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Reddit mentions of CowboyStudio Photography & Video Portrait Umbrella Continuous Triple Lighting Kit

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Reddit mentions: 27

We found 27 Reddit mentions of CowboyStudio Photography & Video Portrait Umbrella Continuous Triple Lighting Kit. Here are the top ones.

CowboyStudio Photography & Video Portrait Umbrella Continuous Triple Lighting Kit
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    Features:
  • Three (3) 45 Watt 5500k Daylight bulbs
  • Two (2) 7 Ft light stand, One (1) Mini Light stand
  • Three (3) Light Socket
  • Two (2) 33 inch White umbrella
  • One (1) Padded Carrying Case
Specs:
Colorblack, white
Height9.842519675 Inches
Length9.842519675 Inches
Weight10.6 Pounds
Width9.842519675 Inches

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Found 27 comments on CowboyStudio Photography & Video Portrait Umbrella Continuous Triple Lighting Kit:

u/Step1Mark · 7 pointsr/Filmmakers

I like his videos but quite often you can find something much better for the same price or around it. If its a paid job you look bad bringing PVC pipe equipment.

3 point umbrella kit and that includes the bag and bulbs.

u/pjoshyb · 6 pointsr/videography

Not more important than audio but important for clean images which is important. If you are budget conscious and just starting out and need something to learn with something like this can get you started.

u/mspin · 6 pointsr/painting

You may want to check out this video. It's the video Saatchi has on their website showing how to photograph artwork.

If direct sunlight isn't doing the trick, you could try using a simple lighting kit like this one.. It's relatively inexpensive considering what you get. I wrote a guide on how to use that lighting kit with a DSLR if you're interested.

Aside from that, make sure that you're using the lowest ISO possible, preferably 100 or 200 depending on your camera. Higher ISO levels means that you'll get artifacts in dark areas, particularly blacks. Use a tripod or a table and turn off vibration reduction on the lens if it has that setting since it shouldn't be moving anyway. Also, like the video says, try to make it so that your painting takes up the maximum amount of the sensor without being cut off. You can always rotate a photo of a canvas that is supposed to be vertical later. By taking the photo horizontally, you can zoom in more and capture more of the detail.

u/taueln · 6 pointsr/photography

I'm thinking of getting a lighting kit. I saw this one on Amazon: Link

Since I only do photography as a hobby (and funzies!), would this work out?

u/Nweez · 4 pointsr/photography

This is the easiest thing in photography for you to do once you know exactly how to go about it,especially now with digital cameras. There are no moving subjects, no strobes necessary and not really a ton of expensive gear either. Take a look at this: This was about 5 minutes of shooting followed by 30 minutes of post, if it's setup correctly it's really that easy.

You have two main problems, both related to light. The camera doesn't know what it is seeing and your computer(monitor) doesn't know how to output it for you. So that is WB on the camera side and monitor profiling on the computer side. Let's focus on WB in camera for now.

You mentioned you are using a piece of paper for custom WB, is it possible that you are now photographing using the flash with this WB? If so, this could cause the effect you mentioned.

I guess in theory you could use a piece of white paper as an RGB neutral source, but the value of this color is very high - it makes more sense to use a gray card as some people have mentioned. This will do two things - help set your exposure as well as give you a neutral color target, similar to your white sheet but lower in value.

If you want to do it on the cheap and easy, get a set of continuous lights. One problem with the normal lighting you have is that it will most likely be different colors, e.g. tungsten bulbs, fluorescents, daylight &c. Another is that the light will most likely be pretty hard, diffuse is the way to go with this. These are great! Cheap and excellent for what you want to do. You should use them alone, without any other lighting. They are somewhere right around ~5500K, so you could even set your WB to flash mode and they'd be pretty close to on. You can shoot in RAW as mentioned below, but using the camera LCD is one more route to color-related insanity. If you do this, you have the problem as mentioned above related to monitor profiling *2. If possible, shoot in RAW, then look at the histogram of the image, either on the back of the camera or at individual channels in software. If the white balance is set incorrectly, in your neutral card you'll see clear color skew where your channels expose at different levels(R higher than G higher than B, for example). Here's a lifted example:

You'll also need to deal with reflection of your light source in your image, this is easily managed by placing the lights outside of the family of relevant direct angles, good article here:

This might seems like a big pain, but it isn't.

u/anti_crastinator · 3 pointsr/Pottery

No you don't.

In my experience, a light box is difficult to work well with. Here's why, you need powerful lights to get a nice diffuse illumination in the box, shining through the fabric takes power. Sticking a camera through a hole will often show up in the reflection in shiny glaze and it looks horrible. Newer cellphones are good for this as they're so small.

I'm pretty satisfied now with a gradient backdrop and some backward facing umbrella lights. I never managed to take good photos with the light box, it now sits unused.

I use:

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B003WLY24O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0000A4EZ4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

u/nvaus · 2 pointsr/PartneredYoutube

The camera is not your problem, your lighting is. All cameras, especially inexpensive small sensor ones will be grainy in dim indoor light because they need to crank the ISO to brighten the image. ISO is the light sensitivity of the sensor. High ISO will make the image brighter, but at the cost of quality. A gopro will not help you. You need a lighting kit.

These work well for the price: http://amzn.com/B003WLY24O

I use upgraded bulbs: http://amzn.com/B00BISL11U

If your camera has manual ISO set it to 160 or 200 for your best quality image, and use artificial lights to increase brightness as desired.

You can learn more at /r/videography

u/mkguyote · 2 pointsr/MakeupAddiction

I have a kind of average tripod (in the market for a better one) and a DSLR camera. I also just recently bought a light kit from Amazon which I think is helping the photo quality a lot. So I turn the camera to face me, make sure it's on auto-focus and start snapping away. I try to change the angle of my face slightly for each shot so I can get a good variety, because sometimes the liner looks a bit awkward from a certain angle, etc. Generally I think it looks best when the camera is angle down towards me just a tad. I try not to look at the camera from too far out of the corner of my eye because I think it looks creepy. For those "looking in the distance" shots I choose a point just to the right and above the camera itself; looking too far beyond that your eyes looks strained. Other than that, it's kind of trial and error for me every time!

u/seven_noodles · 1 pointr/Charlotte

Hiking/Outdoor stuff:
North Face Elkhorn 0 Degree Regular bag with Granite Gear Sil Nylon stuff sack - $50
Kelty Redwing 50 Backpack with Rain cover - $80
• 2 x Hennessy Safari Deluxe Asym Zip hammocks. [Green one](https://imgur.com/YK59Pid
) has a slight tear in the webbing by the top, $100. Black one is in good shape, $150.

Random:
• [Vintage Radiant Projector Screen] (http://imgur.com/knO8PAo) - FREEEEE
Photography Umbrella lights - used twice- FREEEEEE
Exercise Rings - $20
Department 56 Snow Village Lot - $175

u/leftartist · 1 pointr/lego

Wow.. This is the very first informative comment I ever got. thank you so much for that. I will see if I can increase the lightning.. Cos the light's I bought were super cheap stuff of Amazon. This one. Also I'm not expert on Camera or Lighting (film making) etc.. I just learned all that in past few months when he wanted to do these videos. So learning about stuff while working at real job. About his bullet points... he does not have any script, As English is my second language + I want to keep it original as he like's it, I don't correct him. He just prepares himself before i start recording. Its all Natural. no script :) . Intro with PS CS6 and Editing of videos with Premier pro. (Learned for him, seeing tutorials on YouTube and Sub reddits here). About the camera: I wanted something small which I can carry in my pocket if necessary + I wanted DSLR Quality.. (never a big fan of Large cameras) So I went with Canon EOS-M2 and most of the time (Almost all the time) I use EF-M 22mm f/2 STM Lens No filters, MIC is This one And Still don't know about the Temperature of the lights... (Now i have learn about that :) let me know if you any more questions about camera or anything else. Once again... Thank you so so much for the feed back. It really helps. have a great day. EDIT: Recently I Started using CineStyle Format and their LUT to color Grade.

u/myusernamesistaken · 1 pointr/WeddingPhotography

For my personal use (not for the booth, as my boss provides that stuff), I have THESE, which would probably work quite well. They're not the fanciest out there, but they're bright enough and sturdy enough to get the job done.

u/Trkghost · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

This is it. Looks to be pretty good quality...Everything seems pretty sturdy

u/ledd · 1 pointr/videography

How familiar are you with SLRs in general? If you already know what your doing go for it. If not, your better off getting one of the Sony or Canon camcorders.

But since I know your budget I'd reccomend this mic running into this recorder. You can hear and audio sample here.

This is a nice simple/cheap lighting kit.

That will leave around $650 for a camera.

You can change up the lights a bit if you need more money for a camera. You can get this and this to diffuse the third light since the kit only comes with 2 umbrellas.

u/KrakenSmash · 1 pointr/Twitch

Ideally a soft box or umbrella kit are the best because they diffuse the light making it look soft and 'natural' rather than harsh. AngelPawz linked an excellent kit, but personally I only use a single umbrella from this kit and it works well enough for me.

Another thing to consider is 'back lighting' your green screen. Set up a light behind yourself that evenly lights your green screen while not being on cam and you're all set. Even lighting on the green screen is the most important factor of a nice chroma key.

As for the Krakens the easiest alternative is using a blue bedsheet instead of a green one. Any color background can be chroma keyed out but green and blue are the best as they don't naturally occur in human skin.

u/Clawse · 1 pointr/videography

Not OP, but what do you think about me purchasing this ??

I need to film a scene inside a caravan, and I've been looking at this one too, but I don't think it'll fit inside. Thoughts?

u/Little_Havok · 1 pointr/Twitch

Three-point lighting is your best scenario when it comes to lighting a green screen. You want to have yourself be distinguished from the green screen as much as possible.
What I use is this set up here :(http://www.amazon.com/CowboyStudio-Photography-Portrait-Continuous-Umbrellas/dp/B003WLY24O)

One light in the front, the other two off to either side of yourself. If it still isn't enough, you need to light the screen as well. A simple light behind you is enough. Lighting is all you should spend on a setup. Green screens can be simple sheets of color, blue or green preferably.



u/Proofr3ader90 · 1 pointr/photography

Softboxes or umbrellas for food photography?

I have a social media/food instagram account that I created as part of a social media course. I create my own content, which makes the photo quality very important. I have a professional camera and received a recommendation for a tripod here—which I bought.

But I still find that the lighting is the most important thing. I created some good photos by creating very shoddy softboxes with desk lamps and some see-through/sheer fabric, but these broke recently; so I'm thinking of upgrading.

However, I've come across two different things: umbrellas and softboxes. I don't know which to get. What's your recommendation?

https://www.amazon.ca/Neewer-Professional-Photography-Lighting-Portraits/dp/B017D7W57S/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1538619759&sr=8-3&keywords=product+photography+light

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B003WLY24O/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1_1_1?smid=AYYB6OSI63NRK&psc=1

u/Super6One · 1 pointr/photography

Thanks a lot for your input! I looked at the ART lenses from sigma, and wow...you really can't tell the difference. I may just buy that for $1000 and spend more on my lighting gear.

I've looked at the different types of umbrellas, and I feel like the white one will be more versatile for me. How is this for a beginner? Would you recommend anything better? Also, something else on my list is to replace my my tripod for a bigger heavier one. is there any you would recommend for under $100?

u/CatholicWotD · 1 pointr/youtubers

At least in terms of video - pay attention to your white-balance. You're moving between different frequencies of light in your shots (bedroom -> bathroom -> outdoors), and because of that the tone of your video changes a ton.

You can invest in a relatively cheap light studio that I've found very useful for shoots. It would at least help in some of the darker shots (e.g. bedroom).

u/Tesal · 1 pointr/photography

I am looking for some input on a cheap umbrella lighting kit versus a decent add-on flash for my DSLR. I was looking at getting a lighting kit like this:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003WLY24O/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3BEPADCNG466L&coliid=I3QAC42G79T1CA&psc=1

However, I saw some comments saying I would be happier with the more versatile add-on flash that costs a fair amount more.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001CCAISE/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3BEPADCNG466L&coliid=I2T75QSPRHX8UX

u/nostalgichero · 1 pointr/lightingwork

No flourescent, Led or Big Ol' Tungsten's hanging in warms spots throughout the warehouse would make it lovely and more cozy, while keeping it gritty. Bring back that warm light and it will automatically feel and look more photogenic. Pepper in smaller lights mixed with larger lights to give a really photogenic shot.

For lighting on that wall, You have two options. If you don't light the wall, grab two lights and post them at 45 degree angles from the center vertex. Keep a ratio of about 1/2 between the lights. Tweak the distance and light. Get the lights, get two stands, get two umbrellas, and a way to trigger the lights with your camera. Play around, you'll immediately find yourself with improved shots. You can get this set-up pretty cheap through Cowboy Photo Studios.

https://www.amazon.com/CowboyStudio-Photography-Portrait-Umbrella-Continuous/dp/B003WLY24O

Continous CFL lights. Not amazing, but if you adjust the white balance, it won't matter what the color looks like. That is one thing you can do now. Adjust the color balance on your camera or phone, they should have something for Fluorescent and do it. Remove that green!

Now if you've got more time and money, you can buy 2 more lights and a softbox. My favorite set-up is super simple, two lights blasting the back wall. Keep the product distanced from the wall a bit on a white table with a sheet of white reflective vinyl. Add one softbox and light 45 degrees of center. Photographs=Instant Magic.

Sorry some effort involved, but change your white balance today! Google it and your camera if you are unsure.