These pictures actually came out good!

[Jeanne]

Brian! Thanks for that info. I am going to work on the pictures more this weekend. I have thee bulbs that I bought a while ago and haven't used, they are called "Reveal" and it says on the package that it makes pictures whiter. It actaually shows 2 pictures on the packaing, one using the Reveal buls, and one using regular bulbs. The regula bulb picture is yellow, and the reveal picture is whiter. Hopefully these will help too :thumbsup:

 

[Milwaukee Reptiles]

Yup... the bulbs probably have a color temperature right on the packaging. From the following image, you'll see that light bulbs are more on the orange side (about 2800K), where the specially made 'daylight' bulbs run about 5000K (much whiter):

Depending on the software you're using, you might be able to adjust the color temp, in which case you could move the slider to match the lighting that was available when the photo was taken, making the whites looks nice and white

I swear the amount I've learned about light and photography in the last year is really ridiculous... and I know only a fraction of what some people do. I use FredMiranda.com quite a bit for photography discussions, and I'd strongly recommend it to anyone looking to learn more

 

[Jeanne]

The bulb is almost like a purple color. It says on the box "Enhanced Color Spectrum" and A 19, not sure what that means.

I will definately check out that site!

 

[LadyGecko]

Jeanne- I have used the reveal bulbs
They do make for more natural lighting
I got tired of having a yellowish cast to my gecko pics using regular incandescent bulbs and bought them a while back
Those are some really nice geckos and the pics are really nice too

Sandy

 

[Milwaukee Reptiles]

The enhanced color spectrum probably means that it emits a whole group of temperatures covering a range (which is more natural anyway). And definitely check out fredmiranda... there are some VERY smart people over there.

 

[Jeanne]

Yeah, Sandy, your pictures come out nice. I think I am going to grab more of these bulbs.

Brian, how many lights should i have on the light tent?

 

[Milwaukee Reptiles]

Yeah, Sandy, your pictures come out nice. I think I am going to grab more of these bulbs.

Brian, how many lights should i have on the light tent?

I usually do one above, and one on the left and right. If i have another lying around I'll do one from the back as well, but it depends on lazy I get.

 

[Jeanne]

Cool. Thanks for your help! I know what I am doing this weekend.

P.S. I am almost done putting together the Rhac Calander

 

[brandy101010]

Jeanne, That line bred snow is beautiful! And man that Bell Hybino is killing me! I love that pink tail!

 

[Milwaukee Reptiles]

Sweet! Can't wait to see it. If you need any more photos, feel free to browse my MilwaukeeReptiles.com photo gallery, and if you see something that fits I'll send you the high-res. I definitely will be buying one

 

[Jeanne]

OK, I just changed all the bulbs to the Reveal bulbs.

How do these look? Can you see any yellow tint?

Male Redstripe Het Bell

Male Fat Tail 66% Het Amel

Female Gem Snow

Female Stripe Het Bell (VERY Gravid :main_thumbsup: )

Female Stripe Het Bell

Female Tremper Sunglow

 

[Ian S.]

I see alot of yellow in the male red stripe het bell. All the others look great though!:main_thumbsup:

 

[Jeanne]

Heres one of him on a Blue background

 

[Jeanne]

Ok, I have been playing with settings for an hour now and my pictures still look crappy. Here is what my pictures look like when trying to adjust the white balance. Could the position of the lights have anything to do with it?

It starts at .3 then up:

 

[Jeanne]

Brian, What is the EV Setting you mentiond on page 2?

 

[Jeanne]

Also, in my other pictures in this thread, I used "InstaFix: in my imaging software. It actually just made my pictures brighter.

Without Instafix:

With it:

 

[Milwaukee Reptiles]

it's an exposure compensation rating. When taking a photo like this, the camera tries to make every 18% gray. Normally, this isn't a problem in regular photos because it averages out. It's a problem with white however, since there is more white, so you need to set the exposure compensation to adjust for this. It's usually called 'EV' (not sure what the abbreviation is for), and you would want to set it to about +1 or +1.5 to let the camera know that the camera should average to a brighter color, thus making more of the background blow out. What camera are you using for these?

 

[Jeanne]

Olympus Stylus 810

 

[Milwaukee Reptiles]

Yup, instafix is adjusting the EV value after the fact by adding brightness.

Here's an example of what it should look like (the adjusted white balance anyway). The original is on the left

 

[Jeanne]

WOW! What software did you use for that?