Strobe Vs Continuous Lighting Portraits

Do i prefer continuous lighting or strobes.

Strobe vs continuous lighting portraits.

These 500 watt hot lights or 500 watt equivalent cool cfl lights are quite dim compared to flash. One of the more frequently asked questions i get when it comes to studio lighting is this. Continuous light and conduct some indoor and outdoor lighting tests. The big disadvantage of continuous lights is they are so woefully dim as compared to flash or to the sun.

The one way to identify what is most powerful is to look at whether or not it is capable of overpowering the sun such as when shooting outdoor portraits in the middle of the day. Here s a new 11 minute video in which i compare the pros and cons of strobes vs. Thanks to our model elena g. This week we compared the pros and cons of strobes vs.

Pros of continuous lighting. The continuous light allows you to see the light effect on your subject and scene. Continuous light and conducted some indoor and outdoor lighting tests between the two for you to decide which one to use when you are shooting. All true but it can be said more bluntly.

Continuous lighting source if turn on it will stay on. It s photographer jay p. The big advantages of strobes vs continuous lighting for portraits are. The first downside of constant lighting is that these lights even professional grade ones are not as powerful as a high quality strobe light.

Sometimes you can increase or decrease the power of them up or down according to your needs.