 Mary A. Harris |
New studio equipment I feel so dumb asking this but here it goes, I'm just starting out and a friend of mine gave me a cheap studio lighting set. I know that this stuff isn't the greatest but can anyone help me understand how to set my camera up to use it. Here is what she gave me 2 FlashLite 300i Monolights 2 FlashLite 110i Monolights • 4 Synch Cords 2 100-watt Quartz Modeling Lamps 2 60-watt Quartz Modeling Lamps 4 Raven RS8 8 ft. Black Aluminum Light Stands 1 MB110 Mini-Boom 1 110i Barndoors 1 40 in. Black-Backed White Umbrella 1 24 in. x 24 in. Softbox 1 16 in. x 16 in. Softbox 1 Light. Its all smith victor lighting, and from what I can see that is a very cheap stuff. I have a canon rebel xt and I don't know how to set the camera up can anyone give me some tips or idea's on how I can learn to use them properly.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
The only thing in the list that you need for setting your camera up to use it is the sync cords. Connect the sync cord to the camera to the sync cord outlet or buy a syc cord/hot shoe adapter.
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Mary A. Harris |
Thanks, is there any special settings or shutter speed I should start out with. I'm totally in the dark, I just totally want to learn how to do studio work.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Start out with the sync speed for your shutter speed and the camera on manual. The apertures you use depend on the power level you put the lights, how many you use, how far away they are, which of the light modifiers you use. Reading your camera manual and your friend showing you how to use the lights are the two things you need to do first.
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Debby A. Tabb |
Mary, Start out with 200/f22 and post what you get. Usually this is a good starting point. If you have any questions, just email Wishing you th every best of luck in your new venture. Debby You may want to take a look at the studio Photography Threads as well. Part # 1: http://www.betterphoto.com/forms/QnAdetail.php?threadID=17534
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Mary A. Harris |
Thank you for all this great info I so appreciate it. I would ask my friend but she gave the stuff to me because she couldn't figure it out and didn't have the patients, it was a phase she was going through I think LOL. She knew I really really want to learn and said that I could just have the stuff, its all new too, half of it was still in packages. I will post what I get Deb when I get home tonight, I ordered a safe sync yesterday, I don't have a pc input on my rebel xt. Thank you so so much again. Its really nice to have a place to meet and have such informational people respond to you. Mary
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Phases are supposed to last longer than that. Since they're still in some of the packaging, read the manual if it came with one so you can know the different things about the lights. Like whether or not the different modeling lights are supposed to be only for one kind of the lights. How to put together the softbox, how the slave trigger works, etc... Before you spend time posting, you have a digital camera so plug in one light and shoot pictures of one object and go thru the different power level settings at one aperture. Then go thru one power level at different apertures. And try the same power and aperture, but move the lights back. Then get into using the box and umbrellas
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