advice needed..how do i

[Mercia Blackcat]

Originally Posted by The Snockerty Friddle

If you use Photoshop rather than reshooting it's well worth getting to grips with the quick mask tool. Rather than trying to draw around and cut out bits you switch to quickmask view and colour in the part you want to keep, using all the usual tools, brushes with hard or soft edges, fill bucket, magic wand etc. You can zoom right in as close as you need for details or use a huge brush to fill in large areas quickly. Then can switch back to normal view and "save selection."
I rushed this a bit mind

Quickmask tool is the two buttons just below the colour selector on the toolbox

That looks a very useful way.

I suppose the advantage is that you can edit the mask before finally accepting it.

[The Snockerty Friddle]

Originally Posted by Mercia Blackcat

That looks a very useful way.

I suppose the advantage is that you can edit the mask before finally accepting it.

Yes and you can save multiple versions of the mask too. The brushes can be a bit easier than the lasso tool.

[AB22 Easy Tiger]

Originally Posted by youmademerealise

Are they daylight balanced bulbs? These are best then you don't need to fanny about much with white balance

These are the 5000 degree Kelvin bulbs I mentioned on another thread. They save a whole load of tweaking.

[youmademerealise]

Originally Posted by AB22 Easy Tiger

These are the 5000 degree Kelvin bulbs I mentioned on another thread. They save a whole load of tweaking.

yep

[not spavin]

Another issue is that the lights you're using are very yellow - the light box will help but won't eliminate it entirely.

If you're doing a lot of this then it might be worth investing in some white halogen lights. They're not wildly expensive.

[AB22 Easy Tiger]

As I said before, I use 5000 Kelvin full spectrum bulbs that I buy from here:

http://www.1000bulbs.com/Neolite-Com...s-5000-Kelvin/

They cost next to nowt as you see.

[not spavin]

Originally Posted by AB22 Easy Tiger

As I said before, I use 5000 Kelvin full spectrum bulbs that I buy from here:

http://www.1000bulbs.com/Neolite-Com...s-5000-Kelvin/

They cost next to nowt as you see.

Sorry - missed that.

After a cheap light set up to make a small studio at work. Only have a small budget to work with so I might see if they deliver to this fair Isle.

[clyde]

let me know how you get on spav, can these bulbs be found anywhere local? maybe b&q? had a look on ebay and there pretty expensive there.

[AB22 Easy Tiger]

Originally Posted by clyde

let me know how you get on spav, can these bulbs be found anywhere local? maybe b&q? had a look on ebay and there pretty expensive there.

They're almost standard as household bulbs here - I got my first ones at Home Depot (B&Q) and they were only slightly more expensive than these.

Edit: The B&Q ones aren't Neolite - but as long as they say 5000k that doesn't matter.

[clyde]

cheers mate, there's a b&q not too far away so i'll call in over the weekend and see if they have any.

quick question though, maybe im being thick here, lol, but will i be able to get the bulbs and just put them in the lamps i got from ikea, as long as they have the same connection on them?