Ask Dr. LiveJournal: photo lighting

[beowabbit]

Hi. If I want to take indoor pictures with my digital camera (photo-shoot style rather than candid-snapshot style, but not professional-grade), and I don't want to be dependent on the flash or on sunlight through windows, what do I need in the way of lighting, and how much should I expect to pay for it?

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[xauenmurph.livejournal.com]

I have used, and my ex the photographer has used, those metal reflector clamp-on lights that sell for about six bucks at hardware stores. Special film he used adjusted for tungsten filament color distortion; digital photographers can take out any amber or green (tungsten or flourescent) overtones in photoshop or some such.

[beowabbit]

Cool; thanks. I was hoping I could get away that cheaply/simply. I wonder if it would help to put broad-spectrum bulbs in them.