Sunday, August 24, 2008

Artificial daylight, real daylight, Or compact florescent?

Just a wee picture differentiation for the people that want to take pictures. Wow, that sounds really lame... Basically, this is here to show you the difference between three different light bulbs. I was alyways curious as to how they looked on picture, as they all looked the same to me in real life. Anyway, without further ado.

The common Incandescent bulb. Slowly being phased out by the florescent due to cheapness and energy efficiency:
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The compact florescent, A almost standard in newer houses due to energy efficiency:
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The daylight bulb, a bulb made to mimic sunlight:
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Daylight. Well, it's there, might as well use it eh?
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As you can see, only the background is light up in the natural photograph. I blame my camera for that one. But the florescent bulb and the incandescent is more yellow, and the daylights are, well, daylight looking. However, the daylight and daylight bulb have short lifespans compared to the compact florescent bulb. The daylight mainly because its from the sun, and if it sets, you have to wait another 8-12 hours. In my opinion, If you have daylight, use it. If not, get a daylight bulb.

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