Lightbox Digital Imaging Blog

I got infected by the strobists fever, after the first PiPho Strobist Meet-up at UP last month, I decided to upgrade my current set-up.

As you may recall, my set-up was a little crude, I was using a tripod then, I decided to purchase (1) a 6′ light stand, a shoot through umbrella & a umbrella adapter with hot-shoe connection.


The current set-up has given me extra flexibility, the extra height of the stand & the diffusing capability of the umbrella to soften the shadow.

I did some test shot using the current set-up & I’m quite satisfied with it’s result.

This shot of the bear was taken without the help of the shoot through umbrella. Notice the shadow of the right side?

As you can see the on the next photo, the shadow is more detailed, which is not good in shooting still life or even in portraiture.

So what else is missing?

1. Another speedlight (flash), probably an SB800 or SB600
2. Another light stand
3. Another umbrella or a soft box
4. Umbrella adapter

Good thing that I can take advantage of Nikon’s Creative Lighting System (CLS), this makes the flash (IR/RF) commander optional.

This post is tagged Gears, Lighting, Photography, Strobists