Ebay help with lighting!!!

[dcknipe]

I know they both arent great but its just for a couple of shots for my sister in-law. Does the 360w make a super difference? or will a 220w be ok for in home shooting?

[Murtasma]

The difference in wattage isn't that large, besides those light bulbs are pretty cheep. If the setup can handle a larger wattage bulb you can always upgrade for a few bucks.

Get the best light socket and light stand combo you can find that way you have the flexibility to use a larger bulb if you feel you need it. The wattage of the bulb will determine how fast of a shutter speed you can use.

Even with 2 1,000 watt bulbs my exposures are are usually around F2.8 1/30th of a second. That's kind of slow for a portrait but usable in most situations. I haven't used anything lower then 500 watts so my guess is it will be slightly better than a 100 watt desk lamp.

This is why I don't use hot lights anymore then just don't produce enough light for my needs. 1000 watts is really bright but that produced over a long time period compared to a flash which dumps light almost instantly. This allows you to use much smaller apatures and freeze the motion of your subject at the same time.

[fleafly]

Originally Posted by dcknipe

I know they both arent great but its just for a couple of shots for my sister in-law. Does the 360w make a super difference? or will a 220w be ok for in home shooting?

Are you referring to Monolights or Continuous?