Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jul 19, 2011, at 11:24 AM, Henning Wulff wrote: > I also had (have) a colour meter, along with all the requisite filters. > The main problem is that as lighting of interiors, especially commercial > ones, became more complex with incandescents, flourescents of various > shades, halogen of varying types, HDI and other types plus daylight, there > was often no 'best' filtration; there was only preference for one shade or > another. When there was only incandescent and daylight, as in older > residences, one could balance everything by using flash or blue photolamps > in fixtures, or taking the shots at dusk. With complex lighting that just > wasn't possible. INDEED! Not only did we need complete filter sets for the lens but also to cover windows and tuck into light fixtures too. Do we balance for daylight or tungsten? We also had to fight for film and processing budgets but also for location scouting budgets and test shoots just to see how much and what kind of kit would be necessary to get the job done on the actual day of the shoot. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist