Using 500w Halogen work lights?

[musicmaster]

I've read the DIY, but haven't seen any other examples. I already have one 500W halogen work light, so if I add another one, that would be 500w per side, eliminating the dark.

Would it be possible to integrate my sunpak 383 into this setup?

[SkipD]

I've read the DIY, but haven't seen any other examples. I already have one 500W halogen work light, so if I add another one, that would be 500w per side, eliminating the dark.

Would it be possible to integrate my sunpak 383 into this setup?Don't bother trying to simply mix flash with tungsten or halogen light. You'll have a nightmare of a problem trying to get the colors right unless you use a proper colored gel over the flash to get that light color to emulate the tungsten or halogen light color.

You can use a mix of daylight and flash and you'll have few problems.

[MEP]

Here is my super-low-budget setup using work lights (two 500W on same stand):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/Meladori/IMG_8246.jpg

That's the diffusing panel, from my 5-in-1 reflector, tacked to the ceiling and in front of it.

Here is an example of a couple pictures I took with this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/Meladori/2280lighterlips.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/Meladori/IMG_3536edit.jpg

However, now that I have a 580EX II, I try to use that with daylight and a reflector as it is cooler and I don't blow any fuses with that setup. lol

[musicmaster]

Would I be better off using 2x500w halogens or just my sunpak 383 off camera?

[FlashZebra]

Would I be better off using 2x500w halogens or just my sunpak 383 off camera?
The Sunpak alone will produce far more light than both 500 Watt works lights. It is not even close.

I would just retire the work lights.

One Sunpak and a reflector in a setup similar to the geometry of your work lights will produce like results, just not all the heat. And you will have more options for smaller apertures from the greatly increased light output of the 383.

Enjoy! Lon

[neilcowley]

Use your worklights through a silk, or bounce them off a wall and you'll get a very nice quality of light - skip the strobe and shoot at 1.8

If you're just starting out, using the strobe feels like you're staring into a black box - use continuous lighitng to improve your seeing first - then move on to strobe and you'll have a baseline of what you're trying to achieve.

Creative blessings
Neil (http://makelightreal.com)