Lowel DV Creator 55

Hey Nasser!

Did you ever find the answer to your question? I too am interested in crossing the lighting over to Photography since I'm into both - be great not having to buy two different kits.

Jason
 
Thanks Dan for the quick reply - I'm a total noob coming to lighting - I've been eyein' this kit Nasser was talking about for its affordability flexibility. People have been recommending others but this kit seems to come with a fair amount of equipment - and if taken care of correctly - should be okay.

To purchase a $1,300 kit that includes the same amounts of equipment - I'm not sure (at this time) what else is out there that is superior.

But back to the subject. That's good news - I know whomever the subjects to be photographed will be plenty warm! :-D
 
It depends on what you're trying to do. While it is true that you can use Hot lights aka continuous lights for photography I personally wouldn't start off with it. The benefit of using strobes in photography is the fact that you can create a large amount of light while
A. not needing large amounts of constant power consumption
B. not burning up your subject and
C. not burning yourself while trying to change your setup
Check out these lights for a good affordable photography light solution
www.alienbees.com

The only time that I would a hot light personally for me in a photoshoot is when i'm trying to bring the ambient light level in the room up.

Think about it like this a single 400watt strobe could put out enough light to stop your camera down to f-64 imagine how much you would need for a hot light to do that
 
Thanks for the insight - I thought of those ABCs when it came to using continuous lighting. Especially B and C. Was just hoping for a 'all inclusive' package - granted it could work - but the cons may just be too much of a nuisance.

Thanks for the link - I'll check them out.
 
The answer is: it depends. You can use it for still photography but it will not yield the same results as decent strobes. For one there is the color temperature. And while you can correct it with a digital camera the light is not as clean as the one that is emmitted by strobes and might add to digital noise at higher ISO's. Than the light output of the kit is so much weaker than an average good strobe kit with let's say 500 WS. You will not get to stop down your camera at low ISO's and you might also have problems to freeze movement. Finally hotlights are just that - hot. Which makes for a pretty sweaty model in long portrait sessions. So if you are looking for some quick and dirty stuff and don't need clean super sharp stills you might be doing fine. Otherwise you will have to get both - hotlights and strobes.
 
I guess a good question to start out with would have been, how do you plan to use them? There are lot of kinds of photos, so give lots of detail if you want a more pointed response.
 
Very true Dan and mbwkrause - thanks for your replies - I have to agree with the majority that strobes are the way to go - especially for human portraiture.

Oh well - i suppose an excuse fore more toys - huh? ;-)

Thanks again.

Jason
 
And what's wrong with fluorescent (daylight or tungsten for that matter) lighting with photography and video... ;-) Benefits of continuous lighting without the heat but if you use daylight you're effectively getting the same range color temp as a strobe. Of course it's soft light all the time and can't be hard but many times we do end up using soft light for portraiture as well as video.
 
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