I would suggest checking out this site www.alienbees.com this is where I got all my studio equiptment and they have custom packages or you can make your own with discounts if you buy lighting units. I would sugest 2 lights, one large softbox, one umbrella- I like the black and white one- it has a black cover or a shoot through white one, then you will need all the cords and depending on if you can plug your lights straight into your camera or not you may need a hot shoe. If you don't want to do two lights because of price I would do one light and a softbox and a large reflector, I never use my gold side of my reflector mostly just my silver or white if silver is too bright. You'll want some kind of backdrop- you can make these out of muslin, or purchase them, muslin or canvas ones, ebay is a good place to look for these- I love the Silverlake Canvas Backdrops but have purchased mine all on ebay. If you want to do more than 2 people you need a backdrop that's bigger than 6x9 so probably one that's at least 10x12. Then you'll need something to hang the backdrop on, you can make something or I would suggest buying a good backdrop stand. A tripod is also a very good thing to have.

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