More stressed than I thought: Studio Lighting Edition

[skellington1]

My hand is telling me I'm more stressed than I thought. It tells me this by itching like crazy, then breaking out in little whitish wheals. (Physical Uticaria and dermatographism with no apparent physical triggers = probably stress reaction, especially given the history of when it happens).

I spent the weekend drilling holes, placing electrical

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[skellington1]

Many sympathies. You've seen this one -- it first cropped up during the AUAP madness.

If we have time to stop by your mom's, I'd love to -- I know I've been there at night before, 'cause I stayed once, but I can only picture it lit naturally. I've been desperately searching for comparisons, because there are so many options and they're hard to visualize.

[skellington1]

Oh! We should actually make those dinner plans, too. I'd kind of been assuming the pub (good to get a beer in the guys before a dry performance, lol), but if there's somewhere else you'd been thinking of, I'm sure that'd be fine!

[solarbird]

Hi, coming to this late! I've missed a lot of stuff during eye surgery and recovery and such.

I presume I do not need to tell you about Colour Rendering Index data for light sources.

I personally find that I do better reflecting light around as much as possible for general tasks. That's the most like outdoors, for me, anyway.

For specialised tasks, I find I do better with flexible lamp placement. To wit: have you considered a sturdy rail going 'round the room, to which you can attach movable clamp lights with flexible necks? I use them when lighting the studio for webcasts, things like that. I also used them when I had my own art studio.

Separately, I'm sending you some email at the email address listed on your art site.

[skellington1]

First -- I received your email. :) I haven't had a chance to listen to the recording yet (I'm waiting for coffee -- was up 'til 2 fighting elven death lasers), so I'll listen and write back when I'm more coherent

[solarbird]

I never actually got to building the rail - I was making do with whereever-I-could-clamp combined with standing lamps with flexible heads to get the same effect. But if I had it to again? In a heartbeat.

I was able to set up reasonable scatter lighting in my old studio with a substantially lower ceiling (7'). It just took many fixtures, with smaller-wattage LEDs. I wired for that in advance; my studio was heavily wired - honestly, far moreso than it needed to be. But it worked out for me in the end. ^_^

One huge advantage of LEDs - which didn't exist them - is how much easier scattered source lighting is. Particularly with things like rope lights. That link is to five one-metre strands, 5 watts/metre, ultrabright LEDs, for $10. Those are 2700K, but searching for "rope lights" will get you other options, like these 6000K lights. I wouldn't want to use them as primary work, but as fill and evening lights? I should think they'd be awesome, particularly if you mix colour temperatures. (Which I do a lot, still

[skellington1]

Oh -- and my project is on hold while I dither about this and we gear up for Turkey Day Madness, so it's not really late! I'm still desperately seeking experiences and advice.