Ok, thats what i thought the clip on was, and i have at least one of those around.
I just bought some of those energy type bulbs, like whats in your light, and i do remember seeing something on a package about daylight. Looks like i'll be able to try that here at the homestead Dave On 11/2/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David J Brooks wrote: > > Looks pretty good. > > > > The bulbs intrige me, can you supply a link as to what they and the > > clip on thing look like Scott > > > > Sure thing, Dave. > http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5128301475404787010 > > The clip light is available at just about any hardware or department > store. This either came from Home Depot or Wal-Mart. The bulb in the > photo is not the bulb I used, but looks a lot like it. The bulbs used > for the photos are larger and the packaging said something about > "daylight". Also from the hardware store. Nothing photo specific, > other than the camera, was used. So I gave them a try and didn't have > too many problems. There's no RAW option with the 750z, and I found > that proper white balance was impossible with standard household bulbs. > I also stretched a white t-shirt over the lights for a little diffusion. > > So there's your cheapskate lighting lesson for the day. > > > > > On 11/2/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hey, gang. > >> > >> About a year and a half ago I made some photographs of pottery for the > >> mother of a co-worker. I delivered about 70 photos and really didn't > >> hear much back about after that. Her intention was to get them on a web > >> site and start an "e-tail" business. It looks now like she's finally > >> getting something together. I recently spoke with her son, Ben (my > >> former co-worker), and he said she wanted some more photos and a > >> portrait for the site. I guess he's in the process of building a better > >> gallery and implementing a shopping cart. > >> > >> Anyway, http://www.twinmoonpottery.com/ is the site, and all the photos > >> on the index page are mine. (The photos in the gallery are not.) The > >> only digital camera I had available at the time was the 750z. Shots > >> were rather wide, to allow for some cropping, and all were lit with a > >> pair of daylight balanced fluorescent bulbs in Home Depot clip-on shop > >> lights. (The bulbs now reside over my bathroom sink.) Ben has done > >> some very liberal cropping and I think they don't look too bad. > >> > >> Any and all opinions are most welcome. > >> > >> -- > >> Scott Loveless > >> http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >> follow the directions. > >> > > > > > > > -- > Scott Loveless > http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
