New business

[Photog032]

I finished my business plan last week!!! Alright! I am going to do it part time on location until I get enough clientell to support myself. I have my camera already and am working on getting some backdrops and props. My main focus is going to be pet photography. Pets alone or with the family. I am looking to get some information on portable lighting equipment. I am going to need more direct light rather than flashes to prevent the pets eyes from glaring. I did some research some years back on something bee. It was fairly decently priced and now I can't think of what its called. Anyway, please let me know what would be the best lighting I could get for a decent price.

Thanks

[Ronald S. Jr.]

www.alienbees.com

I have a pair of the B400's and they work just plain great. They're strobes, though. They'll flash just like a speedlite. If you want continuous lighting, maybe some quartz monolights or just simply..light!

[Photog032]

Thats it! alienbees!!! I knew it was bees something. Thanks for the info. I've been shooting with natural light and flash for many many years. I figure I should start to actually look professional before they see the shots.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Yep, that's just the way it is. Most people seem to want to see big, fancy expensive equipment. You know what the most professional looking accessory is to me, though? An assistant.

[savona]

When you say on location, do you mean they will mostly be outdoor shoots?

[Photog032]

Probably, I know I will have natural light outdoors, but I also plan to do some inside work too. For instance for the holidays, by the Christmas tree or fireplace. Or possibly inside with my back drop in which I will need lighting. Basically I need to know what is best to start with. I don't want to spend all kinds of money on the completely wrong lighting set.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

If you'll do that much "on location" stuff, maybe you'd be better off with speedlights and umbrellas/lightstands, unless you can afford the vagabond system to go with the bees. Pricey.

[Adaptive]

If you'll do that much "on location" stuff, maybe you'd be better off with speedlights and umbrellas/lightstands, unless you can afford the vagabond system to go with the bees. Pricey.

vagabond is the ****, i can't wait till mine gets here

[justageorgiaguy]

and just a note on the Vagabond system; i was going to try to go cheap and use a car battery and power inverter....not the same thing, luckilly the inverter wasnt strong enough anyhow, but after more research, the typical off-the-shelf power inverters create "dirty energy" and will eventually fry circuit boards in stuff like the strobes. Just a heads up for anyone who looked at the Vagabond system and said "I can make that!" lol