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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 25962505, member: 27832"]I like warm (2700K) bulbs for general illumination, but I had better photographic results with cool (5000K) bulbs. You can fiddle with color balance in the camera or in your post-processing software, but cool white gives a more even signal across all three colors (red, green, blue) in your camera's sensor.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, I mostly was <i>not</i> shooting copper or bronze. If most of the interesting detail is in the red end of the spectrum, warm bulbs might well be a better choice. Experiment! And don't forget to try incandescent bulbs and direct or indirect sunlight as well, if they're available.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 25962505, member: 27832"]I like warm (2700K) bulbs for general illumination, but I had better photographic results with cool (5000K) bulbs. You can fiddle with color balance in the camera or in your post-processing software, but cool white gives a more even signal across all three colors (red, green, blue) in your camera's sensor. On the other hand, I mostly was [I]not[/I] shooting copper or bronze. If most of the interesting detail is in the red end of the spectrum, warm bulbs might well be a better choice. Experiment! And don't forget to try incandescent bulbs and direct or indirect sunlight as well, if they're available.[/QUOTE]
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