Photography Studio Lighting Guide
How many Monolight Flash Strobe Lights to get?
How many Monolight Flash Strobe Lights to get?
I have decided which Monolight Flash Strobe Light to finally purchase, but would like your opinions on how many I might need. I have a 20x20 room and another room that is a little bit bigger than that to do pictures in. Please let me know what all you professionals think. Its a 300WS Monlolight Flash Strobe Light. Here are some of the basics, please tell me what you think of this purchase.
Flash Output
300WS
Guide Number(ISO100)
58
Color Temperature
5400±200K
Power Voltage
AC100-120V 60HZ
Flash Power Control
stepless
Modeling Lamp
75WS( adjustable)
Recharging Time
0.5-2s
Flash Triggering Method
Sync cord, Slave, Test button,Flash trigger
Triggering Voltage
5V DC
Flash Duration
1/2000-1/800s
Fuse
8A
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Three would be ideal, giving you main, fill, rim and options to light the background. However you will also want various light modifiers (soft boxes, snoots, barn doors etc) and reflectors. In practice, one extra light and a couple of large and small reflectors will serve you as well as three lights for most projects. A lot depends on what you are planning to photograph.
You will notice that open view "studios" - those walk-in baby and portrait cubicles in the walkways of shopping centers- generally manage perfectly well with two lights, one in a white umbrella and one softbox - and they have to manage without wall or ceilings.
Episode 9 , Photo Studio Equipment Guide , part 1 of 2