Which lighting is suitable for Photography?

[ccting]

I can get these lamp far cheaper from the distributor.. please advice which one is good for photography..?

1. Compact Fluorescent Lamp
(e.g. Philips pll36w/827 compact fluorescent lamp incandescent white)

2. Fluorescent Lamp
(e.g. Philips CIRCULAR TL-E LIFEMAX STANDARD COLOR-54W/54 COOL DAY LIGHT)

3. Halogen Lamp
(e.g. Philips PAR30S HalogenA 75W 30D)

4. HID Lamp
(e.g. Philips 150w d/l m/h d/e)

5. Incandescent Lamp
(e.g. Philips GLS PAR38 flood 80W E27)

6. LED Light
(e.g. Philips Master LEDspot PAR)

7. Luminaires (e.g. Philips contempo floodlight-HPI-T400W(fitting), Philips contempo floodlight-HPI-T400W(fitting))

8. Special Lighting
(e.g Philips 12v 100w EFP optical lamp ,
Philips cdm-sa/r 150w/942,
Philips MSR 575W stage & studio lamp (USD 215, and it is just a bulb!)
Philips par56 300w 240v club lighting
Philips TLK 40W UV lamp

Thanks very much.

[Woody]

Check out the Strobist site, it has some interesting articles.


Strobist: Lighting 101

Also search here and you will also fine some good stuff.

Cheers,

John W

[zona5101]

They could all be used for photography. The differences will come in color temperature, color spectrum bias and in the case of certain florescents, cycle frequency.

[Sweetlifephoto]

Originally Posted by zona5101

They could all be used for photography. The differences will come in color temperature, color spectrum bias and in the case of certain florescents, cycle frequency.

This is true. I would add that if you are planning to use this lighting in combination with a flash unit or natural light, it is easiest if you have lights that are between 5000-6000K to avoid the inaccurate color rendering that happens when using mixed lighting temperature sources.

[ccting]

Thanks Woody, zona5101 and Sweetlifephoto

I am looking for good light sources and good wireless flash trigger...and going to buy cheap ones soon.