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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 beautiful
portraits. 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
complete Professional-Level Four 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). Plus, we have a
fourth strobe 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). It can also be
used as another main light, as well as innumerable other uses.
Ideally, we might want a custom background and a background support
set, too. 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 ALL 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 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 four 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 powerful 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!
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