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What do I use for Portrait lighting in a home studio?

My growing photography business is in need of an actual studio, but I don’t want to double my bills! What can I use for lighting in a home based studio? I’d like to keep my options on the relatively inexpensive side. Thanks in advance!
Thanks for the off camera flash…I didn’t even think of that! And, by the way, your photos are beautiful!!

You can pick up cheaper lights at home depot like this not professional but it works

http://www.homedepot.com/Lighting-Fans-Work-Lights/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xi3Zaqn9/R-202066789/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

or

http://www.homedepot.com/Lighting-Fans-Work-Lights/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xi3Zaqn9/R-100664506/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

Check out http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ns=p_PRICE_2|0&ci=2251&N=4294551026
You can start out with one light and get big white cardboard to help add or fill light.

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3 Responses to “What do I use for Portrait lighting in a home studio?”

  1. galactic cannibalism on May 28th, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    You can pick up cheaper lights at home depot like this not professional but it works
    http://www.homedepot.com/Lighting-Fans-Work-Lights/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xi3Zaqn9/R-202066789/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
    or
    http://www.homedepot.com/Lighting-Fans-Work-Lights/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xi3Zaqn9/R-100664506/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

    Check out http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ns=p_PRICE_2|0&ci=2251&N=4294551026
    You can start out with one light and get big white cardboard to help add or fill light.
    References :

  2. φως (fos) on May 28th, 2010 at 4:52 pm

    all that is needed is a cheap off camera flash and a reflector or two, thats all i use
    References :
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/hellas2008/

  3. You can check out http://www.strobist.com and see what is going on there.

    They tend to pride themselves on inexpensive setups. If you already own a flash for your camera that allows you to use manual settings, you are half way to using off-camera flash.
    References :

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