Obsequies wrote:
I’m not new, but not exactly very good with photography. To a point I can do it. I’ve been taking photos of clothing I make outside for the summer, and have been quite pleased with the turnout. However, winter is just around he corner and I need to take photos inside.
I’m looking for lighting tips for indoor photography. I take indoor fashion shots and need something that gives me decent light. Not regular lighting that makes everything look yellow/orange.
Also, There are not many windows here so light from outside is limited.
Any help would be GREALY appreciated.
Thanks.
I’m not new, but not exactly very good with photography. To a point I can do it. I’ve been taking photos of clothing I make outside for the summer, and have been quite pleased with the turnout. However, winter is just around he corner and I need to take photos inside.
I’m looking for lighting tips for indoor photography. I take indoor fashion shots and need something that gives me decent light. Not regular lighting that makes everything look yellow/orange.
Also, There are not many windows here so light from outside is limited.
Any help would be GREALY appreciated.
Thanks.
White umbrellas about 8 to 9 feet high (mouted on tripods) with floodlights pointing at them. Three should be good for indoor short range shots. It’s very effective indirect lighting.
Comment by normy in garden city — July 11, 2011 @ 8:40 am
You could by a couple halogen lights and place them in a way that would not create shadows. They do not have a yellow effect, as they are very bright.
It also tends to depend on what kind of camera you are using. If you have a flash, use that with the back up halogen. And when you are using the halogens, do not use the room’s llighting.
You can buy halogens at a home supply store.
I am a hobbyist photographer.
Comment by Delphyne — July 11, 2011 @ 7:08 pm
Hi! Great to see you have such an interested in photography. firstly when creating senssational photographs of anything indoors,light is your main consideration. People talk about using “umbrellas” for model photography simply because they reflect the light back onto the model.
With this type of photography you do need some pretty powerful lights, lamps etc. And these often create as natural looking light as possible.
Try creating your mini studio and don’t be afraid to use the flash if you don’t have enough light for your model. Flash and indoor photography are used frequently, as well as over head lighting.
I wish you loads of success!
Amy
Comment by amyrenfrey — July 14, 2011 @ 12:38 pm
OUT:
- UGGS (they were a huge hit the last couple of years but now they r meant to just be worn around the house and camping trips)
- LIGHT WASH JEANS
- PASTELS
- SWEATS
- BIRKENSTOCK
- HEELED BOOTS (depends what the boot looks like, but if its in a bad material, high boots tend to look cheap. i would go with boots more like this,
- CLUTCHES (should only be used for more formal events, but now a-days the fashion is not carring on at all, small purses with long straps are better)
IN:
- SKINNY JEANS (worn best dark and or bright colors like red. pair them with flats or boots. u can practicall wear anything on the top such as blazers, long sweaters or cool printed tops)
- DARK WASHED (always inn, looks more expesive and flatters more body types than light washed)
- BABYDOLL TOPS (they are in, but not always flattering for alot of people. another option for this would be shirt dresses from the brand JET)
- BOLD PRINTS (in, especially in shoes or tops, can also be used for layering)
- SCARVES (now, u have to be carfull with scarves, only big chunky scarved with a soild color are inn, not ones with frilly patterns and dangleing objects)
- OVERSIZED TOTES (they are inn, but some good ones are usually very expensive)
- BALLET FLATS ( they are in, but might go out of style soon, today shoes like lace-up booties and cool fresh nickes are in, lol)
hope i have given u some good advice.
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Comment by kins — July 17, 2011 @ 9:44 pm
First of all you can take amazing b/w photos with any kind of light you want! If you’re that much to color photography you may use your flash to have a perfect white light! Use reflectors and lots of angles to use the flash and if you dont have reflectors use a white wall, or any white surface to reflect it. If you dont like any of the above or find hard to do just buy yourself a tancsten(i hope i spell it right) film that gives you white light with normal indoor lighting.. you’ll get the picture’s lighting exactly like you were seeing it at the shooting..
Hope it helped.. :s
Comment by rothsteady — July 17, 2011 @ 11:21 pm
ya! totally! maybe blue though because when the pink starts fading it might look really bad
Comment by kayarr — July 18, 2011 @ 4:49 pm
Sounds like a good setup, don’t worry sunlight is good. If you have light coming in and some good shadows your set.
The light temp. in those shadows is 555 Kelvin(check out light temp. refers to the color shift). Some lights florescent and tungsten change the color in photos. If your shooting with the light coming in turn off the lights and use the ambient light.
If you shooting digital turn up the iso and look at a high speed lens 1.8 or so come as cheep as 80
If there is still not enough light try replacing your lights with white light (balanced to 555 Kelvin)
Good luck
Heck sounds like fun let me know if you need a free hand
Comment by Ben — July 20, 2011 @ 2:40 pm
Pretty much all the answers so far were good. I’ve done quite a bit of indoor photography just in my living room. I am a professional photographer and I don’t use umbrellas (yet). Once I have a studio I will. For now I use a floor lamp (one of those that has 3 turnable lights) and point at the model and behind it. Then I use a large white sheet as a back drop and white, silver or golden reflector boards on both sides of the model. The reflector boards are simply large pieces of cardboard that I left white or spray-painted silver or gold. You get them at Wal-Mart or any Craft Supply Store. Then I use an external flash unit on my camera together with a small soft box that attaches to the flash. I point the flash towards one of the reflector boards, not towards the model. (The built-in-flash would be quite harsh, unless you put a “soft box” in front of it – you can just use white parchment or wax paper + tape).
To get rid of the yellow-orange tint – make sure you use an indoor film (ISO 400 or higher) BUT the higher the ISO number the more grain you’ll get. That might not be desirable for your kind of photography. But with ISO 400, all those lights, and your camera on a tripod – you’ll be all set!
Here’s another idea: Who says you can’t do your fashion photography outdoors in the winter????!!!!!! As long as it is not so cold that your batteries stop working or as long as it is not too wet – why can’t you take everything outside? Try something different sometimes!!! Just make sure that you get your camera “used” to the temperature change – so that the lense doesn’t fog up. So, don’t take it from really warm to icy cold or the other way around – cameras like to do that gradually!
Good luck!
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