Using tungsten-type of color films. Tungsten type of lighting is still being used to light up many of the interiors of public venues in Malaysia. So is the case with many of the locally organized-fashion shows held in shopping malls and other exclusive, closed-door venues. If you are thinking of shooting available light pictures in these situations, there are two alternatives: the first is to compensate with color correction filters and the second is by using tungsten-type of color films. Using color correction filters can be a hassle sometimes. Mounting such filters onto the front of the lens is not much of a problem but if you own several lenses having different sizes of filter threads, you need to have several pieces of the same type to cater for them. Using them in the actual photography session presents another dilemma - you need to increase the amount of exposure to compensate for the reduced brightness brought upon by these color correction filters. In this case, if you are shooting with an ISO 100 film, the shutter speed usable may drop by 1.5 to 2 stops and could be too slow for any handheld photography. And the problem is extended further if the lens used does not have a fast maximum aperture. Using tungsten-type of color films, on the other hand, allow you to shoot subject matter bathed in such lighting to be rendered more naturally without the loss of handheld shutter speeds in most situations. Tungsten film is named after the tungsten filaments found in incandescent lamps. It is designed to produce normal color (daylight) in situations lit by tungsten photo lamps. It is to be noted that there are several intensities of tungsten lighting, some of which can be corrected by the use of color correction filters or tungsten-type of color films, and for those that cannot be fully corrected, one can reduce the level of the warm cast from the pictures. Daylight-Balanced Films Shot Under Tungsten Lighting Interior of Suria KLCC At a motorsport Press Conference     A tribal dance showcase A traditional Chinese dance     Fill-in flash to provide some daylight Beauty finalists in a row     The above are some examples of the effects sustained whenever daylight-balanced color film is being used for available light shooting under tungsten-lit situations. Aside from color correction filters and tungsten-type films, you can also use fill-in flash, if it is allowed (see photo), to provide some daylight effect under such situations. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 .