Careful of the umbrellas outdoors... they become excellent sails in the
wind. But light stands only travel in short arcs... to the ground face
first. When outdoors or in busy places indoors you need sandbags around
the legs of the stand so it doesn't get blown or knocked over.
Chuck Norcutt
Allen Coltrin wrote:
> I can get some very secure stands easily. Putting it all together makes me
> feel that I will get it all wrong and fail. I don't handle that well. These
> lights will be used for indoor shots. Once I get more comfortable I might go
> outdoors.
>
> Allen
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Johann Thorsson" <johann@xxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] Re: lighting
> Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 14:38:24 -0700
>
>
> You need more ideas. Lot of things can be "stands", you just need to fasten
> them to something http://tinyurl.com/lv9kd. You should also consider what
> you intend to use those lights/studio for.
>
> J
>
>
> >
> > Those are great umbrellas. Then I need to get the stands, strobes, and
> the
> > electronic stuff. This is a major part if what makes me very unsure.
> >
> > Allen
>
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