 Rachel Larson |
Light for Backgrounds I am looking to buy additional lighting. I currently own two (250 watt each) softboxes. I have upcoming portrait sessions, and I think I need more lights. What can I use to light the background? With beauty dishes, does a light come with them? Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks, Rachel
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Mark Feldstein |
Actually, it appears you need a more powerful light as opposed to more lights. 750 Watt Seconds should do you for shooting portraits, then assign the 250 light you have (assuming they're strobes) to lighting the background (with one light) if you still need a background light. You can do a lot with a single light in a softbox. Beauty dishes? I have no idea what that is other than perhaps a phrase for a soft/brushed aluminum wide reflector for portraits, and no, the ones that may be of real value to you aren't supplied with a light and power source. Monolights, like Bowen, PhotoFlex, Calumet Travelers, are quite good lights and my preference is Bowens. There are tons of manufacturers, but remember, you get what you pay for. You can read a lot in the BetterPhoto Forum. Photoflex and Bowens have very useful shooting info on their Web sites, and of course, John Siskin offers lighting courses here: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting and Portrait Photography Lighting on Location and in the Studio. Take it light. Mark
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John H. Siskin |
Hi Mark, A beauty dish is a large reflector, about 24 inches across with a device that covers the strobe tube in the center, bouncing the light off the rest of the reflector. Basically it acts like a 24 inch round soft box or umbrella. I have one, got it in a weird trade deal. It is ok, but not going to make me rethink lighting. They are generally expensive. They fit on specific strobe heads, so they do not come with internal lights. Thanks for the plug!! Rachel,
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