Let's face it. It's dark in the winter. We don't have a lot of daylight hours through these months. I tend not to do any handstitching or fibre art after dark because I just can't see the colors right. I can piece quilts, cut & press... but that's about it. So many people have recommended OttLite. I've seen them in Michael's, ranging from $100 to well over $300 a lamp before tax. Let's just say, I look over at my three kids and I think about how many bags of groceries that can buy. So I make do with what I have. I've bought the full spectrum curly bulbs. They are pretty bright, but I have noticed that my evening photos look wayyy too warm - almost orange! Yesterday I passed some Ottlites that were on sale for about $35 for the smaller foldable desk lamp, and into the cart it went! So you want to see the difference? Here are three photos I took without changing a thing on my camera. I took these with the flash off, and none of the photos were post-edited. See for yourself.
Photo #1 - The curly bulb - Hallogen lamp.
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| looks orange, warm like a sunset. |
Photo #2 - Natural Light on an Overcast Day
Photo #3 - The Ottlite
Crazy difference! I typically post-edit my art photos by looking white things in the photo, and altering the hues until the white looks white. Now go back through the photos, and look at the base of my white Ottlite. See how clean, clear & white it is in photo #3? Sometimes when I take photos of my art, the white matting looks either greenish grey, or pinkish orange. The Ottlite looks pretty bang-on.
The only problem is... now I want a bigger Ottlite floor lamp! lol
