Comments on Food Bloggers Unite!: How To Set-Up Lights For Easy Night Time Shooting

Sandra, Please email me your pics so I can take a...

2010-01-27T07:34:22.483-08:00

Sandra,

Please email me your pics so I can take a look and see what the problem is.

overthehill.onaroll@gmail.com

Hi Danny, I bought a set of photo lights which c...

2010-01-27T04:02:23.462-08:00

Hi Danny,

I bought a set of photo lights which came with diffusers over xmas (just like these: http://rocwing.co.uk/epages/eshop138448.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/eshop138448/Products/RW09003-0050).

I tried to take my first pics with them yesterday and was really disappointed. The colours were really flat and I had problems with the reflection of the light in the bowls and spoons. It all seemed very bright and not nice.

Do you have any ideas for me?

Thanks a lot,
Sandra

Thanks for the help! I was thinking about this the...

2009-11-19T21:19:45.902-08:00

Thanks for the help! I was thinking about this the other day, "how on earth am I going to take a good photo of the food I just prepared?"

This is great! Thank you for sharng this wonderful...

2009-11-19T17:49:30.020-08:00

This is great! Thank you for sharng this wonderful tip! =)

Hi Anonymous, Daylight balanced light bulbs can b...

2009-11-19T16:36:16.051-08:00

Hi Anonymous,

Daylight balanced light bulbs can be bought at any hardware store. The grocery store might even carry them. These bulbs are actually fluorescent bulbs that do not heat up, which is why you can place tissue paper over them to diffuse the light. Regular old tungsten bulbs will burn the tissue paper. Ack!

Where would I get daylight balanced light bulbs? ...

2009-11-19T15:58:45.898-08:00

Where would I get daylight balanced light bulbs? Can I just set my white balance to Tungsten?

I guess I wasn't the only one with this problem! ...

2009-11-19T15:35:33.664-08:00

I guess I wasn't the only one with this problem! I'm glad my solution also worked for others

Thank you thank you thank you. The photography iss...

2009-11-19T14:20:59.495-08:00

Thank you thank you thank you. The photography issue is pretty much the big reason I have procrastinated starting a food blog. Now I just need to find room in my shoebox of a kitchen for the light.

I would just like to state that I've used the post...

2009-11-19T14:09:32.914-08:00

I would just like to state that I've used the posterboard and 1 430ex method for years. LOL. Great post.

This is awesome! Thanks so much.

2009-11-03T09:01:24.089-08:00

This is awesome! Thanks so much.

Thank you so much for sharing, great help!

2009-11-03T00:58:48.286-08:00

Thank you so much for sharing, great help!

I will definitely try this! Wonderful aid! I was r...

2009-11-03T00:48:02.929-08:00

I will definitely try this! Wonderful aid! I was really pissed off with having to cook and shoot only during the day. I work at home and I can do it any day, but as I eat lunch alone... I'm usually limited to cook&shoot in the weekends. In fact I already own a clip lamp, greeeeeeaaaaaaat!

Holy cow bat man! Why didn't I think of that? Mayb...

2009-11-02T20:07:18.710-08:00

Holy cow bat man! Why didn't I think of that? Maybe because you were suppose to tell me! Noe the less, you are a God send, thank you.

very clever! Now that its dark more than light I w...

2009-11-02T18:20:52.510-08:00

very clever! Now that its dark more than light I will definitely have to find some alternatives. Great idea here.

I'm glad people find this post informative. I str...

2009-11-02T18:06:52.487-08:00

I'm glad people find this post informative. I struggled with shooting at night for a really long time and I'm so glad I found this solution.

Oh my goodness, thank you for posting this, photog...

2009-11-02T17:46:41.027-08:00

Oh my goodness, thank you for posting this, photography is where I'm so lacking right now for my blog, so this is awesome timing!! Thanks!

Very interesting post! I struggle with photo takin...

2009-11-02T15:50:13.683-08:00

Very interesting post! I struggle with photo taking at night. This definitely gives me something to think about! Thanks!

danny - thanks SO much for posting this! I have b...

2009-10-28T18:41:07.323-07:00

danny - thanks SO much for posting this! I have been struggling with lighting lately, so used one of your previous posts as a guide to buying bulbs, etc...now this post is taking things one step further! I really appreciate this!