 Wayne Redden |
Continuous Lighting vs. Flahs Should a beginner use flash or continuous lighting for indoor portraits? Also if continuous is used, do you have to use different film or filter?
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Michael H. Cothran |
Wayne - use which ever you can afford, but you'd be much better off with strobes. Ebay always has used strobes for sale. Michael H. Cothran
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Bob Cammarata |
For part 2 of your question,...tungsten film (or a blue 80-A filter with daylight film), would be required with incandescent lights or floods. Many will agree that strobes are better for portraits, but as a beginner you may find them difficult to master. A good hand-held flash meter would make things easier.
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Maynard McKillen |
Dear Wayne: You tend to need a lot of wattage if you use continuous lighting for portraits. This can heat up a room and make people uncomfortable. The high ambient light levels also tend to shrink the pupils of the subject's eyes, often an undesirable consequence. A single monolight strobe and a few reflectors is a great way to start. A flash meter is vital, too.
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