Cortian
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Been there. Done that. Got the tee-shirt to prove it.This was taken by the window but it is cloudy.
I have much the same problem, but for a different type of photography: Macros.Any thing I can purchase that's not expensive for lighting at home ?
I may have an "inexpensive" answer. There are these lights I just discovered, regarded as expen$ive in muggles' terms, but not so much in terms of what photographers are used to paying: OttLite. They're alleged to emit light that emulates daylight.
And they're on sale for 50% off right now at JoAnne Fabrics stores.
I just picked up an LED one that looked like it had good dispersion built-in, rated at 445 lumens (probably at the bezel), which is not too shabby, for $30. Initially it looks pretty good. I'm going to have to take a representative collection of objects, photograph them under sunlight (supposed to get some Monday), then this thing, to see how they compare.
But these are not big lights. I'm photographing small stuff, so small lights suffice, but bigger objects... not so much. I think they may work for some forms of product photography, which is what you're doing, too. Might need more than one.