What type of cheap lighting system to use for amater photography?
mikkialex1197 asked:
I have done photography in a professional studio for a few years now. I am wanting to start doing some work on the side now out of my garage, not to mention doing pics of my own family. I am using an Olympus E-1 and a Konica Minolta 5D. I have been doing photography outdoors of my kids, but since we are converting our garage to a studio, I need info on indoor lighting. I am on a fixed budget however. Any suggestions?
I have done photography in a professional studio for a few years now. I am wanting to start doing some work on the side now out of my garage, not to mention doing pics of my own family. I am using an Olympus E-1 and a Konica Minolta 5D. I have been doing photography outdoors of my kids, but since we are converting our garage to a studio, I need info on indoor lighting. I am on a fixed budget however. Any suggestions?
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I use slave strobes from Ritz. These little guys put out lots of light in a very small package. The use AAA batteries so they’re easy to load before a shoot and take out after.
For studio work you may want to consider mounting them to back flash into an umbrella for smoother light. The only problem is they use light as a trigger so you’ll have to have a flash on your camera. That can be muted as well for smoother looks.
The think I love about them is they’re so protable and my setup, minus the tripods for them, fits in a very small bag.
Here’s an example of what I’ve done with mine. This was a very large scene but as you can see with my camera’s flash and my strobes it lit the entire thing. Just a thought. Oh, these little strobes are only about $35 each plus tripods at about $30 each from Wal Mart.
[who] Jim A