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Martin Prihoda shares more of his professional photography knowledge & experience with us. He describes his equipment used for the photo shoot of the Delirium music band. He uses a large beauty dish as an overhead for the top light. For the sides, he uses a pair of 600 watt mono lights with probably an acetate screen placed in front of them to soften & distribute the light. He probably leaves the soft boxes at his studio because I for one know that it is hard to fix together after dismantling them. Also included is Martin shoeing off his big Honda generator. He is a devout believer in bringing your own power. As you can see the photo results are dramatic, suitable for a music group album cover or magazine pages. Tune IN!

I am going to list for you two types of studio lighting solutions for your photography hobby. Most importantly, you need a relatively large space in your home. Lol. Unless of course you only plan to do outdoor shoots so you only need a closet or small room to store your lighting equipment. In fact studio lighting equipment nowadays is so versatile that you can leave them in the car, unpack & reinstall them at the photo shoot location. Although fixing up the soft boxes is a pain in the arms so you may want to leave them open after the first installation.

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The brand for the studio flash lighting is Tianlai ‘Golden Eagle’ JY-180A (China brand). They do look like some high tech medical equipment but they are a photographer’s precision lighting equipment. I believe it is the best buy (cheapest) for a new 200 watt 3 light studio set up anywhere in Malaysia. Replacement light bulb is the purpose built 50 watts Halogen bulb which costs RM10 to RM15 per piece at retail photo shops.

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