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indoor show lighting for organic textile work

Posted by Lyra y Jose on November 20, 2017 at 3:16pm in Welcome to Art Fair Insiders!

Hi

We are trying to get proper lighting for indoor shows for organically dyed and hand woven rugs.  I read here to use LED lighting but when ordering the  lights I was told it's better to use halogen because LED will wash out the colors and texture of the rugs.   Then I was advised that SoLux bulbs would be even better than halogen....so I'm looking into those.A few more articles I just found on the web say LED is better. 

Can anyone clear up (at least in the most basic way) if LED is better than halogen or visa versa?  Or if the SoLux bulbs are really worth it?

I'm attaching a photo of the rugs in natural light (but behind the glass) taken with an ipad.  I'm not sure if the photo will help to show what we are trying to illuminate

Thanks,

Lyra

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  • Larry Sohn November 20, 2017 at 5:43pm

    I do not believe you have to go to the high expense of specialized bulbs, for your application.

    LED bulbs are energy efficient, low heat output.

    Most importantly they can be acquired in many different K range. This will give you the color spectrum you desire for showing off your materials.

    Do you want to go down to 2700 K? Or up to 6600 K? Or all the range in between?

    As to the harshness that can be handled via diffusers.

    LED are not very expensive anymore and readily available if you are at a show and need replacements.

    • Lyra y Jose > Larry Sohn November 20, 2017 at 5:54pm

      would halogen be a bad choice ?  That's all that was in stock for the lamps. 

      • Larry Sohn > Lyra y Jose November 20, 2017 at 10:29pm
        More importantly, what K range do you want?
        Halogen throw a lot of heat.
        Are you using UV filters?
        Are you using supplied power or a battery system?
        Answering these may help you decide.
        • Lyra y Jose > Larry Sohn November 20, 2017 at 10:35pm

          Thanks for your reply. The power is supplied.  I didn't know there were UV filters-so I guess I need to do a lot more research on this.

  • Larry Berman November 20, 2017 at 5:21pm

    Solux is the lighting used by most museums and art galleries. I have a Solux lamp that I use to match the color of reproductions to the scans on my color corrected monitor. Don't know if you've read the information on their web site or just sourced the bulbs retail.
    http://www.solux.net/

    Larry Berman
    http://BermanGraphics.com
    412-401-8100

    • Lyra y Jose > Larry Berman November 20, 2017 at 5:26pm

      So Larry would you say those bulbs are a good choice for a show?

      • Larry Berman > Lyra y Jose November 20, 2017 at 5:43pm

        I would imagine that they would be better than any other type of bulb for accurate color. But you should also realize that any light is better than no light and people's minds correct the color.

        Larry Berman

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