Good to see you stepping out & learning.
With the more powerful lights you can always turn the power down as needed.
But having one or two depends on what you're shooting. Having units with modeling
lamps is important, imnsho. You can see more of what is going on.
With one light, get a large reflector and stand to hold it. You'll need to fill the
shadows. Otherwise portraits will be pretty harsh.
One thing I've done is to use a tiny, tiny flash on the shoe to trigger the slaves.
Cover it with tissue so that it puts out enough to trigger the slaves and fill the
shadows, but no more.
Any little cheapie $2 thrift shop flash will do fine. It's all light.
Using the new light direct or diffused will depend on the application. Waste a few
rolls experimenting, and get a book. Any of them. You'll have pleanty of fun
experimenting.
Enjoy.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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