DIY Light Setup... Help!

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Ok here's my situation, I'm trying to set up a continuous light rig with an Westcott 32in Umbrella, a big 105 Watt EIKO Bulb, and a Tripod/ what ever else will work as a stand ect.. and some clamps/what ever else I need to rig this together ect.. I have a clamp light that I removed the silver bowl for a Ballast.

So here I am with almost everything I need to set this up and now I'm stumped. Anyone have a similar set up? Or any advice to how I can put this together to make a functioning light rig?

I'm feeling a bit discouraged and ready to return the stuff I've bought (with about $60 more I could just buy a one light set up).

Should I just toss the idea of setting it up on a stand and try to use a simple diffuser in front of the light? My tripod is too flimsy and short anyways.

I feel like I'm half way there, and I've been doing my DIY homework, but I'm just scrambled at this point and not much of a craftsman anyways (should have thought about that more before I started lol)

Any help will be much appreciated.

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Bueller... Bueller....lol

Update... Back to the drawing board, taking stuff back to the store, investing in taking my Flash off Camera instead of going with continuous light.

Thanks!

[RexK_Cozumel]

you should post some pictures of what you are trying to work with. Hard to give advice with out actually seeing what you are using.