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  • bigtrick0

    lighting - alien bees (www.alienbees.com) are excellent, cheap, have great accessories, and have great resale value if you ever need to upgrade.

    backdrop - i am partial to seamless paper, myself. you can get 9-foot rolls at b&h but it will be a sight cheaper if you can find them locally.

    my two cents - buy a little at a time. using one light and an umbrella to start will allow you to realize more clearly what you want a second light for and what accessories you'd like. that way you don't waste your money on things at the start (like me - i foolishly bought a two-light kit from a crappy manufacturer and now have to find a way to get rid of them).

    ...say, want to buy a pair of cheap monolights??? :P

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