flash gels
Posted:
Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:44 pmby DavidR
hey everyone, just after a lil advice on which gels to use for different situations, ive worked out when to use the cto orange but was wondering which gels to use for (a) late afternoon lighting and (b) night time street lighting. my searches for info havent been very productive so far.......
Posted:
Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:50 pmby Steffen
I think the only way to be sure is experimenting.
I found that tungsten (halogen) light cannot be matched with the darker orange gel that Nikon supplies, you need at least two. The lighter orange one my be good for late afternoon sunlight, but that changes quickly, and makes it bit hard to pick the right gel.
With street lighting all bets are off, IMO, as it can have all sorts of colours. It's probably best to take test shots beforehand and take note which gels worked best at which corner of the street.
Cheers
Steffen.
Posted:
Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:03 pmby DavidR
hmmm i had a sneaking suspicion i was going to have to go that way. i bought a sampler that has about 12 different ones in it so ill have to get shooting!
Posted:
Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:44 pmby Steffen
Yeah, go ahead and play, they last quite a a while. Even if they're all crumpled up they still work fine.
Cheers
Steffen.
Posted:
Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:49 pmby Oz_Beachside
Posted:
Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:23 pmby DavidR
very useful link oz, know i just have to find some time to try them out
