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Today’s video is going to be all about studio lighting kit recommendations for beginners. (Studio lighting kits for portrait photography.)
I really wanted to give some solid examples of studio lighting kits for beginners, or entry level studio lighting kits that are reputable.
Hopefully this video helps anyone who is currently trying to decide on a lighting kit! 🙂
Lighting Kits Mentioned:
💡 Elinchrom D-Lite RX4 Octabox & Softbox Kit
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💡 Godox SK400 II Kit –
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📷 Canon 24-70mm f2.8L
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📷 Canon 85mm f1.2L
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💡 Elinchrom D-Lite RX4 Octabox & Softbox Kit
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💡 Elinchrom 44cm Beauty Dish (White)
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💡 Aputure Amaran 672 (Video LED Lights)
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🎤 Rode Video Micro Mic
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🎤 Rode Wireless Go Lav Mic
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10 responses to “Studio Lighting Kit Recommendations for Beginners [Studio Lighting Kits for Portrait Photography]”
Have you upgraded the size of your Octabox or do you use the one that comes in the kit? Does elinchrome accept other brands for modifiers?
Saved me from buying shitty off brand ebay lights haha. Thanks for the upload!
I have a question, I’m a beginner outdoor portrait photographer. Are these systems portable?
what is the brand of your top you're wearing? let me know
Thank you so much 😊 it’s nice to hear from a woman in the business! Xxoo
Sound advice. I our Studio we’ve almost completely standardized on Profoto, but I can imagine that beginners don’t want to fork out $4,000+ for starters. Godox has really nice affordable kits, but if you can spare the extra money, Elinchrome is an excellent choice. They have a very wide selection of good quality modifiers that stand the test of time well esp. when you have to unpack and pack every time (what most beginners need to do). Their transmitter works very well with almost all brands of cameras and is also compatible with Rotolight should you ever wish to extend to continuous light and with the lightmeters of Sekonic. On top of that Elinchrome has decent customer support. Something that Godox sometimes seems to lack (depending on in which country you live). By the way, the original Bowens went out of business in 2017 and the name was acquired by an investment company (also owning Calumet). The Bowens gear is now produced in China at a much lower quality standard than before. They’re more in the range of Godox nowadays. Or even below…
PS. almost all lower-priced kits come with rubbish stands these days. You’re best off to invest another $250 in good stands. Either way, don’t attach booms on these standard stands, as they easily tumble over.
Really good video. Thank you. I’ve gone the inexpensive route of Godox speed lights and umbrella soft boxes, but I’m only using that for the occasional family and friend headshots and portraits. I’ve been very happy with Godox, and the price is reasonable enough to buy backups if I have a can’t fail job.
Would you suggest getting 400w lights? I wasn’t sure whether I’d get a 200w (possibly the godox 200pro)
This is a great video. Thank you for uploading photography videos.
I’m curious what your experience has been with the elinchrom modeling bulbs and modeling bulb fuses over the years? We use those dlite 400 lights and it seem s they eat modeling bulbs and fuses. I wish the OEM bulbs were built a bit better.