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Photo studio lighting? |
I'm setting up an in-home photo studio and am on a budget. What lights do i absolutely need/where could I find them besides ebay or adorama? I have ordered b&h photo and another photography magazine that sell equipment is it a good idea to buy from these zines or is it normally overpriced? BHPhoto has (generally) the best prices for new equipment. Check out http://www.amvona.com Don't buy from the website, find their ebay auctions, they go for a lot less. It's great quality for the price. I use their tripod and umbrellas (shoot thru and softbox umbrellas) and I am happy with them. I couple those with some light stands (ebay), flash/umbrella holders (ebay), and two Vivitar 285HVs (ebay) Then get some sync cables, a splitter, and you're set. Use a grey card ($4) for cheap white balancing. Blur it and use it as a white balance point for your pictures in that setting. If you want to spend a little more, look at http://www.alienbees.com for their products. Again, very good quality for the low price. You could order stuff from Calumet too. They have a catalog and a website. I think their stuff is fairly priced. They deliver pretty fast! Get 2 soft boxes for sure. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;... I think a three-light system is a minimum. Either a power pack with heads or three monolights. I personally use the Calumet monolights (made by Bowens) and I have an additional utility slave. Several light modifiers starting with soft boxes (one larger, one medium-small), umbrellas (two silver, two white, or two convertable), a barn door attachment, filter holder, and a few grids. A snoot is also helpful. You should get a couple of reflectors and a diffusor. Then get a few of the boom type microphone stands from a music store for flags and scrims. Basically, you need one light for the main or "key" source, one "kicker" or hair light, and one for the background. Then use reflectors to fill in the shadows. A few more lights would be handy, too, but this is the minimum. Amateur and semi-pro photographer http://www.karlwinkler.com |
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