studio lighting
On location Studio lights should not be limited to the studio. They can be used on location in conjunction with ambient and existing daylight. With color correction of the light source and/or camera most light sources can produce acceptable and interesting results. Raw file images can be color corrected in post-production. See ‘Characteristics of Light’.
Exterior location Common examples of studio lighting used on location are the images seen in film and television. The same approach can be taken to still images. Artificial light, whether flash or tungsten, is normally used to supplement the existing light present, usually daylight. In this situation correct color is achieved by balancing the camera to daylight (5500K) and filtering the tungsten light source/sources (3200K) with an 80A lighting gel. When using studio flash on location no filtration is required as the color temperature of the flash is equal to average daylight (5500K).
Mixed light Mixing the color temperature of the light sources can give a more ‘natural’ look. Despite the fact the human eye corrects all light sources to what appears to be white light, it is visually accepted, and in most cases to great effect, that when we view images created using mixed light sources there should be a difference between the color temperature of the various sources of light within the frame.
Balanced daylight and flash - Tracey Hayes
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