Studio Lighting Summary

If you want to seriously get into photography, you should invest in studio flash heads for indoor photography. Although continuous light is good, flash heads are recommended for even better quality photos. They also give out much more powerful light than continuous light, and the latter gives off too much heat if you were to try to kick up the light. You can use umbrellas or soft boxes to control the light, and give you a better depth of field, especially with smaller objects. Your pictures will also come out a lot sharper if you use the flash instead of the continuous light. A sharper image comes from having more light, faster shutter speeds, and smaller apertures. Studio light recycles fast, rather than a battery powered flash. When using a studio flash, it is best to take pictures fast so you get a better shot. The battery powered flash takes a long time to recharge, which means your photo session will run longer, and everyone will get tired very easily. Studio flash is very reliable. You don't even have to buy the expensive ones for reliability, because the cheaper ones last a long time. You can get softer light by using diffusers. The most useful diffuser is an umbrella, because of its round shape, and can be used to shoot through light or reflect it. Although you might have all of the equipment to create indoor photography, it's what you do with it that counts. It is suggested that you play with the lights and put them at different angles of the subject you are photographing. Doing this will let you control the shadows, and have better photos.