Comments on: what equipment do I need in a photo studio? http://www.c06studio.com/photo-studio/what-equipment-do-i-need-in-a-photo-studio Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:27:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: gladivs@sbcglobal.net http://www.c06studio.com/photo-studio/what-equipment-do-i-need-in-a-photo-studio/comment-page-1#comment-2751 gladivs@sbcglobal.net Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:55:59 +0000 http://www.c06studio.com/photo-studio/what-equipment-do-i-need-in-a-photo-studio#comment-2751 I"m glad Andre mentioned strobist. Their site is here: http://www.strobist.com It gives some examples of equipment you can purchase to get you started. Lighting is something you can grow into, especially when on a budget. Lots of photographers get good results with one light, for example. To me, it is better to buy one light that is a little better than two that are underpowered. Light stand Umbrella (shoot through or relector) or softbox Strobe Some way to trigger (either a sync cord, which means you will need to buy a hotshoe adapter for your D40X, or a wireless trigger/receiver) If you use a strobe designed with a hot shoe, you may need to purchase an adapter to connect it to the light stand. Besides browsing online camera stores (which can be intimidating because they read profession (read: Expensive) gear, try looking through eBay. With eBay, it is easy to go TOO cheap. But you can at least look at the offerings as see what the equipment looks like. <br><b>References : </b><br> I"m glad Andre mentioned strobist. Their site is here:

http://www.strobist.com

It gives some examples of equipment you can purchase to get you started.

Lighting is something you can grow into, especially when on a budget. Lots of photographers get good results with one light, for example. To me, it is better to buy one light that is a little better than two that are underpowered.

Light stand
Umbrella (shoot through or relector) or softbox
Strobe
Some way to trigger (either a sync cord, which means you will need to buy a hotshoe adapter for your D40X, or a wireless trigger/receiver)

If you use a strobe designed with a hot shoe, you may need to purchase an adapter to connect it to the light stand.

Besides browsing online camera stores (which can be intimidating because they read profession (read: Expensive) gear, try looking through eBay. With eBay, it is easy to go TOO cheap. But you can at least look at the offerings as see what the equipment looks like.

References :

]]> By: Andre M http://www.c06studio.com/photo-studio/what-equipment-do-i-need-in-a-photo-studio/comment-page-1#comment-2750 Andre M Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:05:59 +0000 http://www.c06studio.com/photo-studio/what-equipment-do-i-need-in-a-photo-studio#comment-2750 Its going to be expensive no matter how you cut it. The cheapest way to go is to buy speedlights like the Nikon SB series, older ones like the SB-24 work fine. You will need 2 or 3 of them. Then you are going to need 2 or 3 light stands and umbrella brackets to go with each of those. Then you need umbrellas, at least one that is shoot through and nothing bigger than 43". Lastly you will need flash triggers and receivers alienbees cybersyncs are the best value. Impact makes the brackets, good stands and umbrellas. You will want stands that are 8' or higher. White umbrellas with removable black backs are good. Before you do anything though, read the strobist blog, specifically the lighting 101, it will explain everything in greater detail.<br><b>References : </b><br> Its going to be expensive no matter how you cut it. The cheapest way to go is to buy speedlights like the Nikon SB series, older ones like the SB-24 work fine. You will need 2 or 3 of them. Then you are going to need 2 or 3 light stands and umbrella brackets to go with each of those. Then you need umbrellas, at least one that is shoot through and nothing bigger than 43". Lastly you will need flash triggers and receivers alienbees cybersyncs are the best value. Impact makes the brackets, good stands and umbrellas. You will want stands that are 8′ or higher. White umbrellas with removable black backs are good. Before you do anything though, read the strobist blog, specifically the lighting 101, it will explain everything in greater detail.
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