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<p>[QUOTE="Jeepfreak81, post: 3039930, member: 93888"]Well I had a few minutes tonight to pull out my tripod and mount my camera on it. I grabbed a clamp on desk lamp that has a 23w CFL bulb and attached it to the tripod at a high angle, non diffused light. I snapped a few pictures on aperture priority mode, f5.6, ISO100, auto WB. I quickly realized after getting them onto my laptop that I have lighting issues first and foremost. I think I need two lamps and to diffuse the light through cloth or something. I'm not even posting the pictures, in fact I deleted them, they're an embarrassment to the photography community.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately that's all the time I had before my 2 year decided he wanted to "help"</p><p><br /></p><p>Any suggestions on lighting? type of bulbs that work best, how to diffuse the light? Even with the light 8-10 inches away and my lens at f5.6 I was still at like 1/10 - 1/15 of a second shutter speed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeepfreak81, post: 3039930, member: 93888"]Well I had a few minutes tonight to pull out my tripod and mount my camera on it. I grabbed a clamp on desk lamp that has a 23w CFL bulb and attached it to the tripod at a high angle, non diffused light. I snapped a few pictures on aperture priority mode, f5.6, ISO100, auto WB. I quickly realized after getting them onto my laptop that I have lighting issues first and foremost. I think I need two lamps and to diffuse the light through cloth or something. I'm not even posting the pictures, in fact I deleted them, they're an embarrassment to the photography community. Unfortunately that's all the time I had before my 2 year decided he wanted to "help" Any suggestions on lighting? type of bulbs that work best, how to diffuse the light? Even with the light 8-10 inches away and my lens at f5.6 I was still at like 1/10 - 1/15 of a second shutter speed.[/QUOTE]
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