Wednesday, 18 July 2018

studio lighting - What does UV coating do for a flash tube?


For studio portrait lighting, is it better to have a UV coated flashtube, or a clear flashtube, and why? Does it make a difference what ambient light there is?



Answer



Apparently the UV coating can help when photographing white material, such as a wedding dress, which can flouresce when exposed to UV and give it an undesirable bluish cast. Reference the discussion at http://photo.net/wedding-photography-forum/007pFD.


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