Softbox bulb query

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Hi everyone.

I have recently taken over the photography at my place of work and been testing some of the equipment. I have a couple of Neewer S-300N softboxes with the JDD E27 bulb in each, but the light is too warm. All my photography has a yellow tint which I then have to manually remove using photo editing software.

My bulb knowledge is limited but I wondered if there is a bulb that someone can recommend that is:
  • cool white
  • preferably between 4000 and 6000k
  • LED
  • frosted
  • dimmable
  • an E27 screw
Thanks for any advice.
 
Welcome to TP.

The Neewer S-300N is a flash head.
The JDD E27 is the modelling lamp that fits inside the flash head, it's purpose is to provide a low level of light that indicates the shadows created by the flash, i.e you take the photos with the flash, the modelling lamp is neither here nor there and doesn't need to be changed for a modelling lamp of a different type.
 
Welcome to TP.

The Neewer S-300N is a flash head.
The JDD E27 is the modelling lamp that fits inside the flash head, it's purpose is to provide a low level of light that indicates the shadows created by the flash, i.e you take the photos with the flash, the modelling lamp is neither here nor there and doesn't need to be changed for a modelling lamp of a different type.
Ok thanks Garry. I didn't realise that's what that was for. I'll check the camera's white balance setting again and go from there to sort the yellow tinge.
 
Ok thanks Garry. I didn't realise that's what that was for. I'll check the camera's white balance setting again and go from there to sort the yellow tinge.
Maybe I didn't explain it properly.
You don't need to correct the warm colour balance, what you need to do is to use the flash head as a flash head, the flash is many thousands of times more powerful than the modelling lamp, and the "wrong" colour of the modelling lamp won't show.

I assume that you've used flash before? And I assume that you have some means of triggering the flash - a radio trigger or even a sync cable will do, provided that your camera has a connection for the sync cable.
 
Have you got a photo of the equipment on hand?

If it’s anything like my employer it’s a drawer/cupboard full of equipment acquired over a few projects by different staff and the bits needed are there….if you recognise them…
 
Maybe I didn't explain it properly.
You don't need to correct the warm colour balance, what you need to do is to use the flash head as a flash head, the flash is many thousands of times more powerful than the modelling lamp, and the "wrong" colour of the modelling lamp won't show.

I assume that you've used flash before? And I assume that you have some means of triggering the flash - a radio trigger or even a sync cable will do, provided that your camera has a connection for the sync cable.
Yes I have a wireless flash trigger. I've just been playing with it and the images look much better. I now have a much better understanding of the softbox so should be able to create much better photography going forward. Thanks for the help.
 
You're obviously going to have a very steep learning curve here . . .

Take some practice shots, post them here straight out of camera with zero post processing, and I'm sure that people will give you useful guidance on improvements.
 
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