My 1st photo with my new lighthing kit and backdrops

[RebeccaAPhotography]

Traditionally, you can set your main light at 45/45. 45 degrees from the subject at a 45 degree angle. your fill light will be opposite at half the power of the main light. You can add a hair light at about a 1/4 of the main light. Continous lights can get very hot. I suggest monolights. I don't recommend mixing flash with continuous. I have never liked the quality of light that you get. Indoor portraits with monolights will let you modify the lights so you can shoot at iso 100, shutter speed around 60-125 and an aperture of 5.6 or 8 ( I personally adjust for iso 100, 1/125 at f8, and f11 for groups. ) Good luck shooting and cute kid!

Hey thanks for the AWESOME tips!!! My parents are visiting this week for the 1st time since I moved to WI so I will def be experimenting with them and Gavin and will have this baby set up ASAP again!! I wrote it all down in my note book LOL! Can't wait to try it out!

 

[supraman215]

this is a cool tool for lighting placement:

Foundations of Lighting Placement

 

[RebeccaAPhotography]

Thanks! I added to my favorites so I wouldn't lose it!