Help with studio lighting - Sorted and £1500 spent haha poor dad paid

[balderz]

Ok my other half finished uni as a photography and is slowly setting up her own buiness

And I'm thinking as her birthday and Xmas in December I will look at getting her some lights as she has said she has to borrow her friends lights when she does portrait pics etc ( hope I got that right)

What a good set up that's not going to cost the earth but is also easy to set up and carry to jobs etc

Cheers

[T_J_G]

Lencarta Smartflash twin soft box setup.

You'll need to use the clients power though.

[DubFan]

It depends whether she's after flash lighting or continuous lighting.

Flash lighting is good for somethings, but not everything.

Buy a backdrop with stands first, like this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Professional-Photo-Studio-White-Backdrop-Background-/220799740886?pt=UK_Photography_StudioEquipment_RL&hash=item3368b0abd6

This can be used with flash lighting or continuous lighting.

If she already has a couple of flashes, then you can just buy the stands, brackets, umbrellas and remote triggers:

Umbrellas Umbrella with stand and bracket
Remote triggers Canon flash triggerNikon flash trigger


If she wants continuous lighting, you could go for something like this:
dirt cheap ebay kit example

Best bet is to try and find out what kit she borrows/uses at the moment and see if she wants one like that. Then that will give you a better idea of what to get.
There's a big difference between using flash and continuous lighting and photographers can be picky about what kit they like 

[shepgti]

if your buying a complete setup you will need deeeeeep pockets!

[balderz]

Cheers for the info guys
She is now sorted with a
Bowens Gemini 400/400 Twin Head Studio Kit
Sekonic L-308S Flashmate Light Meter
Lastolite Ezybox 60 soft box

And some other stuff all I know her dad is £1500 worse off 

I did offer to pay but she would rather I bought her something for herself and its about time her dad did something for her after missing her birthday and graduation 

And a few test picture she took of the dog (tibetan spaniel)