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Minimum tools to begin with: Camera and lens
Are you new to studio photography or planning to make a career in the profession? There is a minimum set of instruments that you will require to begin with. The first instrument that a photographer needs is a sophisticated camera and lens of varies focal length (mostly wide and ultra wide angle lens).
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Softbox, beauty dish, umbrella, flash head and reflector are some of the instruments that must be present in a studio. Buy the above mentioned devices in pair. Besides, you will need backgrounds and half a dozen stands.
Lighting Devices
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Basically, there are three types of lights used in a studio set up- key, fill and back. Different lighting equipments are used as key, fill and back lights.
Creating lighting
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Key
Key light(s) is the primary set of lights for illuminating a subject. Beauty dish and softbox are used for lightening a model.
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Fill
Fill light is used to tone down the hard edges created by the key lighting tools. An umbrella is good for the purpose.
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Back
•Back light separates subject from background. Dimmer light is preferred for isolating subject and background.
•If you are short on lighting instruments, you can also try reflectors.
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