Make and use of a light box

A light box is a simple and easy to use photography tool. If you do not have a ready-made box, then you can also make it on your own. This is actually a tool, which is used by photographers for softening the light coming from the flash unit. Often the light coming out from the flash unit is very harsh and can spoil the quality of the photograph. The harsh light can also create dim silhouettes around the object. The light box is generally positioned amid the object and the flash unit. This box soaks up some light and helps the photographer to take a softer picture.

Use and placement of the box

In some situations, a very large light box is utilized, making it very hard to move around. While sometimes the box might be designed in a way that it can taken from one place to another. The way the lights are positioned in a light box, is also a very important point. The main objective is to achieve crisp and even lighting devoid of any hot spots. A number of lights and diffusers are used for this purpose.

Make of this tool

Either glass or plexiglass is used for making this box, which is normally shaded or fogged for reducing the glare coming from the lights beneath. The complete assembly of a light box is enfolded in a strong frame. The frame often comes with divots or drawers for storing the box. This box is a very vital tool for macro photography.

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Equipments used for setting Photography lighting

Lighting is the lifeline of a photograph, both for indoor photography as well as outdoor photography. A good and skilled photographer should know about every aspect of Photography lighting. When you shoot outdoors, you get plenty of natural light. On the other hand, when you shoot indoors, you will have to arrange all the lights. Therefore, when you take pictures in studios you should decide the source of light and also the way to use the light.

Different available options

Each kind of lighting can be used in the right way, based on the effect you desire for. Therefore, you should not stick to one type of Photography lighting. Earlier majority of the photographers used the floodlights, but now most of them have turned towards electronic flash. Those who wish to know more about Photography lighting should also know about the various kinds of lights. Electronic flash is also known as strobe light or speed light. At the time of choosing flashlights, you should check the recycle time and flash duration as well.

Other equipments used for lighting

Most of the times photographers do not use electronic flashlights as it is. They modify the lights for diverse effects. There are many types of equipments, which helps to modify Photography lighting. For producing less directional and soft light, one can use reflectors, soft boxes, or umbrellas. One can also use a light meter for reading the flash output. This meter is advantageous for a multi-light setting. One can also buy a Photography lighting kit, which comes with flash units, stands, soft boxes, umbrellas, reflectors etc.

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Different components of Photographic studio lighting

While deciding the Photographic studio lighting, you should not only decide the amount of light you need, but you also have to settle on the kind of lighting you need like cold, warm or hot light. Hot lights are the conventional tungsten lights, which burns incessantly. The main benefit of such Photographic studio lighting is that you can track the changes in lighting without meters or Polaroid tests. However, some photographers do not use such lights because of the heat they generate and limited accessories controlling the light.

Other kinds of light

Fluorescent light bulbs are called warm lights, because they use less electricity and are much cooler than hot lights. Electronic flashes are also used in Photographic studio lighting. These are known as cold lights, and are more powerful as compared to the in- built flashes in your camera. Another available option for Photographic studio lighting is moonlight. This kind of light have a wall passage on one end and there is a flash tube on the other end, along with capacitors amidst them.

Choosing studio strobes and other tools

If you choose the wrong camera then your whole work can be destroyed. In the same manner, choosing the wrong brand of Photographic studio lighting can bring trouble. You also need to buy other tools for controlling the lights. Earlier umbrellas were popular tool for controlling the light, but these days photographers mostly prefer soft box for diffusing the lights. Some of the other diffusing tools include snoots, barn doors, reflectors and many more. If you are tired of the old studio light system, then you can paint your pictures with different lights.

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