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Color Temp Of Lights

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 Posted 12/23/2008  10:32 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add gewoodfo to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi all:

Evertthing that I have read or heard says that the optimum lighting should have a natural dayligh which equates to a color temp of 5000 - 5600 degrees Kevin.

If you used lights that were 6000 degrees kevin, what would be the impact and could it be adjusted by camera settings or by post editing in photoshop or other similar package.

Thanks,

G.E.

PS: I am looking at some LEd lights that look good.
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 Posted 12/23/2008  3:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SsuperDdave to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It is my contention that color temperature plays no role in "optimal" lighting; it's the construction of the reflector and the angularity of the light which counts. Halogens are known for revealing details, but that's because they tend to be focused and aimed by reflectors rather than diffused like a Soft White. If you put a 4000k pin-source light in front of a halogen reflector, it'd do the same thing.

That's the point of "White Balance."

Any light can be corrected for. Some cameras do it better than others, and I always advise doing it in-camera if at all possible. Post-processing software is another learning curve of its' own, and serves to complicate the process. If you can avoid it by getting the color right in the camera, it makes sense to do so.
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