Quote (jayandnix @ 5 Oct 2011 11:05)
wow this was a monster post, what makes it worse i have just woken up and am still dopey eye'd
obv if you are a pro fashion photog then you have to use studio strobes
be none of us are, and i dont believe cmajor made this post for that intention
speedlights > strobes in all other photography
speak for self
Quote (cmajor @ 4 Oct 2011 22:53)
My friend and I are building a studio and I don't know anything about it.
We have around 1000$ budget for the lights and everything else. What would be the best to start in your opinions?
Any help is welcome!
get 2 strobes with accessories, for beginning is enough any strobes from eebay which are really cheap. later on you can get to higher setup. I started with one light from czech company fomei and one flash (SB800 it was I believe) and now I have Bowens setup with Explorer, ringflash and 3 strobe heads. Never used all of it, maximum I used was 3 strobes at once, also very nice results are from flash + strobe. Don't listen about WB, we have RAW
This is flash+strobe example:
http://www.fotopatracka.cz/users/elmagico_7930/P1304909419.jpgThis is pure flash, only one:
http://www.fotopatracka.cz/users/elmagico_7930/P1310146006.jpgSo forget about all this, first try to play with 1-2 lights, then when you get budget, you can get new or more sophisticated lighting equipment.
Or get continuous light, which is good solution too, I know several fashion photographers who use only continuous lights and results are above expectance. Go for LED lights in this case and you're OK. Like these or smaller kits:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/709555-REG/Ikan_ID500_KIT_ID_500_LED_3_Light.html