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Anonymous
I actually use a nice work lamp (500w) that I got for like $14 at home depot. Between that and my flash (which has a remote trigger) I've gotten results I'm more than happy with. I figure for another $14 I can get a second lamp, bounce them off walls or sheets or my reflector, and really have all the lighting control I need. Considering I didn't even buy the work lamp for photography, I'm getting excellent results, comparible to what I may get with something that cost 50 times more.
That being said, I would like to get some real lighting equipment eventually. I do photography for fun, not profit (but I have had pictures published go me!), so using a ghetto setup works just fine for now. But if "good enough" was really good enough, I'd still be using a point-and-shoot instead of a $2000 SLR. I try to learn with the cheap stuff first, though, to fully appreciate the pro-level stuff when I get it.
In the end, I focus on the final picture, not the equipment. Cheapo lighting does the job, so I'll stick with that until I know why I need something better.
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