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what strobe do i get?

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what strobe do i get? so i’ve been doing some portraits with a speed light outdoors and it’s not bright enough. i’ve been maxing it out and its been chewing through batteries. i’ve been looking at battery powered strobes and i’ve found a couple but im struggling to pick one. I see some affordable neewer options like the q300 for 180 or the vision 4 for 80. but i’m co…

Ask Photography 1.1k 2025-02-20

Lightbox vs strobe?

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Lightbox vs strobe? I currently use a lightbox to take cannabis photos (it’s a hobby) I use z5 nikon camera. The lightbox is pretty decent however it’s small to my liking. I’ve tried a bigger lightbox but the lighting is a lot weaker/not as strong as my smaller light box. I’m thinking of buying actual strobe lights (ms300v to be exact) . Would the strobe lights hel…

Ask Photography 1.2k 2024-10-25

What strobe light should I buy?

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What strobe light should I buy? I’m new to photography and the products I shoot are very small. I use a sony 90mm 2.8 with an a6600 with a continuos light to shoot but I’m also looking to buy a strobe light to create great shadows in my pictures. What strobe light do you recommend that are within the 150-250 USD range? the Godox sk400ii is a good choice? Thank you so much! …

Ask Photography 1.2k 2024-07-11

Which strobe modifiers would throw the most light against a wall?

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Which strobe modifiers would throw the most light against a wall? I document artwork as a side job and would love to here input on what people think the best strobe modifiers would be to get the most spread/degree on a wall. I’m shooting with the GFX 100s and currently have two Godox ad600pro lights and thinking about moving up to the Godox 1200 lights. I’m wondering if there are modifiers that would be best t…

Ask Photography 217 2023-08-29

Lens upgrade or bigger strobe

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Lens upgrade or bigger strobe I’ve been in the video and photo world for years. I work professionally in post production on the video side but have been a hobby photographer for years. I’ve been ramping up a photography business on the side and have a first paying gig next week doing an outdoor, golden hour portrait session for a new business. I almost exclusively shoot in s…

Ask Photography 253 2023-08-02

Help with strobe lighting

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Help with strobe lighting I’m new to shooting with strobes and my friend who models part time asked to help recreate these looks this weekend in a studio she’s renting. I have access to Westcott FJ 200, 400, and 80 strobes along with a couple of reflectors. Where would you guys place them for these/how would you light? 🙏 submitted by /u/csm5698

Ask Photography 215 2023-07-27

Strobe recommendation

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Strobe recommendation Looking for a strobe with the color and color consistency of a profoto without all the bells and whistles. Portability isn’t even all that important. They will be used mostly indoors. If not indoors it will be near an outlet. I would like something that could be portable and something I could grow with. If profoto is the only option that’s ok, t…

Ask Photography 194 2023-07-21

Can you adjust the temperature on a strobe light?

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Can you adjust the temperature on a strobe light? So I just bought a strobe light(it is the neewer q3 strobe light) I recently had a continous light and i returned it for the strobe light instead. On the continous light it let me adjust the temperture of the light color to make the light either very light or very warm. My question is can I do this with a strobe light? Can I make the light coole…

Ask Photography 179 2023-07-16