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Portraiture!
The art making people look great
(or at least better than they really are:). This is the most
popular and useful branch of photography today, and nothing's
going to change in the future, so even if you're not into portraiture
now, you might as well plan on doing some (or a lot) of portraiture
work soon. Also, remember that EVERYONE you'll ever see, meet,
or pass in the street is a portrait customer! When do people
need their portraits made? The answer to that question would
take at least a week just to scratch the surface of all the possibilities!
But for just a few examples, consider these reasons: birthdays,
graduations, school yearbook pictures, sports teams, bands &
musical groups, etc., anniversaries, new babies, holidays, religious
reasons, and a million more reasons. Basically, everyone you'll
ever know (even if you live to be 101) will have a hundred different
reasons to want their portraits taken. And one client with a
few kids can pay your rent every month!
It doesn't matter if you've never made a pro picture in your
life, or even if you're a product photographer, a still life
photographer, a fine art photographer, a landscape photographer,
or even an architectural photographer; as soon as people find
out you're a photographer, they'll start asking you to take pictures
of them, their kids, or their friends and relatives. So no matter
what type of photography is your first love, sooner or later
(most likely sooner), you'll most assuredly find yourself making
pictures of people. And every single one of us has parents, friends
(and sometimes spouses, children, and relatives coming out of
our yin-yangs:). If you're a beginning photographer, portraiture
is the fastest and easiest way to find clients, because everyone
you meet - and everyone you know - is a potential portrait client!
It's also a great way to meet those beautiful girls and
gorgeous guys, while making money as well as new friends (i.e.,
"Hi, I'm a photographer, and you're just the type of model
I need for my portfolio; I'd love to shoot you one day... Um,
with my camera, that is"). ;-)
Reality Check: This
package is specifically designed to be among the least expensive
Professional-Level Three Strobe starter portrait packages
available anywhere. And at the fabulously-low sale price, you're
getting an amazing bargain, too! When making portraits, we need
- at a minimum - two strobes to light our victims (um, our "subjects,
that is:), one strobe for the highlight side of our victim's
face, and another for the shadow side (fill) of the face, plus
a third strobe to serve as a backlight (which not only
eliminates those pesky shadows, but also gives us the depth and
separation between our victim and the backdrop characteristic
of professional photography). Ideally, we'd want a fourth mini-light
for a hair light (ever notice how the pros' pictures always show
the shining, glow on the hair? The hair light is the secret of
this healthy and shining hair), and a boom set to hold it. But in an ideal world, we'd all be rich
and famous photographers; in the real world, though, many of
us don't have sugar-daddies (or sugar-mommies:), and we have
to start someplace (see my other auctions
for the larger and/or smaller kits).
This kit is designed to get you started in
portraiture or product photography at an amazingly low price,
with the Professional Level equipment that you'll need
in order to make great Professional portraits and product
shots. After a few profitable portrait sittings, you can add
other equipment, like a boom set, a hairlight, a custom backdrop,
and a background support set. But realize that - with this package
- you'll have everything it takes to start making great
images. If you want a larger portrait kit, or a package that
includes a background, just check my other eBay auctions and my eBay store!
How do the pros make their older subjects
look so much better than they really look? That's easy - when
you know how! Just soften the light with umbrellas (or a softbox
or softcase), which helps hide all those lines, wrinkles, and
sags on so many of our older victims. No portrait setup would
be complete without these secret weapons (umbrellas), so this
kit includes three umbrellas for you!
Just open the boxes that will arrive at your
front door, and you'll be in business! Add one photographer,
a camera, some film (or digital cards), and a victim to photograph,
and you're ready to fire away! Although I have several lower-priced
entry-level 2 and 3 light kits available, if you're serious
about making great people pictures (and especially if
you're just starting out in studio lighting techniques), this
is the package to buy, because the strobes are pro equipment
with modeling lights, variable power, interchangeable reflectors
and accessories, and capable of using all kinds of light-modifying
equipment (check my other auctions for other portrait packages
that include additional strobes, a background support set and
a custom backdrop). And now you can own this complete starter
portrait studio package without taking out a second mortgage
on your house! Heck, you can own this great package for LESS
than what you might pay for just ONE competing strobe, or a couple
of dinners at a nice restaurant! For more information on this,
just click the "tell me more about photography" link
below.
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