Bowens

Lighting kits come in many guises. But if you want the best that will not fall apart after being used half a dozen times then you'll need a Bowens lighting kit.

Having borrowed a lighting kit a good few times I would agree with this. However you also need to go onto some sort of fitness programme to be able to lug the coffin sized bag on wheels around. Also my car is too small to fit it, and an assistant, in! I therefore strive to find something as good but lightweight. The Bowens kit comes out only when I need the big guns.

Images look so much better when they have been taken using good lighting that has been carefully thought through. People also respond favourably to images that have clearly had time taken over their construction.

I have always hated the messing about that some with all the extra kit, the time taken to plug in, screw together, unpack it all. I usually need to capture images in a hurry, and if you are on the clock with a client then you need something that is light, easy, fast and not in their way. However when time is not the issue then there is nothing better than getting the kit out and setting it up and impressing the client.

I am becoming a convert to the whole strobist way of working. It is also presenting me with a challenge which has to be a good thing. I am currently experimenting with flash guns and cold light as these present to me a lightweight way to carry three lights.

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