Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So with all these war stories about shooting the particular subject in question (indoor architecture with mixed lighting), does digital make it easier? I can't imagine it does inherently as sensors have similar limitations as film; that they are limited in their spectral responses? On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 9:58 AM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]