How hard is it without proper lighting?

[Conor McDonald]

This is an area I really want to start to explore, from scratch! I had everything I really need apart from lighting equitment and Im just wondering how I can work around this? I feel I could come up with ways to work around natural lighting that I have but am I wasting my time if I dont have this gear?

[FlyingPhotog]

You can do a great deal with window light and simple tools with which to bounce light.

"Proper Light" =/= Expensive Lighting Gear

[Chris]

Get this book:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/158428255X/ref=oss_product

[Conor McDonald]

Thanks I will hunt that one down. Another thing I lack in is photoshop. I try and make my images come of the camera with as little eiditng as possible but from what i see there is alot of photoshop happening in most of the images. I guess its all about trail and error. I have some models lined up for this weekend so I look forward to seeing what I can get from working with natural light and little photo editing.

[RDKirk]

Thanks I will hunt that one down. Another thing I lack in is photoshop. I try and make my images come of the camera with as little eiditng as possible but from what i see there is alot of photoshop happening in most of the images. I guess its all about trail and error. I have some models lined up for this weekend so I look forward to seeing what I can get from working with natural light and little photo editing.

In this day and age, Photoshop is necessary for this kind of work. Blemishes, most wrinkles, bulges (particularly those caused by your posing) are expected to be removed. In the past, retouching was always par for the course for this kind of work, and it still is.