Studio light

[satishpatnaikg]

hi,
I am looking for a umbrella or strobe to use both in-door and out-door.
budget <=300USD

thanks
Sat

[GreggObst]

We'll need some more info to make a recommendation.

What type of subjects are you looking to light ?
Are you looking to light a single person or a group ?
Do you want to trigger the strobe via wireless or with a sync chord ?
What camera body are you using ?

[GreggObst]

You might try taking a look at one of the starter strobist kits offered by Midwest Photo Exchange. Strobist Starving Student SC1 Lighting Kit

With that you get a Lumopro flash, light stand, a set of Cactus radio transmitter/receiver, a 43" shoot through umbrella, a set of gels and a carrying case. All for around your target price point of $300.

[satishpatnaikg]

Thank you.

Please see my notes below.

What type of subjects are you looking to light ?
>>>Wedding,Portraits

Are you looking to light a single person or a group ?
>>>>Not more than 5-6 people

Do you want to trigger the strobe via wireless or with a sync chord ?
>>>>Wireless is preferred but what is good method.

What camera body are you using ?
>>>Nikon D90/18-105 and 35 mm/SB-600/Reasonable tripod/chord based remote

[GreggObst]

I think that starter strobist kit would probably work well for what you are trying to do. The only thing I might suggest is see if they would substitute the Wescott 60" optical white umbrella with removable cover for the 46" shoot through umbrella they are packing with the kit. That would give you larger coverage for those 5 and 6 person groups plus you could use it as a reflective umbrella by leaving the outer black cover on it in addition to using it as a shoot through umbrella when the cover is off. Maybe they can just charge you the difference in cost. The Westcott 60" is $36.99 by itself so the upgrade charge from the kit one can't be all that much.

Here's the link to the Westcott 60" umbrella Westcott 60" Optical White Umbrella with Removable Cover

Yes, radio triggers are the way to go especially if you will have people walking around like at a wedding and you don't want them tripping over sync chrords when they come over to get a shot.

[zona5101]

just an fyi...getting even lighting on 5 to 6 people with a single portable flash through an umbrella with decent depth of field will not be an easy task...

[GreggObst]

Originally Posted by zona5101

just an fyi...getting even lighting on 5 to 6 people with a single portable flash through an umbrella with decent depth of field will not be an easy task...

True, but he seems to have a capped budget to pull this off with.