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Anonymous
I wan't to get into the sort of studio style lighting manipulation but I'm fucking broke right now.

Here's the equipment that I can use.

350D
Ef 50mm 1,4
ef 85mm 1,8
sigma flash (the bigger one, also works as a slave and i don't have a cable)

How do I soften the light and what can I use as reflectors?

Picture related, it's a shitty picture.
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>> Project !dashI8UpO.
Be lucky finding an umbrella with a rather shiny inside.
>> Anonymous
get a big piece of polystyrene - use thit as an reflector. this gives you pretty soft light. also try not shooting with the flash directly at the object.
>> tizzou !!HuouSd+PYUs
http://vimeo.com/789519
>> Anonymous
>>280799

sure, but aren't lightbulbs a bit too dim if I only want say, 1source of light and one reflection of light?
>> Anonymous
>>280906
If you want more power, my thought would be to get fixtures rated for powerful lights (Industrial/shop fixtures, 500 watt or something), and use photoflood bulbs in them.

I'm currently using a three-light from Smith-Victor, which cost about $250 and has three heads, two with shoot-through diffuser umbrellas and one with a boom and a smaller bulb to use as a "hair light" or whatever, works pretty well, and is about as cheap as you'll get a studio-worthy setup for.