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Use the zebra and histogram (also focus and other tools) to fine tune your exposure etc.  You can visually see if it's overexposed or underexposed with live view turned on.  Like any viewfinder - ...

Keep the shutter speed up to reduce any chance of motion - Compare on and off tripod as well.  I find that my studio work is sometimes noticeably sharper than on location - many factors including ...

As far as lights go the obvious one is a large source camera left slightly above her head height. There is a medium size light coming from above to create highlights on the top of her hair. You'll ...

Or this hack....   https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/62269527 These things are all great for lighting the face in this particular style, but I found the catchlights more or less distracting ...

Good comments - does this apply to shooting on location in bright sun/daytime as well? I was more or less just thinking of location when I posted, as I'm headed out the door in another hour for a ...

Also consider - you need a ton of continuous light to equal that of even a small flash.  They will be bigger, heavier, more expensive and eat more power - so there are distinct advantages to ...

Great demo of a simple thing that really shows resultant effect.    I like that the dummy was wearing a helmet to protect from a falling light fixture - or accidentally tripping and falling ...

As far as I can tell in that strip of images the light position from 1 to 2 to 3 did not change. The subject's head moved and that's it. Sometimes it's easier to move the person than the light... ...

I haven't used a lot of these panels but if the LED count matters... 800D-RGB = 168 of one color temp + 84 of another. Seems pretty low. Compared to - https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Professional-Bi- ...

Note here - there is light (spill or Photoshop) on the background. It is NOT pure black. You can achieve more light on the BG by having it closer to the subject, or increasing the light's power- or ...

Here's a 47" Godox with the bracket included. They also have a 32" I believe. Neewer is a good discount brand - a lot of softboxes etc. labeled Godox I believe are likely counterfeit. For the AD200 ...

As far as the Phottix - I'd try to avoid anything that says "deep" or "parabolic" for now. The H200R doesn't do a whole lot other than give a round pattern with direct flash, versus the stock ...

Thanks! :-) Still a little vague but since you're just kind of starting out - work on the basics. Keep in mind that half of lighting is not lighting -but shadow! Learning to control how much shadow ...

It more depends on this - What kind of portraits? Family, business execs, sports figures (etc.) A grid is to control light spill - but you might not want that in some cases. Example - without any ...

Pretty cool - It's not problem to remove pillars in post!  :-) I don't get the the photog is carrying a backpack - it seems awkward enough to me without adding that extra weight and bulk.  Wonder ...

Rotalux are very nice, but not the only soft box option - you may find more affordable alternatives that do a good job - or others that may even exceed RL for your needs.   Keep in mind the RL ...

Nice!  Are you able to use grids, or soft boxes for a little more control or it is all omni pattern light?  Is there any kind of on camera control to adjust the light to balance with ambient on ...

Nicely done!  Did you use Photoshop to do the reflective gradient on the lenses, or is it all SOOC?

Of course it is more than suitable! It's higher resolution than the A7RIII which I shot for a long time. There are tons of (all Sony) studio examples on my website - many of which come from A7RIII ...

Part of the reason for material behind the openings is diffusion and hiding the equipment and location from being seen.  One of the previous hacks for this, they used Lee/Roscoe diffusion material ...