Specifications

You might need supplemental light reflector stands to help hold your stands up, whether you have

multiple discs or if you do not have anyone to assist you with holding them such as a make-up artist or

photo assistant.

Studio Equipment

So, you’re shooting inside! Well, you’ll probably want to fashion your indoor digs with some extra

equipment.

When shooting indoors during the daytime, it’s great if you have access to some natural light either by

opening the windows or if you have windowed doors. You can use light reflectors to bounce any

existing light that you might have.

But, if you’re shooting at nighttime or have little to no natural light to access, you’ll definitely need to

use some artificial lighting.

Lights

There are two main types of lighting used in the photography studio; Continuous lighting and flash

lighting.

Continuous lighting elements are the constant sources of light in the room, whether flood light lamps or

some mounted light heads with barn doors. A very easy way to affordably add additional light in your

studio would be some well-positioned clamp lamps you can get at any hardware store and some

supermarkets or drug stores. Often, more important than the light is the light bulb, as the colors cast by

light bulbs vary greatly depending on the type of bulb. Regular household bulbs will cast unsavory

yellow tint, so generally florescent bulbs which cast white light, are used.

Strobe Lighting is flash lighting used to freeze the motion in your photos and can also be strategically

bounced / reflected in your shots. The different with strobe lighting flash photography and on-camera

or hot-shoe flash is that the strobe light source is set away from the camera, so, there is no

overpowering “caught in headlights” glare on the subject’s forehead.

I’ve purchased light kits on eBay, Amazon, and have purchased nice Lowe Tota lights (which I’ve heard

called “the second sun” by witnesses to their brightness) on Craigslist in the past. However, my favorite

light purchase was the 800 light by Alienbees.

Remote Trigger

A remote trigger is a two-component battery-operated device which allows you to set-off or “trigger”

your strobe flash or flashes wireless as you shoot. This is a great alternative to a traditional sync cord

wire, allowing you more freedom to move.

** Tip: Sometimes if your remote trigger is not firing, you may need to change the battery and this can

be the case EVEN IF the red dot is flashing when you press it. The trigger may have enough battery

power to operate the LED light, but not signal your light to flash.

Sync Cord

You should have received a sync cord to attach your strobe to your camera when you bought your light.