Photo Spotlight What kind of studio lights should I buy?February 23, 2011 Portfolio
I took the exact same photo, with the exact same camera settings, with every single one of my lights. I wanted to do a comparison to see the differences between the power output of each light. I tested each light on its highest power setting and then again on the lowest power setting. The light is exactly 9 feet away, upper left with a white shoot through umbrella. My camera is a 5D Mark II, with a 24-105mm lens set to f/5.0, 1/160 sec, ISO 100. Camera is set to manual focus and I'm triggering the camera with a remote. I took each photo first with the highest power output the light could go, then the lowest power output the light could go. Lights I tested are: ARRI 300w Continuous Video Light. Alienbee B800 300DI 300w eBay light knock off 75w ebay knock off, non-variable Canon Speedlite 580ex II Canon Speedlite 430ex II Yongnuo YN467 Since I was taking the time to compare each light, I also did a complete write up on a common question I get from people. What kind of lights should I buy? Check out my blog post for my very detailed write-up of starting out in off camera lighting. Entire write-up here: www.louish.com/2011/02/What_kind_of_studio_photography_li... COMMENTS |
