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<blockquote data-quote="spb_stan" data-source="post: 639807" data-attributes="member: 43545">Softboxes might not be what you need since they need to be back further for full illumination of a standing model.&nbsp; A Strip light or Stripbox would be more useful with clothing shots. The are something like soft boxes but are tall and narrow with several diffusers to distribute the light for the full height of the model so the clothing is well exposed for the full body length.The advantage of a fast 50mm 1.4 lens is higher sensitivity to light and shallow depth of field that is often desired in portraiture and fine art. That narrow depth of field at the 1.4 aperture setting is exactly what you do NOT want in clothing and product photography but the 50 when stopped down to f/5.6 or 8.0&nbsp; will assure the complete model is in clear focus. A softbox or other modifier is just an accessory to modify the light distribution so you still need light sources. Studio work usually means strobes although with the right set up, speedlights can be used.&nbsp; Strobes come in various maximum power ratings and can be from $250 to $4000 a piece. They also need stands, a method to trigger them and some modifiers for the softboxes, strip boxes, octoboxes. These modifiers include grids, snoots, flags, etc. Speedlights can be used also but generate a lot less power so more are needed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="spb_stan, post: 639807, member: 43545"] Softboxes might not be what you need since they need to be back further for full illumination of a standing model. A Strip light or Stripbox would be more useful with clothing shots. The are something like soft boxes but are tall and narrow with several diffusers to distribute the light for the full height of the model so the clothing is well exposed for the full body length. The advantage of a fast 50mm 1.4 lens is higher sensitivity to light and shallow depth of field that is often desired in portraiture and fine art. That narrow depth of field at the 1.4 aperture setting is exactly what you do NOT want in clothing and product photography but the 50 when stopped down to f/5.6 or 8.0 will assure the complete model is in clear focus. A softbox or other modifier is just an accessory to modify the light distribution so you still need light sources. Studio work usually means strobes although with the right set up, speedlights can be used. Strobes come in various maximum power ratings and can be from $250 to $4000 a piece. They also need stands, a method to trigger them and some modifiers for the softboxes, strip boxes, octoboxes. These modifiers include grids, snoots, flags, etc. Speedlights can be used also but generate a lot less power so more are needed. [/QUOTE]

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