The price of photography lighting equipment can easily equal a down payment on a house. Setting up a well-lit photograph doesn't require name-brand, expensive lights. Work lights from a hardware store are just as bright as the professional gear, cheaper and more portable. Their durability makes them versatile for setup indoors and outdoors.
Equipment
Look for 6-foot tripods with single or twin-head halogen lights, ranging from 200 to 500 watts for each bulb. The price should range from $25 to $75, at the time of publication. The tripods are bright yellow, orange or red. Clamp lights are another good option because they have a metal funnel to help direct light. At $7 to $15, they are smaller, easier to transport and have an adjustable ball joint for ideal clamping almost anywhere.
Portraits
The lighting of a portrait can change the entire mood of the photograph. For a clean look, artificial lighting from work lights fills in the shadows cast on faces indoors or outdoors. The worklights generate heat quickly, so to save portrait models from a sheen of sweat, get a budget reflector, such as a silver-colored car shade. Use a single-head light on a tripod combined with low-wattage clamp lights for indoor portraits (350 watts or less). Experiment with the arrangement of lights by bouncing them off white poster board, white sheets, walls or ceilings.
Products
Photographing products, artwork or jewelry is an indoor tabletop operation. When shooting smaller items, use a light tent and direct light through the tent's nylon lining. This creates diffused lighting, a key to avoiding harsh shadows or loss of details. Use a worklight tripod, tables, bookcases, light stands or anything in sight as fastening surfaces for clamp lights. For a sharper image, set up the camera on a tripod and choose an appropriate color background. White or black are neutral choices that showcase the object.
Architecture
Photography of outdoor architecture varies with changing sunlight. Choose later afternoon to shoot photographs and set up worklights as fill light. With interior spaces, the light is manipulated more with artificial lighting. Real estate agencies can benefit from work lights because they light up dark corners, making rooms appear larger. Use a 10 to 22 mm wide-angle lens to fit a whole room into the frame.
Tips and Warnings
Pay attention to the bulbs and wattage -- lights have their own color temperatures, and the cooler tones of tungsten may not match with halogens' warm yellow cast.
Worklights are not wireless. Extension cords are a great accessory to have available if outlets are far from the photograph location.
Lights become hot. Pay attention to the distance between lights and flammable items such as sheets.
The price of photography lighting equipment can easily equal a down payment on a house. Setting up a well-lit photograph doesn't require name-brand, expensive lights. Work lights from a hardware store are just as bright as the professional gear, cheaper and more portable. Their durability makes them versatile for setup indoors and outdoors.
Equipment
Look for 6-foot tripods with single or twin-head halogen lights, ranging from 200 to 500 watts for each bulb. The price should range from $25 to $75, at the time of publication. The tripods are bright yellow, orange or red. Clamp lights are another good option because they have a metal funnel to help direct light. At $7 to $15, they are smaller, easier to transport and have an adjustable ball joint for ideal clamping almost anywhere.
Portraits
The lighting of a portrait can change the entire mood of the photograph. For a clean look, artificial lighting from work lights fills in the shadows cast on faces indoors or outdoors. The worklights generate heat quickly, so to save portrait models from a sheen of sweat, get a budget reflector, such as a silver-colored car shade. Use a single-head light on a tripod combined with low-wattage clamp lights for indoor portraits (350 watts or less). Experiment with the arrangement of lights by bouncing them off white poster board, white sheets, walls or ceilings.
Products
Photographing products, artwork or jewelry is an indoor tabletop operation. When shooting smaller items, use a light tent and direct light through the tent's nylon lining. This creates diffused lighting, a key to avoiding harsh shadows or loss of details. Use a worklight tripod, tables, bookcases, light stands or anything in sight as fastening surfaces for clamp lights. For a sharper image, set up the camera on a tripod and choose an appropriate color background. White or black are neutral choices that showcase the object.
Architecture
Photography of outdoor architecture varies with changing sunlight. Choose later afternoon to shoot photographs and set up worklights as fill light. With interior spaces, the light is manipulated more with artificial lighting. Real estate agencies can benefit from work lights because they light up dark corners, making rooms appear larger. Use a 10 to 22 mm wide-angle lens to fit a whole room into the frame.
Tips and Warnings
Pay attention to the bulbs and wattage -- lights have their own color temperatures, and the cooler tones of tungsten may not match with halogens' warm yellow cast.
Worklights are not wireless. Extension cords are a great accessory to have available if outlets are far from the photograph location.
Lights become hot. Pay attention to the distance between lights and flammable items such as sheets.
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