photoj87
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Hey guys,
I'm currently the studio car photographer for a dealership and I want to improve our photos the best that I can with a new lighting setup. We're currently running 8 AB800s, each clamped to the frame structure of a studio (see pictures). The photographer before me bought and installed the equipment without putting any sort of diffusion on the lights. They're doing the trick so far, but could look 100x better with soft boxes. I'm not interested in in one giant box like most studios use because that casts dramatic shadows that our customers won't find attractive. I'm thinking of a 5 box setup (see picture) with one light in each end box and two lights in each of the overhead boxes. I'm not sure the boss will want to buy more lights, but I was thinking having a third light in each overhead box may be a good idea. Also, I'm not sure the cheapest place to buy these boxes, who I should have contracted to install them (an electrician?) and what cloth I should have the lights shooting through (bed sheets?). I may have them custom made or if I can find long enough boxes for overhead, I'll have them purchased and installed. Please let me know your thoughts.
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I'm currently the studio car photographer for a dealership and I want to improve our photos the best that I can with a new lighting setup. We're currently running 8 AB800s, each clamped to the frame structure of a studio (see pictures). The photographer before me bought and installed the equipment without putting any sort of diffusion on the lights. They're doing the trick so far, but could look 100x better with soft boxes. I'm not interested in in one giant box like most studios use because that casts dramatic shadows that our customers won't find attractive. I'm thinking of a 5 box setup (see picture) with one light in each end box and two lights in each of the overhead boxes. I'm not sure the boss will want to buy more lights, but I was thinking having a third light in each overhead box may be a good idea. Also, I'm not sure the cheapest place to buy these boxes, who I should have contracted to install them (an electrician?) and what cloth I should have the lights shooting through (bed sheets?). I may have them custom made or if I can find long enough boxes for overhead, I'll have them purchased and installed. Please let me know your thoughts.
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