Posted by Matt on 10/20/05 20:56

"Bill Farnsworth" <bill.farnsworth@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> "Matt" <mttmrrsn.nospamme@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> That's a good start Matt.
> I would invest in at least one 24" x 32" soft light box for the Tota, like
> the Chimera or Photo Flex brands. (about $235.00)
> Of course, you will need a "speed ring" to hold the box to the fixture.
> Even though it's pricey, ($135.00 retail) the Chimera brand speed ring is
> the best. Then, you will need a grip head to hold the speed ring to the
> light stand. But that's only 25 bucks.

Thanks for the tips.. I'll check into that, sounds like it's worth the extra
investment. I'm spoiled after working at a production company and just being
able to go in the back and grab what ever I need. Our kits were already set
up and I never really gave them a second thought until I no longer had
access to them.

> So you wanna light a warehouse?
> Not easily done with three lights.
> Depends on what kind of lights are used in the warehouse in the first
> place.
> If they are fluorescent, tungsten or possibly even mercury vapor, you can
> use them as the overall source and just light a key area with your three
> lights.

That's sort of what I was shooting for... this guy advertises heavily and
everyone knows by now that he's in a large warehouse so I think I'll have a
little leeway here.

>For fluorescent and mercury vapor, you can add "half" blue gel to the DP or
>Tota to balance the color temp somewhat.

That appears to be the basic setup from what I can tell, thanks!

> However, Bill Davis brought me on one of his shoots somewhere's in the
> south a few years ago and I was quite surprised we got an OK white balance
> in a warehouse under sodium vapors with his DVCAM.
>
Well that's what I'll be doing, shooting in warehouses in the south!

Thanks again for all the help!

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