Smith Victor KFL-33 Three Flourescent Lights Question!

Phyxius

A friend and I do pet portraits about 2-3 times a year and we donate all of the profits to a local animal rescue. We're looking for cheap...I mean INEXPENSIVE lighting options.

A local person has this exact set for sale for $200.

http://www.adorama.com/SVKFL33.html

Do you think it would work for lighting a small area?

For example:

ziggy53

Inexpensive fluorescent is not very color accurate, but it might be OK for this application where I doubt that color fidelity is terribly important.

Remember too that you do not have control over light output except through scrims and filters and distance.

Phyxius

ziggy53 wrote:

Inexpensive fluorescent is not very color accurate, but it might be OK for this application where I doubt that color fidelity is terribly important.

Remember too that you do not have control over light output except through scrims and filters and distance.

Thanks Ziggy!

We'll be in a VERY small space. The space is a 10' x 10' square room. In the past we've used everything from flash like in the picture I posted above to 60W clip lights and 1000W halogen work lights like this: http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=182105-52757-WL500HDPT-L&lpage=none

The problem with the lights above is that they're VERY hot and not in a white balance way. We turn them off between dogs and have fans running but it's still HOT! The stand also doesn't allow for a lot of flexibility. I honestly have never seen studio lights, I shoot outside at sporting events.

So, thanks for the input!

ziggy53

Good luck Christina. This sounds like a very worthy cause.

Sam

Do yourself a favor. Don't even think about small florescent, and / or hot lights for living things.

I have tried Home Depot halogen shop lights, and aluminum clip on lights with small daylight balanced florescent bulbs.

You would get more positive results and have more fun if you just took the money and went to Las Vegas.

Look into real strobes. Studio or speed lights. You will not be sorry. If you can't afford to buy, try renting or maybe if told the rental store why you needed them they could help out a little.

No matter how much more it costs to get the right gear now, it's cheaper than buying stuff that just flat won't work and your going to end up throwing away.

Good luck!

Sam