The Right Lights

PopPhoto.com
Reviews
Accessories
The Right Lights
The Right Lights 003

From portraits to still lifes to action shots, here's the gear you need in the studio and on location -- and tips for better lighting.

By Peter Kolonia Posted March 5, 2008

Image 3 0f 10

Back Next

Click To Enlarge

Because their output is continuous, tungsten or quartz halogen ("hot") lights can be used for both stills and video, and they give you infinitely more opportunity to study and finesse the strength, direction, and quality of the lighting -- good news for neophytes. (A strobe's modeling light will give you only a notion of how shadows will fall and little of how the background will be rendered relative to the subject.)

  • Print Page Print
  • Stumble Upon Stumble It
Brought to you by

Photo of the day

Wednesday, Nov 4

Shark 4

from... "Photographing Sharks"

See previous Photos of the Day

+-See More

Cat Gennaro

In The Magazine

Visit other Bonnier sites: