful, but you can even experiment with thin, white bedsheets as filters over the lamps as well.
Vintage Games book!
Xbox 360: billlog | Wii: 1345 2773 2048 1586 | PS3: ArmchairArcade
Bill Loguidice, Managing Director | Armchair Arcade, Inc.
***************************
Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.