silver = white?

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powerdog

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In the way they affect colors of light, are silver reflecting surfaces the same as white? Can't find anything on this in my lighting books.
 
Re: silver = white?

Aim a light at a white wall and color it red. It reflects red. Aim a light at a piece of aluminum foil and gel it red, it reflects red. Silver reflects more sharper light than a white surface. White will disperse it more than silver.
 
Re: silver = white?

So the answer to your question is yes. Both silver and white reflect what you put into them. Silver may be slightly cooler, but not enough to be concerned about.
 
Re: silver = white?

[quote author=Jim Brennan link=board=lighting;num=1106897626;start=0#3 date=01/28/05 at 10:45:43]IT will also bounce back more of the light than white, no?[/quote]

Almost all of the time, just because most silver surfaces are more spectoral (bounce a harder light). But if you had a really glossy white surface, they could be comperable.

As for silver being slightly cooler, I guess I should have said that white surfaces tend to be warmer than silver, to keep Walter calm, but it's just because they are sometimes faded or dirty, and bounce a warmer light than silver does. but again, not enough to worry about.
 
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I think maybe people see how a gold reflector warms light and they assume a silver reflector must cool light conversely. It's just a psychological trick, the light isn't cooler unless you're looking at a really BLUE toned silver.
 
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Re: silver = white?

It was a hell of a good question and the answers are interesting too.
(and I would concur with them ) but...

Why did you not test it out for yourself with a white reflector and a silver reflector and your DVX. ?
 
Re: silver = white?

Shooter, my own impression was that silver did act much the same as white. I wanted corroboration, and it wasn't addressed in any of my books or online.
 
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