Tax returns and off camera lighting

[Rocco]

+1 on the Einstein. I have one with some modifiers (48" gridded octabox, HOBD, 8.5" reflector with grids), and a PowerMC2. I'll likely get a Vagabond Mini-Li soon.

I also have a pair of 430s with TT5s, and 24" Lastolite Ezyboxes for them.

Just to spend more of your money, I didn't see backdrops and a stand for them on your list.

--John

..Eff. heh. Any recommendations there John? I look around.. and like everything photography related I see tons that are super cheap, Name brand stuff that's super expensive.. and a few thousand kits in between.

Can't see my self wanting more than white seamless or black vellum at first.

[neuroanatomist]

Any recommendations there John? I look around.. and like everything photography related I see tons that are super cheap, Name brand stuff that's super expensive.. and a few thousand kits in between.

I went with muslin backdrops from Backdrop Alley - $55-80 each IIRC, from B&H. I use a Manfrotto background stand, but the Impact one seems well-reviewed, too.