Seriously i hate photographer/RUclipsr showing off the $3,400 profoto B1 strobes. Or see photographers showing off their godox AD200/400/600 pro portable strobes. Makes me sick, I like your style and you budget setup. Please please please do videos with you equipment 1/2/3 flash setup portrait and fashion shoots I would we all would love to see it. I’ll even share the video on Instagram and Facebook groups. You want more viewers this how to get them to subscribe. Show them that they can make money starting out with a budget in hand show his to use the equipment and how to manage a portfolio. How to get models to do a photo shoot free then how to charge after you have it all together. Please take my advice there’s very little amount of youtubers publishing these type of videos. For instance Jason leaner shoot with a Sony a6100 budget mirrorless camera, Sean tucker shows how to be portable and how to be a story teller, manny Ortiz how to setup your shoots.
Thanks man. I had to look at 10 videos of people talking 10 min before I realize they just like hearing themselves talk! Thank you for getting to the damn point. I look forward to learning more from your videos.
finally something straightforward and really helpful as I cont. to try and figure out what to buy to start my home studio because the weather in Berlin in so awful. Thank you
I spent 40 years as a camera operator and lighting designer for television studio and field work. For me, it was all high-end equipment, the best ABC could afford. And they could afford anything I needed. After lighting gorgeous anchor women and vain anchor men, along with egotistical reporters, various old celebrities in the field interviews, (Tony Curtis told me exactly how to light him, and it was how I was going to do it anyway), and such, I got quite good at making them look like magazine covers, even in the field. This is a good into to flash lighting. I am retired and do still photography for myself now.
@@DenimSuitPhoto I ended up buying about half of the items linked in the description. I found your video while I was looking for a guide to buy the necessary gear to start my beginner photography and video studio and you provided just that. Thanks again for providing so much valuable information in such a short video and not dragging it unnecessarily. You've earned a new suscriptor.
What a wonderful video! In a world filled with people touting their own skills or accomplishments, you simply explain what a photographer would need to get started. Thank you.
What an amazing in depth 5 min review. I searched for 3 hours on youtube to find a review of gear I need to build a studio setup. I saw your video and ordered about 8 things off your list... my bank account hates you, but sir I love you for teaching me so much in such a short period of time. Cheers mate!
i loved this and the music you chose kept me present. thank you, you're a breath of fresh air as i had no idea where to even start and the things that popped up were over $1,000 as far as equiptment..
Sheeeshhh!! That's a really, really good well put together video. Thanks a lot for bringing clarity to the matter of how much quality work can be done on a decent budget, and a rough estimate of how much power those speed light put out 🙂
I liked it, very simple. Easy to understand, even though I have been shooting for a LONG time. And know all what you talked about, it was fast and easy for most all people to understand.
Those flashes are great. They do have their limits, and eventually they die (or more often, get killed by me...) But they earn a living every day, I think of them as consumables. Since I mostly shoot on location, I really like those collapsible soft boxes from godox (I see you have one, structurally like the reflectors) and many come in a lot with the s brackets. Do they have limitations? Of course they do! But man, you can certainly do a lot before you can honestly say there was something you couldn't do because if you're equipment. Another thing, those triggers have ridiculous range. I use them to light interiors while shooting exterior shots of buildings and quite often in hundreds of feet away and they just keep working. Great video, some great advice! Personally I would add a light meter to that kit, but I come from film, and I couldn't chimp, but I suppose you can just check what you guys and adjust. But... I do think there is very valuable knowledge to be gleaned from a light meter that will really help understanding what's going on down the road for a beginner.
Immediate sub! This video is so helpful for beginner photographers! It's so satisfying to watch a video with such a high practical informational density that saves hours of browsing and reading
Absolutely superb introduction to the equipment that one who wants to start off doing studio work can get and try out without putting out an insane amount of money. They is especially helpful to the amateur photographer who wants to learn and try out studio effects. Thanks for this very helpful video. Ngai Yee
This video was very helpful to me as I'm a beginner photographer, so its really tough for me to arrange high-end equipment, though now I have a complete idea how to get stuffs like this in low budget.
As one of the many hair-challenged photographers I can assure you that pulling your hair out isn’t going to help. If anything, the glare off my dome makes things worse.
Thank you for this. I wish I'd found it sooner. I live in Panama and because the items you describe aren't readily available (and I'm impatient) I've ended up with some "interesting" work arounds to achieve what folks with access to Amazon could have at a days notice. It really sharpens your ideas of what your lighting needs are when you have to make adapters etc yourself.🤩
Great video. Love how to explained what is potentially necessary vs extras. Also letting me know not to freak out, as even the pro's set up manual lighting.
This is such a straightforward video. Thank you! I’m switching from natural light photography to indoor studio for my twin babies and it has been so hard to make the switch. This video is great!
Very informative video without the unnecessary glitz. One thing I'm confused about though is at 0:50 sec you say the light output of these YN;s are comparable to 200 Ws studio strobes. Where do you get the 200 Ws number from because in my limited experience AA and Li-on powered speedlights are limited to about 75 Ws.
Its not a direct comparison, but someone figured out the math for a general or rough indicator of the relationship between Ws and GN. GNm = SQRT(Ws) x 4 GNft = SQRT(Ws) x 13.2 Ws = (GNm/4)2 Ws = (GNft/13.2)2 The YN560 has a GN of 190 feet (58 meters) at the 105mm zoom position. So that equals about 207 Ws using the bottom equation.
THANK YOU sooo much for this video! I'm starting on photography and wanted to know exactly WHAT would I need to have a somewhat full equipment for versatility.
I really appreciate this video. I've been looking for a video that easily spells out studio flash photography. Your video was easy to understand and actually has encouraged me to start using flash instead of continuous studio lighting.
i am using 2 YNIV and i had one nikon speedlite.. my batteries are enelope they are good. you can flash a thousand before recharge again. i had a 42 in umblella by godox with diffuser and 36in. 1 white umbrella for the back light, i used trigger YN RF603. im good to go on photoshoot..
Great freaking video. Hooping this comment encourages you to do more. One quick suggestion: show the lighting set up in action. Placing the object, the lights and your approach would be fantastic. Thanks again.
This is a great tutorial for anybody who wants to start a small home studio. Thank you for sharing. I have recently started purchasing most of the items you listed (I prefer Godox for the quality).
Really nice video, just invested in some used light stands and your video is clearly inspiring me to try studio photography. Thanks for the transparency.
Very informative! Love how clear all of the information was presented! I especially appreciated all of the links to the products! Would love to see some photos taken with the products described
This was an awesome video! I have really wanted to take the plunge into portrait photography, and you really made it very easy to understand! Thank You!
good video. I am trying to figure out the whole trigger thing - do you have to use all one brand for each flash or can triggers be mixed and matched? ever consider doing a video on that subject?
That video would be too short! The answer is no. Every manufacturer sets their triggers and flashes independently, so they will not intermix with each others unique radio frequencies.
I had to leave a comment. Most helpful video in my photography journey so far. Thanks a lot. Please keep making more. And happy to support your patreon or any other medium if you use any, please let me know. Thanks
Yo! Thank you for creating this video! This was the answer I've been looking for when doing my own research for an economic light solution for my design studio.
I've beaten the snot out of my YN560-II and it's still ticking along. The inner flange of the battery compartment, where the door engages, is chipped from repeated drops but the door still holds. For ease of use, it's my favorite speedlight: I do sometimes use my SB-28 on old-school, auto-aperture mode (not TTL) but it has some limitations that manual mode doesn't.
Gday Scott i do a lot of landscape photography and have just got the bug for some studio and outside work so a nice easy video thanks still there goes more $$$ shh she will never know cheers
Hi Scott. Thanks for making a video that explains the ever so confusing world of studio gear (at least to beginners). Can I ask you for a first softbox, what size and shape would you recomend for portraits ? Hope to see some more of your videos. Wes
Wonderful video Scott. Very succinct and lucid. One question. I have several lightstands but when I mount my strobe and light modifier there seems to be no way to angle the light. Ideally I would like to raise the light above my subject (head) and point the light down. Do I have the wrong lightstand?
The lightstand isnt the problem unless youre trying to boom the strobe over the subject The S-bracket is where the articulation comes from How are you attaching your strobe and modifier to the light stand? Are you using speedlites? or actual studio strobes?
@@DenimSuitPhoto Hi Scott. I have a Profoto A1X speedlight which I position on a Manfrotto lightstand and a Profoto B10 strobe, which I also position on a Manfrotto lightstand. In each case the light is emitted at a 90 degree angle. There's no scope to angle the light at anything other than 90 degrees.
@@indrajitadvani3742 Thats because the modifier that Profoto sells in the CLIC family has a tilting mechanism built into it. That flash family is incompatible with the "S-type" brackets I mentioned in the video. However Godox does now sell an S2 version of the flash bracket, it should work with the A1X. You can find it here: amzn.to/3ESQfwE Getting this would allow you to use cheaper Bowens style light modifiers The other option is to just a cheap Impact umbrella bracket: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/298709-REG/Impact_3117_Umbrella_Bracket.html
Kurt Oswald it’s a 2” wide piece of sticky backed Velcro. The soft boxes I have already have the loop side of the Velcro. So I put up strips with the hook side on the wall.
Very nice and informative video! One thing struck me most, the speedlight giving light comparable to 200 WS studio strobe. I always wondered why speedlights specs are given with GN and studio strobes with WS and was having difficulty figuring out how they compare. However I always thought that these speedlights are somewhere between 50-70 WS. How did you make this calculation or is it based on experience? Thanks!
hi!! i need your heeelp, lol , i am doing vintage furniture photography, from our garage, and i have a lot of day light but we have some very annoying shadows projected from the top of the garage, that throw like a diagonal shadow shape on the top of the wall where we set up the furniture...i dont know if you can picture what i say, but i wonder what should i use in a case like that?? of course my budget is not big but i also dont want to waste time or money on something that wont do the job!, any suggestions??
You need a large sheet suspended over your work area. that will get rid of the odd shadows you are seeing from the light bouncing off of the corners up in your ceiling.
Excellent video! You got yourself a new subscriber. Sure, we would all like to have an unlimited budget to get everything we want - but you show us here that we can have a pretty solid setup and not spend thousands and thousands of dollars.
Heya Scott, I was wondering if you could offer me any advice on my softbox situation? So, as a complete newbite to photography and the equipment, I asked my dad for a softbox for Christmas and linked him a few I liked the look of on Amazon. The one he got me was a Luxlight 80cm Octabox Softbox with Grid. Now, on the picture it looked like it came with everything you need, ready to go - but apparently not, It was just the softbox part! Not only that, but I have found out it has a 'bowens s-type' fit on it, which when I looked it up is supposed to be for those really expensive studio lighting thingys!? I really want to keep and use the softbox as it's really nice quality, but I was wondering if there is any way to attach a bulb to it (to make it a continuous light rather than flash, I think that would be easier for my simple shots of my dog against a white wall?)? I've searched for bowens s-type adapter for bulbs but can't find anything and I'm not really too sure what I'm looking for. Any help greatly appreciated!
Yeah I hear you, unfortunately, you would need to buy a continuous light with an s-type collar on it. I would not buy a tungsten monolight, because the heat generated by the light might melt the softbox you already purchased. I would get an LED monolight like the GVM LS-P80S. But you could also get a cheap light fixture from amazon, and clamp it into the s-type speedlight bracket mentioned in my video. Then you could use fluorescent, led, or any other light you chose
@@DenimSuitPhoto Thanks for the reply and info! I did come across the Godox SL 60W LED studio light, which is a fair bit cheaper than others I've seen, would this work ok? I've asked a few others and there is a bit of debate whether a speedlight or continuous lighting would be better so I'm a bit unsure which to pick.
Bexyboo88 at 60W seconds power that’s not a lot of light output for stills especially after you attach a soft box, which will dim the light even further. This type of light is better suited for video where the light output requirements are much less. The equivalent watt second output of the flashes I use the video are around 200W second. So more than 3x the light output of the Godox. So will it work, yes, but with the caveat that the light will be quite dim, meaning you’ll have to compensate by adding more light from somewhere else, either by opening up your aperture to something like f/2.8 or more, or by increasing your ISO by maybe as much as 3x to something like 800-3200. All to be able to keep your shutter speed high, so you won’t have blurry shots.
very informative but how would your setup work photographing people's full bodies with a green screen backdrop would love to see a video on that thanks for the vid.
@@DenimSuitPhoto I'm a beginner using strobes and Moonlights I have shot with many photographers but never in photography where I need to do knockouts I am following advice from photographers with many years in this type of photography if you have an opinion tell me I am curiuos of your opinion if you have one on the subject in matter.
Oh boy, you can't imagine how many obnoxious videos I had to go thru to find your wonderful presentation, THANK YOU so much, so good.
Wow, thank you!
Seriously i hate photographer/RUclipsr showing off the $3,400 profoto B1 strobes. Or see photographers showing off their godox AD200/400/600 pro portable strobes. Makes me sick, I like your style and you budget setup. Please please please do videos with you equipment 1/2/3 flash setup portrait and fashion shoots I would we all would love to see it. I’ll even share the video on Instagram and Facebook groups. You want more viewers this how to get them to subscribe. Show them that they can make money starting out with a budget in hand show his to use the equipment and how to manage a portfolio. How to get models to do a photo shoot free then how to charge after you have it all together. Please take my advice there’s very little amount of youtubers publishing these type of videos. For instance Jason leaner shoot with a Sony a6100 budget mirrorless camera, Sean tucker shows how to be portable and how to be a story teller, manny Ortiz how to setup your shoots.
I went out a bought the rotolight neo2 three package I regret it to this day spent money and it was a waste. I hate myself for it.
This is great, right to the point. Every other studio lighting video either goes on forever or keeps to many secrets.
well said
I appreciate it, this for sure more budget-friendly than some other RUclipsrs "beginner" lighting kits of $1,000+
Thanks!
finally someone explained so clear, transparent and easy to undersatnd ! thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks man. I had to look at 10 videos of people talking 10 min before I realize they just like hearing themselves talk! Thank you for getting to the damn point. I look forward to learning more from your videos.
Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching!
This is one of the best and clearest videos I’ve watched on speedlighting.
Wow, thanks!
Finally, a video that explains perfectly how to set up studio lighting on budget. Thanks a lot.
No problem! Thanks for watching!
Superb. Direct to the point, and You mention things that aren't normally mentioned....Much Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Much Appreciated
finally something straightforward and really helpful as I cont. to try and figure out what to buy to start my home studio because the weather in Berlin in so awful. Thank you
Thanks so much Leslie!!
I think this is the more honest and truly video about it. Thank you!
I appreciate that!
I spent 40 years as a camera operator and lighting designer for television studio and field work. For me, it was all high-end equipment, the best ABC could afford. And they could afford anything I needed. After lighting gorgeous anchor women and vain anchor men, along with egotistical reporters, various old celebrities in the field interviews, (Tony Curtis told me exactly how to light him, and it was how I was going to do it anyway), and such, I got quite good at making them look like magazine covers, even in the field.
This is a good into to flash lighting. I am retired and do still photography for myself now.
Thanks for watching Ron!
You hit the proverbial nail on the head. Very helpful content.
thank you so much!
That was really helpful 👌👌.
thank you so much!
Some great alternatives there. Great straightforward clear style. Thank you
You're very welcome!
Suddenly a small studio seems to be within reach ...thanks to this video ..
So nice of you!
Finally the answers I was looking for! Awesome straight to the point content!
Thank you!
@@DenimSuitPhoto I ended up buying about half of the items linked in the description. I found your video while I was looking for a guide to buy the necessary gear to start my beginner photography and video studio and you provided just that.
Thanks again for providing so much valuable information in such a short video and not dragging it unnecessarily. You've earned a new suscriptor.
Wow, I was about to spend tons of money on a product photography studio. Thank you so much this information that was so helpful!
Glad it was helpful! Awesome!
What a wonderful video! In a world filled with people touting their own skills or accomplishments, you simply explain what a photographer would need to get started. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
What an amazing in depth 5 min review. I searched for 3 hours on youtube to find a review of gear I need to build a studio setup. I saw your video and ordered about 8 things off your list... my bank account hates you, but sir I love you for teaching me so much in such a short period of time. Cheers mate!
Glad it was helpful!
i loved this and the music you chose kept me present. thank you, you're a breath of fresh air as i had no idea where to even start and the things that popped up were over $1,000 as far as equiptment..
You're so welcome!
Sheeeshhh!! That's a really, really good well put together video. Thanks a lot for bringing clarity to the matter of how much quality work can be done on a decent budget, and a rough estimate of how much power those speed light put out 🙂
Wilson thanks so much for the comment! Im happy that I was able to help!
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At last a good comprehensive simple video about light kit who don't cost an arm or two 😜👌👍
Glad it was helpful!
I liked it, very simple. Easy to understand, even though I have been shooting for a LONG time. And know all what you talked about, it was fast and easy for most all people to understand.
Thank you!
This was very helpful tbh I've been doing research and everything even beginner wise has been expensive so thank you
Thanks Zach! I'm glad you found the information helpful!
Very helpful. Been searching for this kind of tutorial for so long. Subscribed for this
Thanks for the sub!
Those flashes are great. They do have their limits, and eventually they die (or more often, get killed by me...) But they earn a living every day, I think of them as consumables. Since I mostly shoot on location, I really like those collapsible soft boxes from godox (I see you have one, structurally like the reflectors) and many come in a lot with the s brackets. Do they have limitations? Of course they do! But man, you can certainly do a lot before you can honestly say there was something you couldn't do because if you're equipment. Another thing, those triggers have ridiculous range. I use them to light interiors while shooting exterior shots of buildings and quite often in hundreds of feet away and they just keep working. Great video, some great advice! Personally I would add a light meter to that kit, but I come from film, and I couldn't chimp, but I suppose you can just check what you guys and adjust. But... I do think there is very valuable knowledge to be gleaned from a light meter that will really help understanding what's going on down the road for a beginner.
Thanks for watching!
100k likes ... Much needed for every beginner..❤️ thank you
Thank you for watching!
What a great video! A breath of fresh air.
So informative and well said.
There's so much nonsense out there.
Thanks so much Steve!
Immediate sub! This video is so helpful for beginner photographers! It's so satisfying to watch a video with such a high practical informational density that saves hours of browsing and reading
Thanks for the sub!
Awesome...Short concise and to the point. Really really helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Absolutely superb introduction to the equipment that one who wants to start off doing studio work can get and try out without putting out an insane amount of money. They is especially helpful to the amateur photographer who wants to learn and try out studio effects. Thanks for this very helpful video. Ngai Yee
Very welcome!
This video was very helpful to me as I'm a beginner photographer, so its really tough for me to arrange high-end equipment, though now I have a complete idea how to get stuffs like this in low budget.
Wow! Thanks Subhojit!
The way you explaim things
That great man
All the best for future
Thank you so much 😀
Thanks for the clear, calm explanation.
No worries!
I would say this is best flashlight explanation for a Beginner
Seleem Abuzid Thank you so much!!!
I’m new to photography and have been pulling my hair out trying to understand what to buy and THIS helped so much. Thank you!
You are so welcome!
As one of the many hair-challenged photographers I can assure you that pulling your hair out isn’t going to help. If anything, the glare off my dome makes things worse.
Thank you for this. I wish I'd found it sooner. I live in Panama and because the items you describe aren't readily available (and I'm impatient) I've ended up with some "interesting" work arounds to achieve what folks with access to Amazon could have at a days notice. It really sharpens your ideas of what your lighting needs are when you have to make adapters etc yourself.🤩
You are so welcome!
Great video. Love how to explained what is potentially necessary vs extras. Also letting me know not to freak out, as even the pro's set up manual lighting.
Glad it was helpful!
Simple, informative, all i needed was this video
Awesome!
This is such a straightforward video. Thank you! I’m switching from natural light photography to indoor studio for my twin babies and it has been so hard to make the switch. This video is great!
Awesome! So glad I could help!
Very informative video without the unnecessary glitz. One thing I'm confused about though is at 0:50 sec you say the light output of these YN;s are comparable to 200 Ws studio strobes. Where do you get the 200 Ws number from because in my limited experience AA and Li-on powered speedlights are limited to about 75 Ws.
Its not a direct comparison, but someone figured out the math for a general or rough indicator of the relationship between Ws and GN.
GNm = SQRT(Ws) x 4
GNft = SQRT(Ws) x 13.2
Ws = (GNm/4)2
Ws = (GNft/13.2)2
The YN560 has a GN of 190 feet (58 meters) at the 105mm zoom position. So that equals about 207 Ws using the bottom equation.
Simple and clear. I'm just starting out and have been trying to get a handle on the basic setup for a first time studio. Thanks so much.
Very welcome!
You are amazing.
Thank you for your honest and lovely description.
Your voice made me calm.
Wow, thank you!
THANK YOU sooo much for this video! I'm starting on photography and wanted to know exactly WHAT would I need to have a somewhat full equipment for versatility.
Awesome thank you!
I really appreciate this video. I've been looking for a video that easily spells out studio flash photography. Your video was easy to understand and actually has encouraged me to start using flash instead of continuous studio lighting.
Awesome, thank you!
Thanks so much for sharing this information in a clear cut basic manner for a beginner!! I really appreciate it!
You are so welcome!
i am using 2 YNIV and i had one nikon speedlite.. my batteries are enelope they are good. you can flash a thousand before recharge again. i had a 42 in umblella by godox with diffuser and 36in. 1 white umbrella for the back light, i used trigger YN RF603. im good to go on photoshoot..
Thanks for the comment!
Excellent video. Thank you for your time and eforts to make us easier to understand how to start.
You're very welcome!
For startup this video is very helpful
Thank you!
I am so pissed that I'm just now coming across this video. Could have used this last year. Highly informative. Thank you so much!
No, thank you for watching!
Best studio set up video I've EVER seen! Thank you so much for your help! This clarified so much for me. I'm taking 100% of your advice.
Thank you!
I LOVED IT AND I LIKED HOW YOU ENDED. THE ENDING DID IT FOR ME!
wow thanks!
I am beginner, I like the video you make ! simple!
Glad to hear that!
This was awesome. Thank you for the clarity! Would love to learn about setting exposure with strobe.
Glad it was helpful!
Great freaking video. Hooping this comment encourages you to do more. One quick suggestion: show the lighting set up in action. Placing the object, the lights and your approach would be fantastic. Thanks again.
Thanks Gary! Ill keep that in mind for another video!
Wow !! Best video of this type by far ! I am a beginner to lighting in photography and this is the ideal video. I wish I would've found it sooner
Wow, thank you!
Thank you for explaining that in simple terms. Makes more sense now.
Thanks Craig!
This is a great tutorial for anybody who wants to start a small home studio. Thank you for sharing. I have recently started purchasing most of the items you listed (I prefer Godox for the quality).
Great to hear!
Thank you for explaining things in an understanable way!
You're very welcome!
Really nice video, just invested in some used light stands and your video is clearly inspiring me to try studio photography. Thanks for the transparency.
Awesome Moritz!
Thanks for making this a lot easier!
Happy to help!
Awesome. First time a video so detailed.
Thanks and welcome
Well said in a minimal amount of time! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
All those wasted hours finally paid off!! Thank you for making a home studio simple 👌🏾
Happy to help!
Very well done. You made it simple for beginners. I can definitely see that your channel will be helping a lot of people.
I appreciate that!
I enjoyed the video!!
Awesome! Thanks so much for watching!
Simple and to the point video. Thanks.
You're welcome!
Very informative! Love how clear all of the information was presented! I especially appreciated all of the links to the products! Would love to see some photos taken with the products described
Thanks Austin!
This was an awesome video! I have really wanted to take the plunge into portrait photography, and you really made it very easy to understand! Thank You!
Glad it was helpful!
Excelent video!
I would love to watch a video of a real photography session with that equipment
Great suggestion!
this was exactly what i was looking for. thanks!
Glad I could help! Thank for watching!
good video. I am trying to figure out the whole trigger thing - do you have to use all one brand for each flash or can triggers be mixed and matched? ever consider doing a video on that subject?
That video would be too short! The answer is no. Every manufacturer sets their triggers and flashes independently, so they will not intermix with each others unique radio frequencies.
Daaaaamn that was a great video : ) I bow down to your skills! And thanks for the useful info!
Thank you!
I had to leave a comment. Most helpful video in my photography journey so far. Thanks a lot. Please keep making more. And happy to support your patreon or any other medium if you use any, please let me know. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Yo! Thank you for creating this video! This was the answer I've been looking for when doing my own research for an economic light solution for my design studio.
Thanks for watching!
I've beaten the snot out of my YN560-II and it's still ticking along. The inner flange of the battery compartment, where the door engages, is chipped from repeated drops but the door still holds. For ease of use, it's my favorite speedlight: I do sometimes use my SB-28 on old-school, auto-aperture mode (not TTL) but it has some limitations that manual mode doesn't.
Yeah for the price these lights are very solid!
Yah Man, Simple, and easy to digest. Thanks for the knowledge
Thanks James!!
Extremely well done.
Thank you! Cheers!
This is a very apt video for beginners. Appreciate the content and explanation !!!
Thanks Jugal!
Amazing video ... Clearly explained.
Glad you liked it
What a great and concise video.
Thank you!
Really enjoyed watching
Thanks for the visit!
Great video! Thanks. Enjoyable and informative.
My pleasure!
This is such a satisfying video!
Glad you think so!
Great video saw it a bit late. But I got most of what you got. Starting my own studio shooting film
Thanks Rob!
Do you have any in depth videos or tutorials on three speed light setups?
Not yet
Gday Scott i do a lot of landscape photography and have just got the bug for some studio and outside work so a nice easy video thanks still there goes more $$$ shh she will never know cheers
Haha love it John! Good luck and have fun!
Thank you so much. Great video, you made this so simple.
You're welcome!
You did a great job. Thank you, and I subscribed.
Awesome, thank you!
Hi Scott. Thanks for making a video that explains the ever so confusing world of studio gear (at least to beginners). Can I ask you for a first softbox, what size and shape would you recomend for portraits ? Hope to see some more of your videos. Wes
My first softbox was a 20x20. Super cheap from Cowboy Studio. The next one I got was a 24x36, which is a great size, and much more versatile.
@@DenimSuitPhoto Great, thanks for taking the time to reply.
Wonderful video Scott. Very succinct and lucid. One question. I have several lightstands but when I mount my strobe and light modifier there seems to be no way to angle the light. Ideally I would like to raise the light above my subject (head) and point the light down. Do I have the wrong lightstand?
The lightstand isnt the problem unless youre trying to boom the strobe over the subject
The S-bracket is where the articulation comes from
How are you attaching your strobe and modifier to the light stand? Are you using speedlites? or actual studio strobes?
@@DenimSuitPhoto Hi Scott. I have a Profoto A1X speedlight which I position on a Manfrotto lightstand and a Profoto B10 strobe, which I also position on a Manfrotto lightstand. In each case the light is emitted at a 90 degree angle. There's no scope to angle the light at anything other than 90 degrees.
@@indrajitadvani3742 Thats because the modifier that Profoto sells in the CLIC family has a tilting mechanism built into it. That flash family is incompatible with the "S-type" brackets I mentioned in the video. However Godox does now sell an S2 version of the flash bracket, it should work with the A1X. You can find it here: amzn.to/3ESQfwE
Getting this would allow you to use cheaper Bowens style light modifiers
The other option is to just a cheap Impact umbrella bracket:
www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/298709-REG/Impact_3117_Umbrella_Bracket.html
Amazing video! Super helpful
Glad it was helpful!
Wow - great video. Can I ask you a quick question? How did you hang up the stripbox to the wall?
Kurt Oswald it’s a 2” wide piece of sticky backed Velcro. The soft boxes I have already have the loop side of the Velcro. So I put up strips with the hook side on the wall.
Hi Scott, what a simple but great idea. I will defenetly do this with my striboxes. Thanks and looking forward to your next video 🙏👍
I’m remembering that I also used a staple gun to reinforce the Velcro strips to the wall
Very nice and informative video!
One thing struck me most, the speedlight giving light comparable to 200 WS studio strobe. I always wondered why speedlights specs are given with GN and studio strobes with WS and was having difficulty figuring out how they compare. However I always thought that these speedlights are somewhere between 50-70 WS.
How did you make this calculation or is it based on experience?
Thanks!
If you google Watt Second to Guide Number conversion you get a post from DPanswers:
dpanswers.com/roztr/content_show.php?id=317
Scott, i just found your channel. Keep up the good work! You are gonna go far! :)
Thanks!
hi!! i need your heeelp, lol , i am doing vintage furniture photography, from our garage, and i have a lot of day light but we have some very annoying shadows projected from the top of the garage, that throw like a diagonal shadow shape on the top of the wall where we set up the furniture...i dont know if you can picture what i say, but i wonder what should i use in a case like that?? of course my budget is not big but i also dont want to waste time or money on something that wont do the job!, any suggestions??
You need a large sheet suspended over your work area. that will get rid of the odd shadows you are seeing from the light bouncing off of the corners up in your ceiling.
Excellent video! You got yourself a new subscriber. Sure, we would all like to have an unlimited budget to get everything we want - but you show us here that we can have a pretty solid setup and not spend thousands and thousands of dollars.
Thanks James! I'm glad you agree!
Great video thanks simple to understand thanks
Glad you liked it!
Heya Scott, I was wondering if you could offer me any advice on my softbox situation?
So, as a complete newbite to photography and the equipment, I asked my dad for a softbox for Christmas and linked him a few I liked the look of on Amazon. The one he got me was a Luxlight 80cm Octabox Softbox with Grid. Now, on the picture it looked like it came with everything you need, ready to go - but apparently not, It was just the softbox part! Not only that, but I have found out it has a 'bowens s-type' fit on it, which when I looked it up is supposed to be for those really expensive studio lighting thingys!?
I really want to keep and use the softbox as it's really nice quality, but I was wondering if there is any way to attach a bulb to it (to make it a continuous light rather than flash, I think that would be easier for my simple shots of my dog against a white wall?)? I've searched for bowens s-type adapter for bulbs but can't find anything and I'm not really too sure what I'm looking for. Any help greatly appreciated!
Yeah I hear you, unfortunately, you would need to buy a continuous light with an s-type collar on it. I would not buy a tungsten monolight, because the heat generated by the light might melt the softbox you already purchased. I would get an LED monolight like the GVM LS-P80S.
But you could also get a cheap light fixture from amazon, and clamp it into the s-type speedlight bracket mentioned in my video. Then you could use fluorescent, led, or any other light you chose
@@DenimSuitPhoto Thanks for the reply and info!
I did come across the Godox SL 60W LED studio light, which is a fair bit cheaper than others I've seen, would this work ok?
I've asked a few others and there is a bit of debate whether a speedlight or continuous lighting would be better so I'm a bit unsure which to pick.
Bexyboo88 at 60W seconds power that’s not a lot of light output for stills especially after you attach a soft box, which will dim the light even further. This type of light is better suited for video where the light output requirements are much less. The equivalent watt second output of the flashes I use the video are around 200W second. So more than 3x the light output of the Godox.
So will it work, yes, but with the caveat that the light will be quite dim, meaning you’ll have to compensate by adding more light from somewhere else, either by opening up your aperture to something like f/2.8 or more, or by increasing your ISO by maybe as much as 3x to something like 800-3200. All to be able to keep your shutter speed high, so you won’t have blurry shots.
Wow it's very helpful 😇 thank you
Most welcome 😊
very informative but how would your setup work photographing people's full bodies with a green screen backdrop would love to see a video on that thanks for the vid.
interesting! why green screen? do you think it would be easy to "key out" the subject?
@@DenimSuitPhoto I'm a beginner using strobes and Moonlights I have shot with many photographers but never in photography where I need to do knockouts I am following advice from photographers with many years in this type of photography if you have an opinion tell me I am curiuos of your opinion if you have one on the subject in matter.