Lighting Support Gear

You’ll need some way to place and support your speedlites, strobes and modifiers for your portrait lighting scenes.  This lesson provides a quick overview of the following:

  • Light Stands.  Light stands are the foundation of lighting support for your flashes.  Your stands will need to support the weight of the lights and modifiers you mount to them.
  • Adapters for Mounting & Modifiers.  Adapters for stands and modifiers are often necessary to connect your light to a light stand and/or to a modifier.
  • Other Support Gear.  From sandbags and counter balance weights, to A-clips and gaffer tape.

We’ll discuss the ins and outs of putting all of these pieces together later in the course.