Daylight Lighting help

[daveJay]

First off, I'm a noob, but know a fair amount about how to take a photo, but nothing about lighting.

I'm shooting my brother and sister in law's family portrait this evening and they would like natural lighting, but we have to shoot around 5:30 or 6 when the sun has already set. I have a lamp from my Grandpa's old workshop that has a pretty bright, regular light in it and a big reflector/diffuser panel.

What's the best way to light them? I'm thinking I need a color conversion gel filter, but don't really have any budget for equipment.

 

[Trever1t]

Don't over think it. First, don't shoot after the sun sets, shoot before it sets.

 

[Big Mike]

Once the sun goes down...there isn't much in the way of 'natural' lighting.

Are you shooting indoors or outdoors?

 

[KmH]

All light is made of photons. However, there are different ways to make light.

Light from a flash unit or a constant electrical light is just as 'natural' as sunlight is.

Is your grandpa's old workshop light a fluorescent, or incandescent light? That would determine what gel you would use to make it equivalent to daylight.

Will you be using a digital camera?