Venturing into Portraits

I just picked up a JTL studio lighting kit (2 stands, umbrellas and 85w flourescent bulbs) and their heavy duty background support. Also picked up an inexpensive 6x9 background to start me off. I'm really a landscape guy but I figure investing $350 in studio gear is much smarter than my wife spending $50 at penny's for our son's pictures. This is a kind of a personal challenge (to me) to get better results than a big box studio (I think my wife is skeptical) but I won her over with my results working with portrait pro last weekend. I'm hoping this will help me deal with the winter confinment also!

I'll post some results over the weekend.

That's the kind of math that makes men's logic legendary.

Rick, looking forward to seeing the results.... You will surely do fine! That will be my goal someday, when I retire, shoot my kids and grandkids!

Pat in NH

RockyNH said:

Rick, looking forward to seeing the results.... You will surely do fine! That will be my goal someday, when I retire, shoot my kids and grandkids!

Pat in NH

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With a camera I hope

You will do great Rick, and you will make money with it too Congrats by the way.

Thanks everyone! I'm thinking some side business will spin off from it and pay for itself.

Aperture F8...Shutter 1/125 sec give or take a bit..You'll dazzle your wife with the images..

Can't wait to see them. I am sure you will do great. Sounds like the perfect time to explore and avoid paying a studio.


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