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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Where Tungsten and Daylight Meet


Today's image is another shot from last Saturday's photography class excursion to the Great Salt Lake. The combination of the blue background and the normally toned bride were achieved completely in camera by lighting the model with several handheld tungsten lights and adjusting the white balance to the corresponding temperature. The naturally lit background then became the wonderful blue tone displayed in the image.

Canon 5D, Canon 24-105 f/4L lens - 1/30 second, f/4, ISO 160

3 Comments:

Blogger dterryphotography said...

Awesome. I've heard of photographers that carry around a videographer's light for just this purpose. They light the bride (or B&G) with the video light and set WB for tungsten to get an awesome blue background.

Thanks for the reminder! :-)

May 06, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What brand do you use? Do they run off batteries?

May 13, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"What brand do you use? Do they run off batteries?"

I use handheld 4 million candlepower spotlights that I bought at Home Depot. They are battery operated and aren't designed for photography. They work well though.

May 15, 2008  

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