Home studio

Absolutely. Start with nothing and build up from there :lol:
 
^ what he said. Would really help if you linked to what you're talking about...
 
Not that I'm an expert, but that's a continuous lighting kit, flash would probably be better for more power and less heat in a small studio
I may be corrected though
 
Im guessing that should be ADD flashes
Again, I'm no expert, but you could get studio flash heads, and if you get flash heads with slave mode/optical firing, they will work together
Garry at lencarta has some good advice/videos/kit if you have a look there
There's also strobist sites
I'm just getting to grips with this myself, so cant be much more help
 
Would also help to know what your budget is and what sort of shots you plan to take?

I think you'll find most people here will say studio flash or speedlites are preferred over continuous lights and many will say stay away from the cheap eBay kits. Plenty of threads already on this forum discussing this, if you just spend a bit of time searching or looking through the existing threads.
 
Frey said:
Is this kit a good start for a practice home studio?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Studio-So...graphy_StudioEquipment_RL&hash=item20c59c1404
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No. Even if you want continuous lights, just one 135W bulb is feeble. The brightest (affordable) lights of that type I know of are the Lencarta Quads with 4x 105W and even they are marginal.

You want flash, and to cut to the chase, if you're on a budget then get Lancarta Smartflash http://www.lencarta.com/lighting-store/flash-heads/flash-heads-1/smartflash-200-compact-flash-head

Where you go from there depends on a few things, but my advice if funds are tight is to start with just one, plus white, silver and shoot-through umbrellas that will give you a good variety of options and they're cheap as chips. And a reflector, stand, and radio trigger. About £200.

All good portraiture starts with one light, and it often ends there. Too many lights before you've got a grip on things usually ends in a mess of conflicting shadows and confusion. Build from there, all options open :)
 
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