abroxis wrote:I was told to light my artwork at with 2 lights at 45 degree angles to avoid glare.
Do I need to buy professional lights or can I get by with 2 100 watt regular light bulbs stuck in some kind to jury rigged light fixture?
Any suggestions on how to jury rig the light fixtures.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
OK, let me see if I got this right, you should always use a hook pick to pick a lock no matter what. Wait wrong thread, this is about lighting to take pix. Here is the best book on the topic
http://www.amazon.com/Light-Science-Int ... 581&sr=8-1
But if you want the Cliff Notes blurb here is a start. Photographers talk about hard and soft light, with 100 watt bulbs being hard light, which can cause nasty reflections, even if they are placed at a 45 degree angle to avoid glare.
So what you may want to do is use some type of diffuser to soften the light. If your camera has some type of flash/speedlight then my bud Chuck has some nice ideas about how to make a diffuser as well as other stuff, here is the link
http://super.nova.org/DPR//DIY01/You could also make a portable softbox like this one Chuck designed
http://super.nova.org/DPR/MacroDiffuser/Keep in mind that the larger the diffuser, all being equal, the softer the light; which usually means the better the image quality. I modified Chuck's design based simply on ease of construction of the diffuser with stuff I can easily buy, here is that link
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/927446/0#8755919If you do not have a flash/speedlight you want to use you can simply attach a diffuser like the ones linked to on a regular room light; velcro and wire coat hangers are your friends. Digital cameras make it easy to play around to see how different lighting changes the image quality of your pix.
Hope this helps.