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I know a lot of people have been impressed with Baz's 'home studio' setup for taking still life stuff. Whilst I haven't built one of his (I have a cheapo eBay light tent I use), one of the biggest problems has been lighting. £1.99 Asda table lamps are fine, but the white balance is blinking awful and getting enough light on the subject is difficult and often results in long exposures.
So I bought myself a couple of these puppies (the bulb) and stuck em in my lamps!
BLINDING!![Eek! :eek: :eek:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
50W Daylight bulbs, with a standard large screw thread!
What a difference. The shot below was on auto white balance. No colour correction in photoshop, just a little crop, sharpen, and paint out the corners as the background didn't come out completely white all over.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3107%2F2612091523_8581bd5651.jpg&hash=0783479c7d63742e5b08a40ec55eb34c)
What d'ya think?
Click for a larger version.
So I bought myself a couple of these puppies (the bulb) and stuck em in my lamps!
![bulb.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fhomepage.ntlworld.com%2Flee.shephard%2Fbulb.jpg&hash=ab0e52eef624f4049dec3671e66a82ae)
BLINDING!
50W Daylight bulbs, with a standard large screw thread!
What a difference. The shot below was on auto white balance. No colour correction in photoshop, just a little crop, sharpen, and paint out the corners as the background didn't come out completely white all over.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3107%2F2612091523_8581bd5651.jpg&hash=0783479c7d63742e5b08a40ec55eb34c)
What d'ya think?
Click for a larger version.
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