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and also what shutter speed will my camera go to before it exceeds the sync speed?

Hi! I recently purchased some lights and a backdrop online, and have set it up in a suitable room in my house! I'm really pleased with the products! In the end I chose an Elinchrom D Lite 4 kit with softboxes and i'm liking the results thus far. As a new user of studio lighting (my first...

Yeah! I've heard a lot of really good things about the Bowens brand which I always tend to lean towards when spending a lot of money on electronics.. Ideally I would aim to spend between say.. £600 - £800 on the entire studio.. including modifiers and background. Which does seem possible from...

Your analogies are extremely helpful! I really appreciate your help, has made my thoughts so much clearer! :ty: Still not 100% sure on which brand to chose though :lol:

Thanks Phil, I haven't a clue what inverse square law is, will read up on that pronto. :) I was just wondering, when would the more powerful flashes come in use? And why are the professional lights more powerful? Whereas with cameras, the prices of a budget model would be of around £300 with...

Fantastic! Cheers guys for the comments. In all honesty, I just want to get the ball rolling! So from the list you have given me, that is a great help! You were correct, it is a room in my house, however the ceiling are considerably higher than most houses. The colour of the walls are... a...

Hi there, I really thought that I would have already found a post on this but I haven't so I apologize if this has been posted already... Having read the 'Which Flash System?' sticky, I know what system I will need and I've decided on a brand (unless someone else suggests otherwise), and...

I'm not very experienced however, I feel that I can take on any challenge if I research well and have all the equipment at hand.. other than that my composition is pretty good and I'm down with the basics. But my weakness or inexperienced parts of my photography is definitely my lack of...

Sorry if i'm not very clear on what I want.. basically if you can imagine todays technology.. but in the 1920's. So it would be shot in the way you would today, but with a 1920's theme. And i'm ideally wanting to know, how can I go about making the background of the image suit the 1920's theme...

and with regards to lighting in general, I am, to put it simply, a massive noob at the moment. It's a part of my photography I am trying to develop but with the help of the internet and my own enthusiasm for photography, I have the ability to learn extremely quickly.

I haven't found any location yet and that's where I'm stuck, because as much as i'd like to go to a local pub, I'm not sure it would have the right look to it.. And i'm not worried about the models, if my persuasive skills don't work, I will resort to blackmail (they're my friends so it's...

Very surreal style she has. I like them a lot, some of the models are beautiful.. I think they heavily influence my feeling towards the images. Certainly wouldn't be the same if it was Susan Boyle in replacement.. :lol:

I am embarking on my first real project. I am aiming to get some shots that will be of some similar look to 1920's woman in a bar. Smokey atmosphere with the conventional cigarette holder and headband.. that kind of thing. I have the models (they don't know yet but my persuasive skills are above...