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Old 02-16-2010, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Claggy View Post
Thanks, and yeah if I were to use a backdrop I'd probably go with grey or white if the machine has as much black as the one in the shot I posted has.

Hmmm that is a good idea. If I were to use speedlights though, would I be able to use gels to try to match the indoor lighting temperature instead?
Yes you can balance speedlights (which have a color temperature of 5600 K) to the overhead flourescent lights. One problem is there are about 10 different flourescent light bulbs each with a different color temperature. I found the following names for these bulbs. "Cool white", "European Cool White", "Neutral White", "Warm White", "Very Warn White", "Daylight White", and "Bright White." I'm not sure which gel to use, but a pink one would probably get you close enough.

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