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Telephone Talk => Collector's Corner => Topic started by: mazda_matt on October 11, 2017, 11:24:22 AM

Title: Western Electric 202 - New Photo Booth Lighting
Post by: mazda_matt on October 11, 2017, 11:24:22 AM
We just picked up a pair of studio lighting for our photo booth and I must say it does wonders for pictures!

These were all taken with an iPhone 7 Plus using Portrait Mode.
Title: Re: Western Electric 202 - New Photo Booth Lighting
Post by: wds on October 11, 2017, 12:19:58 PM
what type of lighting did you use?
Title: Re: Western Electric 202 - New Photo Booth Lighting
Post by: twocvbloke on October 11, 2017, 12:22:17 PM
I'm guessing you got a couple of soft-lights (or soft-boxes as they're also called), they're useful for all kinds of photography and videography... :)
Title: Re: Western Electric 202 - New Photo Booth Lighting
Post by: mazda_matt on October 11, 2017, 12:48:32 PM
Quote from: wds on October 11, 2017, 12:19:58 PM
what type of lighting did you use?

We already had the box, but I upgraded our lighting to these:

Continuous-Lighting-4-Socket-Softboxes-Photography (https://www.amazon.ca/Continuous-Lighting-4-Socket-Softboxes-Photography/dp/B01G7LRBES/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1507740368&sr=8-2&keywords=photo+lighting)

I am using standard LED lights ($0.50 ea, Canadian Tire), but the colour temp is a little low (too much yellow).

-MM
Title: Re: Western Electric 202 - New Photo Booth Lighting
Post by: HarrySmith on October 11, 2017, 02:18:21 PM
Very nice pictures. Nice looking phone also. What box are you using?
Title: Re: Western Electric 202 - New Photo Booth Lighting
Post by: 19and41 on October 11, 2017, 02:47:55 PM
Excellent!
Title: Re: Western Electric 202 - New Photo Booth Lighting
Post by: mazda_matt on October 12, 2017, 01:42:03 PM
Quote from: HarrySmith on October 11, 2017, 02:18:21 PM
Very nice pictures. Nice looking phone also. What box are you using?

I'm unsure of the make. Its pretty old, I would say around 7 or 8 years old. I will snap a pic of our rig and post it.

-MM
Title: Re: Western Electric 202 - New Photo Booth Lighting
Post by: mazda_matt on October 12, 2017, 01:48:39 PM
I use our electrical closet, since its the only room we have with no windows. Our rig consists of two soft-boxes on stands, one on either side and a downward firing light on top. With this set up it basically eliminates all shadows.
Title: Re: Western Electric 202 - New Photo Booth Lighting
Post by: wds on October 12, 2017, 07:28:28 PM
I use a similar soft box and have lights positioned the same as yours, but I'm using cheap incandescent bulbs.  I may just have to upgrade to a couple of those light boxes.  Very nice.
Title: Re: Western Electric 202 - New Photo Booth Lighting
Post by: twocvbloke on October 13, 2017, 02:47:49 AM
If you're willing to wait a few weeks, Banggood has a few options for reasonably affordable softboxes:

https://www.banggood.com/search/softbox.html