Hi guys, I've posted a few questions regarding light and modifiers, and I appreciate all of the help given. I am brand new at photography, and want to do mostly beauty work. So, I have decided to begin with a one light setup that includes a beauty dish and studio strobe (I also have a large 5 in 1 reflector to use for fill). I will be adding more lighting eventually,m but I need to learn to control one light first, before I get too complex. My only issue is, which strobe to get. I originally wanted the Alien Bee B400, but I noticed that the wattage is not high, and from my understanding, for the type of work I want to do, I'd need 300-400w, with a lot of versatility as far as the power range goes. I am now looking at the Westcott Strobelite & Strobelite Plus, but am open to any suggestions for a great, reasonably priced strobe for a beginning beauty photographer on a one light setup. I am having a little difficulty understanding how to choose a good strobe.Thank you in advance! All suggestions are appreciated.
Beauty, Portrait & Editorial Makeup Photography and Retouching
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If you're just getting started I would highly suggest alien bees or einsteins. They hold their value and when you are ready to sell you'll still have value.
Buy them used, use them for a few years, sell them for the same price you bought them for.
I'm in the UK, I started with Lastolite F400s and am still using them, good solid light at a decent price, Bowen light mods fitting. the only drawback is non-replaceable strobe