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 04/28/2009 03:36:12 PM · #1
My work knows I have a good quality camera and would like to save some money and take new photos of everyone in the data center.

My question is what would be the bare minimums I could try and get them to buy for me to achieve decent quality.

Any help would be appreciated

would this work?
ebay link
 04/28/2009 04:02:42 PM · #2
That would work for a while for sure. Probably not going to be the best stands in the world, but if all you need them for is corporate portraits they should work just fine. You can always start with this and slowly upgrade as you go. I got a similar kit to start off with and it has worked just fine.
 04/28/2009 04:21:15 PM · #3
I would go with strobes flash is far superior to continuos lghts you can pick up good gear on Ebay or Trademe
 04/28/2009 04:54:04 PM · #4
Originally posted by kiwinick:
I would go with strobes flash is far superior to continuos lghts you can pick up good gear on Ebay or Trademe


I second that,
 04/28/2009 07:46:48 PM · #5
Or....you could make some of your own stuff, as I did. I learned a lot by making..had fun too. In doing so, I realized how limited many of these cheap kits are.

Here is a collection link: homemade lighting

Some PVC tubing, glue, cutting, clamp lights, pillow cases. Thats it.

100W bulbs in each light. That was my first lesson. 100W is nothing. I have 400W total, but thats the max due to the clamp lights I bought. I'll buy stronger ones.

I adjust the intensity of the light using the square root law.

Ultimately, I probably spent the same amount putting it all together as I would have buying a cheap kit...but I wouldn't have had as much fun playing with PVC pipes!

Oh, if you look through those photos, the desk in the background is the same desk I used in my Old Ways entry.

Message edited by author 2009-04-28 19:47:53.
 04/28/2009 08:49:23 PM · #6
PGerst,

You have deeply inspired me to build my own first lighting setup. Now I just need to find space to put all this up in a 1BR apartment:-)

Thanks!
 04/28/2009 09:48:37 PM · #7
Thats the beauty of it. I built it so it can come apart and be stored under a bed. If you look at the light stands, I put a screw joint in there so I could take the stand down. I also made it telescoping, held together with a ring pin.

What I built was a combination of ideas out there on the internet plus some originality to get what I wanted. We can chat more here if you'd like.

Originally posted by Prash:
PGerst,

You have deeply inspired me to build my own first lighting setup. Now I just need to find space to put all this up in a 1BR apartment:-)

Thanks!
04/30/2009 08:12:24 AM · #8
thanks for the comments. I got the go ahead from my boss so I just need to find the right kit now
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