Hi guys/gals, I'm looking to buy a cheap lighting kit (tent preferably if not stands) to do some product photo shoot for school. I was wondering if there are any suggestions as to where I can buy one for cheap (under $100). Thanks!
Hi guys/gals, I'm looking to buy a cheap lighting kit (tent preferably if not stands) to do some product photo shoot for school. I was wondering if there are any suggestions as to where I can buy one for cheap (under $100). Thanks!
Tents are a bit crap the light ends up really flat, better to use black and white foam boards.
Strobist has lots of information on kits and even offers some bundles through a retailer.
Once you know what you want, look at B&H and Adorama as two of the most well known photo supplies on the net. Both have been around for years and are well respected.
I like to combine both tents and black & white foam core. Depends on the subject matter.
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What I don't get are why so many people think they need strobes now. Once upon a time matching the colour of light to the film was vital, and there were only a few options. Strobes were a nice easy way to control the colour of the light, plus you had the option of freezing action should you move to a subject that was not static.
But now, with digital control over white balance, I routinely suggest to people that for not critical colour work - and lets face it, most people don't need absolute colour control - just use cheap tungsten work lights and use the the money saved on better glass. All of the theories about lighting control (hard/soft, diffused, angles, etc) apply equally to lights that cost hundreds of dollars/euros/pounds or to cheap lights.
If you are near a Ritz or Wolf Camera store they've carried a nice kit and they're going out of business with everything on sale.
If you are keen to get a strobe kit, go find the pro photo shops in your community. They will likely have a bulletin board where photographers looking to sell their kits are posting. Also talk to the person who handles pro sales, they may a line on used kit coming up for sale....
I'm not. Would've love to shop around
just use cheap tungsten work lights and use the the money saved on better glass. All of the theories about lighting control (hard/soft, diffused, angles, etc) apply equally to lights that cost hundreds of dollars/euros/pounds or to cheap lights.