Studio Light Kit
What is a good beginner strobe light kit?
I was thinking about a cowboy studios kit. I think it comes with a background kit. And are green screens good for portraits? Sounds easier just to replace the green with a background.
Totally agree with Perki. I would guess that lighting kits are probably one of the most rip off items being sold today. There are tons and tons of pure garbage on the market at a low price that really looks appealing to the unknowing. But it is junk that will not hold up, and even when new has limitations that will hinder your progress. Things such as low power, no ability to change modeling or strobe lights, poor or no control of light output power, very poor consistency of color temperature over different power levels, lights too fragile and cease working if even bumped, no one to contact if there are any problems, even if you do contact someone, getting any repair / replacement is next to impossible. Do yourself a big favor and buy quality lighting in the beginning. If you don't, you just will be later, and then you are out the cost of the initial junk plus the new lighting. The Alien Bees are a very good quality to cost item, and you have plenty of support for them right here in the US, (Nashville, Tn to be exact).
As for the green screen, you will soon grow very weary of having to spend hour upon hour in computer software trying to replace backgrounds in green screen portraits. It is ok to use once in a while, but not as your only background source. You need REAL backgrounds. Get good with your lighting and produce photos that are good to go right out of the camera. You will thank yourself for doing it the proper way.
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