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Re: Color Temp Range
by Rick Wise on Jun 19, 2009 at 9:23:29 pm

The skin will like "red crabs" ONLY if most of the face is lit with such a warm light. Rather than CTO, you might go with a real red. Just make sure the units hitting skin are raking from the back and not too frontal. Also, red gel chews up lots and lots of light. You are best off using the largest lighting unit you can. You can always scrim down a hot light, but you can never boost up a weak one.

Go for the gusto and enjoy the ride! I think it's time to stop worrying and go out and do it!

Good shooting!

Rick Wise
director of photography
and part-time instructor lighting and camera
grad school, SF Academy of Art Univeristy/Motion Picture and Film
Oakland, CA
http://www.RickWiseDP.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rwise
email: Rick@RickWiseDP.com

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Color Temp Range by Sebastian Ballek on Jun 17, 2009 at 9:30:43 am
- Re: Color Temp Range by Rick Wise on Jun 17, 2009 at 6:38:04 pm
  - Re: Color Temp Range by Sebastian Ballek on Jun 18, 2009 at 12:30:31 am
    - Re: Color Temp Range by Rick Wise on Jun 18, 2009 at 9:53:27 pm
      - Re: Color Temp Range by Sebastian Ballek on Jun 19, 2009 at 12:52:08 am
        Re: Color Temp Range by Rick Wise on Jun 19, 2009 at 9:23:29 pm
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