EQUIPMENT

If you want to invest in cameras and lenses, there are lots of companies vying to take your money in exchange for some lovely equipment. However, if you want to truly invest in your photography, then you’ll achieve far more by investing in lighting equipment and learning how to use it properly. This chapter will offer advice on what equipment you really need.

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It may be overkill to use eight flash heads to light a scene with eight motorcycles, but when using battery-powered flash kit you can easily take your lighting setup to the middle of a field. One flash is even lighting the tree in the background. Nikon D3X; 24mm focal length; ISO ...

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