What equipment do I need to open my own photography studio?
I found this on ebay. Would this have everything I need to get started, ot will I need more or less? PLEASE HELP!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=370127720107&Category=3860&_trksid=p3907.m29&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D2
It is not a bad set as far as the items included, though I would also like to see a couple of white umbrellas along with the light boxes. But umbrellas are fairly cheap to buy.
The real issue is the strobes are fairly low power, (160 watts each). When you say “open your own studio”, if you mean just set up some decent lighting in your home, then this set would get by ok. But if you intend to try to pursue a serious business, then these lights are far too underpowered, and likely would not hold up under heavy use. They will not have enough power if you ever need to set up in a large area and cannot get the lighting close to the subjects.
I also saw no mention of spare bulbs for the lights. That may not seem like a big deal until one burns out on you in the middle of a shoot and you have no replacement.
So, this is a decent enough set for home / hobby use, but for the rigors that professional use would entail, it is not quite there.
Look at the lighting here at Alien Bees and compare power and quality, plus Paul C. Buff is a really great guy that will work with you one on one for help and to solve any problems.
http://www.alienbees.com
steve
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