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<blockquote data-quote="Bikerbrent" data-source="post: 685978" data-attributes="member: 42081"><p>Welcome aboard. Enjoy the ride.</p><p>We look forward to seeing more posts and samples of your work.</p><p></p><p>Yes, the 50mm lens is a prime lens and very suitable for this project.</p><p></p><p>Since the D3100 has a built-in flash, you can get decent photos using this flash, so you could get by without buying anything additional.</p><p></p><p>If you want to make a small investment you could purchase an i-TTL flash unit and an extension cable and use it as an off camera flash, either held off to the side by either you or an assistant. This would provide a less flat lighting situation. If you have an assistant, you could also skip the cable and use the on-camera flash as a master flash to trigger more remote lighting for even better lighting. You could also get a stand or tripod to support the flash remotely if you don't have an assistant. The next step up would be to purchase a wireless remote flash trigger. If you have the flash unit and a fairly low white or light colored ceiling, you could do a bounce flash to produce more even lighting. Finally, for a little more investment, with the remote flash unit, you could buy some modifiers to soften the light (Some flash units come with some of these like a built-in bounce flash card or light diffuser).</p><p></p><p>To improve the lighting beyond this, you would need to make a fairly large investment in either multiple flash units and stands or studio lighting, which I doubt you would want to do because of the cost.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bikerbrent, post: 685978, member: 42081"] Welcome aboard. Enjoy the ride. We look forward to seeing more posts and samples of your work. Yes, the 50mm lens is a prime lens and very suitable for this project. Since the D3100 has a built-in flash, you can get decent photos using this flash, so you could get by without buying anything additional. If you want to make a small investment you could purchase an i-TTL flash unit and an extension cable and use it as an off camera flash, either held off to the side by either you or an assistant. This would provide a less flat lighting situation. If you have an assistant, you could also skip the cable and use the on-camera flash as a master flash to trigger more remote lighting for even better lighting. You could also get a stand or tripod to support the flash remotely if you don't have an assistant. The next step up would be to purchase a wireless remote flash trigger. If you have the flash unit and a fairly low white or light colored ceiling, you could do a bounce flash to produce more even lighting. Finally, for a little more investment, with the remote flash unit, you could buy some modifiers to soften the light (Some flash units come with some of these like a built-in bounce flash card or light diffuser). To improve the lighting beyond this, you would need to make a fairly large investment in either multiple flash units and stands or studio lighting, which I doubt you would want to do because of the cost. [/QUOTE]
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