What kind of overall florescent lighting do you use in your studio?

by Scott Burdick

What you want to look for in getting florescent studio lighting is something between 5000 – 5500 Kelvin. Degrees Kelvin is the temperature of the light and determines it’s color. 3200 Kelvin is tungsten light and 5000 — 5500 is equivalent to north light. I use Sylvania 5000 myself and have also used Vita Light, though those are about twice the price. You can even shoot with daylight film under such lights since they are the same as daylight. In our studios, we have north light windows as well as the daylight balanced florescent lights so the light is consistent under all weather conditions as well as at night.