First time with lights: Continuos or Strobe?

[dizzyg44]

As the title says............

I'm looking into purchase some lighting (on a tight budget of course)

Which is best to start out on at first?

Thanks

 

[Johnboy2978]

depends on what you're shooting really. Almost always, the recommendation would be for strobe though. Continuous are good for still life though. Otherwise, the benefit of strobe is that it produces no heat for the subject, thus making it more comfortable as well as safer. You also have more consistent color temperature with a strobe and more consistent results. It takes a lot of high watt continuous lights to achieve the same results as a flash. There are many other reasons for strobe over continuous but there are a few instances where you can get by with hot lights.

 

[Big Mike]

I agree with that. Unless you are strictly shooting inanimate objects, strobes are a better option.