An affordable lighting kit is an essential accessory for photographers who frequently shoot indoors. While nature controls the major lighting outdoors, once you step foot inside a building, there is limited natural light the sun can provide. Videographers also depend upon lighting kits for video when they can’t depend on natural lighting. Due to this
Anyone venturing into studio lighting or cost-effective light modifiers for the first time can be easily bowled over with all the options available (and the cost). Once you start pricing up a decent set of strobes or Speedlites and softboxes, you can be easily put off, justifying why natural light is the only way to
If you’re in the position of needing more light output than what the average Speedlite can provide but want the same compact dimensions, the Flashpoint eVOLV 200 Pro is a likely option. This version is an upgrade to the original, with the same levels of output and improvements being focused on the build quality and
Let’s dive in before I come up with some groan-worthy pun about the Elinchrom D-Lite RX 4/4 being a signature model for the early 90s dance group ‘Deee-Lite.’ The RX 4/4 is a self-contained lighting rig with two studio strobes, stands, softboxes, and a transmitter, which truly proves groove is in the heart. When it
A Speedlite, or Speedlight, depending on your spelling preferences, is an essential piece of kit for both studio and runaround photographers. Each camera manufacturer has their own set of Speedlites, which seamlessly work with their own systems. On the Canon side of things, the Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT brings radio transmission to the party, which means
Lighting is to a photographer what a pen is to an author or a brush to a painter. It opens you up to multiple creative possibilities as you play with everything from shadow effects to glowing patterns. Your success here is determined by the kind of lighting you use, such as continuous lighting, on-camera flashes,
If there is one area of photography that we need to master above others, it’s the lighting. The intricacies of lighting setups and how we control light for a certain scene is out of the scope of this article, but it’s enough to say that without any form of light, we would have completely blacked
Creating your own lighting during shoots and not relying on natural lighting or your camera flash allows you to take full control of the mood in your photos. Good lighting is crucial for creating the perfect ambiance. There are plenty of ways to do this, be it the strategic angling of a lighting umbrella or
Godox is one of those companies that is currently producing budget versions of high-end camera accessories with great success. They work well and are a fantastic alternative for those needing cheaper alternatives with high-end features. Clearly, they can’t produce the same level of build quality as the more expensive versions, but they do provide the
Studio strobes from the Paul C. Buff, Inc. of Nashville Tennessee have been popular among professional and other serious photographers mainly due to one reason – they are good! Besides being great studio strobes, they are also very reasonably priced. The AlienBees model lineup is pretty much the cornerstone of the great reputation and popularity
After almost a century of being in business, Bowens, a company that specializes in the production of lightning products primarily for photography, announced its decision to go into liquidation in July 2017. After more than a year, the company has now come back to the market with a brand new product, the XMT500 Strobe Light,
