I'm looking for some advice on creating a kit for location and outdoors portrait and fashion (perhaps the occasional wedding).
The three lights I have are: 2 x 580 EX II and 1 x 420 EX (plus an ST-E2 transmitter).
These are the three most common scenarios for me:
- Outdoors fill in flash on camera: A single flash positioned on the camera.
- Outdoors fill flash off camera: A single light off camera on a stand.
- Indoors multiple flashes off camera: A key light, a fill light, and a hair light.
For 1, I was thinking of acquiring a LumiQuest SoftBox III
. Will this work well for my purpose? It also comes in a portrait kit that gives me gels and a snoot.For 2, I have many options but it mostly boils down to umbrella vs softbox. Due to umbrellas' propensity to fly on windy days, I was veering more towards a portable softbox of some kind on a stand that can be weighed down or sandbagged. This 24"x24" Chinese soft box
appears to be a good and inexpensive option. Or would this Octobox be better? Any thoughts on this?For 3, I will have to add two more stands, and perhaps an umbrella (the snoot is already included in the portrait kit. Ideally I'd like to add a honey comb as well down the road). I was considering this cheap kit
.I appreciate your feedback.
