In this episode of Digital Photography One on One, Mark Wallace [SnapFactory.com] discusses purchasing the right lighting equipment by focusing on what equipment is needed for the basic three light setup.
Question Answered:
1) What kind of studio lighting equipment should I buy?
Books:
- Photographing People: Portraits, Fashion, Glamour
- Lighting for Portrait: Photography
- Rotovision Books
Equipment in the first setup:
- 3 Mathews C-stands.
- 2 Large Photoflex softboxes
- 1 Small Photoflex softbox
- Profoto Acute2R 1200 Generator
- 3 Profoto Acute D4 heads
- Westcott muslin backgrounds
- Background support system
- 3 15-pound sandbags
Equipment in the second setup:
- 3 Mathews C-stands.
- 1 Small Photoflex softbox
- Profoto 5 degree honeycomb grid
- Profoto Standard Reflector
- Profoto Acute2R 1200 Generator
- 2 Profoto Acute D4 heads
- standard 18×24 flag
- 2 Calumet 42×78 Panels with silver/black fabric
- 4 15-pound sandbags
Model: Megan Accordino
Assistant: Paul Sebring
Special thanks to Craig Bolton who filmed this episode and to Diane Wallace who makes every episode happen.