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Old 12-19-2004, 04:35 PM   #25
Marvin Mattelson Marvin Mattelson is offline
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Val, the lights I use are full spectrum. There are many degrees of color rendering accuracy in the full spectrum area. There is a designation called color rendering index or CRI. If a bulb is rated over 90 CRI it's considered full spectrum. The Lumichrome bulbs I use are rated at 98 CRI, the very highest available. Daylight is rated at 100 CRI.

The color of your ceiling and walls shouldn't matter as ling as the bulbs are in white fixtures. If the lights are reflecting directly from the ceiling you would need to employ some sort of reflector housing to eliminate this since the color of a reflective surface will compromise the color temperature of the bulbs you use.

Hope this helps.

You might want to bring some photos of your studio to Atlanta and we can discuss this further.
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