Back in the late 1970's when I got into Photography I used some special
light bulbs that were expensive; they were 500 watts each, and they
really made the electricity meter spin unbelievably fast.
Why?......because Photography lighting is based on "Color Temperature"
and the standard it is based on is our "Sun". (obvious choice)
This can get kind of complicated as the "Color Temperature" of the Sun
will change throughout the day by its position in the sky etc.
To keep it simple; you can buy some inexpensive Photography light bulbs
today that are CFL bulbs they are "5500 ° Kelvin" which is the "Color
Temperature" of the Sun for Photography purposes. As you can see in the
picture below they are MUCH bigger than a regular CFL bulb.
You can buy a
4 pack of them on Amazon.com for $21.
The pictures below show the "setup" I use to filmy my cooking videos for
my website
cookngobble.com
But they work just as well for "Still Photography" too.
Yes....it is a junky little "setup" ....but I live in a junky little Condo. And it
works well for taking decent looking pictures. I still run the pictures
through a "photo shop" program to adjust them for contrast, cropping etc.
because I only have a $25 camera for "still photography" that is about
10 years old....but it works OK for now.
The Youtube video at the end is a cooking video I shot for my website; it
will show you how the Lights in the pictures below will work for lighting up
the "Scene".
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Guacamole, Homemade - YouTube
Lastly here is the link for the "Light Bulbs" I used on Amazon.com
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