Hey All,
Since the time that I began shooting I have either used natural lighting/reflectors or struggled with various "make-do" studio lighting such as Home Depot work lights. These make do solutions, to say the least, most often leave a lot to be desired in terms of color cast, etc. and often, I end up having to spend way too much time in Photoshop getting the image to a decent standard. Even then, they are not close to the quality of my natural lighting shots.
With winter upon me here in the arctic northeast, I am contemplating spending a little dough($1000.00 - $2000.00) to get a basic strobe set up so I can spend the winter learning how to use them and add the ability to do "real" studio work to my toolset.
Would be interested and very grateful to get input from all of those experienced with purchasing strobe lighting set ups i.e. your recommendations on brands etc. I am particularly interested in self-contained kits so that I can use on location if desired.
Would also love to hear from those who have gone through the learning curve of using strobes and get any tips/shortcuts in terms of shortening that curve at all.
I know this is a big question. I appreciate any of you taking the time to answer.
