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Lloyd Godman
Light in Photography - LIGHTING - Colour Temperture
The colour of the light or what we call colour temperture of the light falling on a subject can vary. This chart - illustrative rather than representitive - gives some
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- 1700 K: Match flame
- oil lamps
- 1850 K: Candle
- 2300 K: Early morning sunrise - this alters quickly as the sun rises
- 2680 K: 40 W incandescent lamp
- 2850 K: Tungsten lamp (incandescent lightbulb)
- 3000 K: 200 W incandescent lamp
- 3350 K: Studio "CP" light
- 3400 K: Studio lamps, photofloods, etc...
- 1 hour from dusk/dawn
- 3800 K. Flourescent lights - can vary with cool and warm lights
- 4100 K: Moonlight
- 5000 K: Typical warm daylight
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- 5500–6000 K: Typical cool daylight around the middle of the day with clear sky (sun at noon near Kodak's offices this can vary depending upon your location)
, electronic flash (can vary between manufacturers)
- 6420 K: Xenon arc lamp
- 6500 K: Daylight
- cloudy
- 7000 K: Slightly overcast sky
- 7500 K full shade when its sunny
- 8000 K: Hazy sky
- 9000 K: Open shade on clear day
- 9300 K: TV screen (analog)
- 10,000 K Heavily overcast sky
- 11,000 K: Sunless blue skies
- 20,000 K: Open shade in mountains on a really clear day
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