Like to reproduce this here before this thread on home studio lighting is flushed out from HWZ forum.
ziploc:
Need advice for good, cheap home studio lighting. Mainly for taking human portraits. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
ckiang:
Get a pair of flash brollies (umbrellas), a pair of cheapo flashes (better if got variable power output) with the flash/umbrella mount. You can then mount the umbrella + flash onto 2 tripods. The umbrellas cost about $30+, the holder about $30+. So the whole thing should cost you less than $200.
ahbeng3 (aka streetshooter):
Or, instead of using flash umbrellas, you could make diffusion panels (see www.lightingmagic.com ). Mount the flashes onto the tripods, and trigger them off with slave flash shoes ($18 at CP - made in China type). You can buy the cheap flashes at second hand camera shops. Quality is not a problem, just make sure they work.
For hotlights, I made my own using spoilt uplighters. These had 300w halogen holders. I put them into a mooncake tin, fitted dimmers and barndoors, and mount them on a tripod. Works great!
ziploc:
Need advice for good, cheap home studio lighting. Mainly for taking human portraits. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
ckiang:
Get a pair of flash brollies (umbrellas), a pair of cheapo flashes (better if got variable power output) with the flash/umbrella mount. You can then mount the umbrella + flash onto 2 tripods. The umbrellas cost about $30+, the holder about $30+. So the whole thing should cost you less than $200.
ahbeng3 (aka streetshooter):
Or, instead of using flash umbrellas, you could make diffusion panels (see www.lightingmagic.com ). Mount the flashes onto the tripods, and trigger them off with slave flash shoes ($18 at CP - made in China type). You can buy the cheap flashes at second hand camera shops. Quality is not a problem, just make sure they work.
For hotlights, I made my own using spoilt uplighters. These had 300w halogen holders. I put them into a mooncake tin, fitted dimmers and barndoors, and mount them on a tripod. Works great!
