On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:13:37 -0400, Greg Guarino
wrote:

On 3/22/2012 12:39 PM, dadiOH wrote:
Greg Guarino wrote:
On 3/21/2012 11:43 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:16:46 -0700 (PDT), Greg Guarino
wrote:

On Mar 20, 9:13 pm, Larry
wrote:
On Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:16:03 -0400, Greg
wrote:

On 3/20/2012 12:45 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:18:40 -0700 (PDT), Greg Guarino

A real photo buff would have had photographic studio lighting
parts. Mine's single and white, like me, but similar to this
one.ghttp://tinyurl.com/88sg4td, or this great deal
http://tinyurl.com/7s695b8

Nah. I'm an available light guy, usually outdoors.

LUDDITE!


Next time you have
a day or two to waste check out the 1400 or so non-woodworking
photos I have on Flickr.

I already did that the last time you mentioned it. But I need to get
the computer talking to my Gecko G540 on LPT3 first, then build my
CNC router, then make some money...


I'll take an Eiffel Tower then, as big as you can manage. And an alp,
if it's not too much bother.

So what do you use the umbrella for? (seriously) Portraits? Pics of
your work? Rain? Are CFLs reasonable color-wise these days? Or at
least correctable in some way? Aren't there spikes in the spectrum,
or am I dealing with old information (and old brain cells to hold it
in) ?

The only purpose of umbrellas (for lighting) is to increase the size of the
light source relative to the subject; doing so results in softer, more
diffuse shadows and highlights.

Although I don't use them myself, I'm acquainted with the purpose of
various "soft" lighting techniques. I was wondering what *he* used the
umbrella for.

Right, reduced shadows and diffused, equalized lighting.


Any fluorescent, CFL or not, is deficient in red.

I suppose what I'm really wondering is whether the deficiency is smooth
enough and comparable enough between brands and models to be compensated
for. This is mostly just a point of curiosity; I had not seen cfls used
as photo lighting before, although Kino-Flos are used in the movie
industry.

Check with your camera mfgr, too. They included profiles in the
cameras to deal with fluor lighting and incan lighting, as well as
outdoor, indoor, and night profiles, colorwise. Use any light you
like unless you're a strictly manual kind of guy, Luddite.

--
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
-- Jimi Hendrix