Submitted by Andy Mills (not verified) on Mon, 2009-06-29 15:06.
If you're using a digital SLR (which I presume people are now), don't worry too much about finding daylight balanced bulbs for the halogen lights.
There are several ways around the colour temperature problem, besides using different bulbs (two of which are free):
1) Set a custom white balance at the time of the shoot - this usually involves taking a photo of something white. Refer to your camera's manual for exactly how to do this.
2) Take a photo on a regular basis with a good quality grey card and shoot in RAW. You can then easily adjust the white balance in your editing software after. You may want to still do this even if you set a custom white balance at the time of the shoot to make sure you get it right.
3) Use a daylight balanced gel on the lights - Lee filters are one of the main manufacturers. These are made to be used with constant light, so should, I believe, stand up well to heat - but do make sure they do not overheat on halogen lights!
Bulbs...
If you're using a digital SLR (which I presume people are now), don't worry too much about finding daylight balanced bulbs for the halogen lights.
There are several ways around the colour temperature problem, besides using different bulbs (two of which are free):
1) Set a custom white balance at the time of the shoot - this usually involves taking a photo of something white. Refer to your camera's manual for exactly how to do this.
2) Take a photo on a regular basis with a good quality grey card and shoot in RAW. You can then easily adjust the white balance in your editing software after. You may want to still do this even if you set a custom white balance at the time of the shoot to make sure you get it right.
3) Use a daylight balanced gel on the lights - Lee filters are one of the main manufacturers. These are made to be used with constant light, so should, I believe, stand up well to heat - but do make sure they do not overheat on halogen lights!