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09/22/2008 06:52:26 PM · #1 |
| I'm getting into portrait photography and i wanted to get some studio lights (or something similar). Is it possible to get decent quality lights for around $150? btw I have a Nikon D40. or maybe I should just get a really bright spotlight at the hardware store (what would the temperature of that kind of light be though?)? and i also have a SpeedLight SB-600 flash, so I would be using that while shooting too. |
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09/22/2008 07:01:44 PM · #2 |
You should be able to get some nice lighting with your SB-600 off camera and a reflector. You can make a reflector yourself, or you can buy one, they're pretty cheap.
If you want info on using your flash off-camera Strobistis a great place to start.
Message edited by author 2008-09-22 19:03:30. |
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09/22/2008 07:05:15 PM · #3 |
$150 is a very tight budget for lighting, but it's not impossible. Check out strobist and diyphotography for cheap ideas. If you could scrounge another flash, here's a cheap umbrella and stand kit. Then you'll need some way (wired or wireless or optical) to trigger the flashes.
Good luck, have fun, and post your work! =) |
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09/22/2008 07:08:11 PM · #4 |
BTW, some of the least expensive (and still reputable) kits are Impact kits, such as this one which features 2 160Ws strobes for $315.
The worklight idea is a good one, too, for the DIY'er. Here's an image I took with $30 1000W halogen work lamps bounced off a bed sheet:
Also good reading. =)
Message edited by author 2008-09-22 19:22:31. |
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09/22/2008 07:36:43 PM · #5 |
| i as well have a d40 but i have a SB-800 flash, if you were to go out and buy a sb-800 you could use your 600 as a slave to the 800 and then just get a umbrella and stand or just get a sync cord for your SB-600 to connect it to your cam and buy an umbrella and stand kit, that should get you started |
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09/22/2008 09:01:57 PM · #6 |
Home Depot is the poor mans lighting source....period.
Light is light, tungsten is in the 3200 K range, daylight is in the 5500 K range, and cool white flourescent are in the 4000 K range.
The differance between a work light, and a work light that you use to shoot with is the quality the light is transmitting.
You have to work with it, kind of like clay.
Clay can be a lump, or can be manipulated into something beautiful.
The same with light.
Good luck.
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