Paul C. Buff, Inc. Technical Forum

I'm shiney new to this forum, and i've done a search but didn't find any answers so i'll post here.

I've just been hired by a local realator to shoot his homes which will then go into the MLS pages/his site/his brochures etc.
Currently I'm running a 7d w a sig 10-20 lens (also a 30mmf1.4. 70-200f.28, 24-70f2.8). lighting is a 580exII and a 430ex and a couple of umbrellas. Those are all triggered with CSRB's via CST.

homes in this region are of mixed sizes but generally smaller and compact (generally).
I'd like to puchase a set of studio strobes that can adequately light up a room, and of course i'd then be able to use them for portraits and corporate group shots which happens fairly regularly as well.

Can anyone make any recommendations/comments/thoughts towards where is should throw my money. Are alienbees a good investment or should i look to another product?

thanks,
Don

Our sales department can better assist you in product choice than the technical forum, however, since this is a very specialized form of photography, you may wish to seek the advise of others as well.

Some technical notes, though. You will need to concentrate more on how to place and modify the lights more than the type of lights. If put a speed lite on your camera and shoot down a hallway, the area closer to the camera will be much brighter than that of the areas down the hall. If you place a B1600 (much more more powerful) just over your camera, the same areas will be bright, and the same areas will be dark.

Cyber Commander and appropriate recievers will probably make your life a lot easier, too, if lights are placed around the house.

It depends what the client wants. When I have shot interiors the client wanted to retain look of the interior with its own lighting. I have swapped out bulbs in existing fixtures to accomplish this. I've also used long exposures and 'painted' the dark areas with some fill. You can also get weak slaves that fit tungsten fixtures, like this http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/6 ... _Bulb.html

Lighting for real estate is truly a specialized area. Take a look at http://photographyforrealestate.net/ to see how it is done properly.

Corey Schwartz
http://www.desertridgephotography.com