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 Black W Photography Backdrop Photo Stand Muslin Kit  US $72.60
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 Photography Video Muslin Background Support Stand Photo Video Lighting Kit US $99.09
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Background Supports and Lighting Kits
When you are furnishing a photography studio, it is important to have the right background supports. Background supports provide a framework for your backdrop. Some of these frames allow you to mount more than one backdrop at a time so you can change backgrounds simply by flipping through three or four mounted backdrops. Others operate on a rotary system. The important thing is that you can easily change your backdrop. You may wish to shoot the same subject with several different backgrounds, so it is important that changing backdrops is simple and quick. Before deciding which background support to purchase, you should look at several and decide which one is best suited to your needs.
Lighting kits usually include not only the actual lights, but the stands for mounting the lights. Some kits may include diffusers or umbrellas and reflectors. You will probably need to buy several kits to completely outfit your studio. You will need strobe or studio flash lighting, continuous lighting, reflectors, diffusers and umbrellas. You will probably want to add colored gel films to your lighting as well.
Every manufacturer offers several different lighting kits in various price ranges. You should look at the different kits and decide which ones you need for your studio. The lowest priced kit may not be the best value, if you have to buy additional pieces to supplement the kit. Some kits come with boom stands and some do not. A kit which may serve very well for an amateur photographer will not do for a professional studio.
- If you are setting up a video studio, you will definitely want to include a red head lighting kit in your budget.
You will probably want a continuous lighting kit that includes several lights and stands. You will need to decide if you want cool lighting, hot lighting or both. If you chose both, you may prefer fewer of each type of light. For most professionals, a combination of cool and hot continuous lighting is preferable. A boom stand is also necessary.
Studio flash lighting kits usually come with several different size lights which can be placed at different distances from your subject to produce different effects. Kits generally include stands for the lights. If you normally use a digital camera, you may not need studio flash lighting, but it is best to have it for film cameras, particularly if you do a lot of work in black and white.
You can check reviews of lighting kits from various manufacturers to see how well the kits worked for other photographers. You can also ask about various lighting kits and background supports in forums and chat room dedicated to photography. Studio lighting in particular is a major expense and you want to get the right equipment the first time.
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