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Originally Posted by ntinlizi
portraits= babys, individual portraits, and small familys (to start)
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theres a massive amount of choice out there.. but its all worked around the budget
if you are in the USA i'd suggest checking out AlienBees..
however.. a good (my choice) option is using flashguns (like what you put on the hotshoe of the camera)
you'd need a minimum of two flashes, two stands and some sort of radiotrgger such as CyberSyncs, Cactus, PocketWizards.. and a sofdtbox/umbrella for each stand.
preferably three strobes.
again.. heavily dependant on the budget.
my only comment RE: flash vs hotlights
avoid hotlights...
unless you want to concentrate on babies.. they wil close their eyes if you blast them with a flash. thats the only time i'd suggest hotlights.
hotlights also require a much more powerful power supply..
whereas a stobe set-up is generally lighter, and only required four AA batteries.. so you can do portraits in the park, abandoned buildings, special locations decided by your client.. prettymuch anywhere.
for more information read
www.strobist.com