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[title] Picking light bulbs
-[* icon_reminder] ***For color temperature try to stick to 5000k; other temperatures work but can be harder for beginners to edit. I have worked with 6500k but I know what to correct.***
- [* icon_note] ***If you can only find 5000k bulbs with a poor/unknown CRI (usually >80+), setting a custom WB on-camera can help reduce the severity of these issues.*** ***If you cannot find 5000k bulbs, use 5500k or 6500k LED bulbs (>90+ preferred when possible).***
-[* red] ***CFL (AVOID): Avoid using CFL bulbs, even if you get 5000k CFLs for almost nothing to clear stock. They are not as bright as LED bulbs and harder to dispose of (mercury makes disposal harder and it cannot be removed). This is in addition to early failures caused by poor-quality ballasts using cheap components that run hot and suddenly die.***
-[* orange] ***BR40 bulbs:*** These produce a focused beam of light which can result in better photos compared to omnidirectional bulbs (must be setup in a specific direction).
+[* icon_caution] ***For color temperature try and stick to 5000k; other temperatures work but can be harder to edit for beginners. I have worked with 6500k but know what to correct.***
+ [* icon_caution] ***If you can only find 5000k bulbs with a poor/unknown CRI (usually >80+), setting a custom on-camera WB can help reduce the severity of these issues.*** ***If you cannot find 5000k bulbs, use 5500k or 6500k LED bulbs (>90+ CRI preferred).***
+[* red] ***CFL (AVOID): Avoid using CFL bulbs, even if you get 5000k CFLs on clearance. They are not as bright as LED bulbs, harder to dispose of (reason: mercury). They are also prone to more early failures due to cheap ballasts and heat failures.***
+[* orange] ***BR40 bulbs:*** These produce a focused beam of light which can result in better photos compared to omnidirectional bulbs (must be set in a specific direction).
[* yellow] ***Medium base (A19):*** While these work the light can be somewhat unbalanced or scattered without redirection. ***You must use a minimum of 100W to get good photo lighting.***
[* green] ***Multi-panel workshop lighting:*** These produce significantly more light than floodlight bulbs, but can only be used where the weight can be supported; these may also overexpose photos.
- [* icon_reminder] ***IN THE EVENT YOUR CAMERA HAS OVEREXPOSURE ISSUES, the best way to compensate for this is to adjust the on-camera exposure comp to -0.5, up to -1.0 if needed. If this is not enough editing it out in post can also help.***
+ [* icon_caution] ***IN THE EVENT YOUR CAMERA HAS OVEREXPOSURE ISSUES, the best way to compensate for this is to adjust the on-camera exposure comp to -0.5, up to -1.0 if needed. If this is not enough editing it out in post can also help.***