1. Professional studio light sources generally fall into one of two categories: you can get a kit with a flash head and a power pack, or you can get a monolight kit.
2. The most common types of light modifers are umbrellas and softboxes.
3. Stands and grips are used to support your light sources, strobes, and even light modifiers or backdrops.
4. Lighting equipment can be very expensive, so make sure you get the tools that are right for you
5. Reflecting umbrellas produce a diffused and soft light due to the larger size of the reflecting surface
6.  Silver-lined umbrellas are the most efficient and can focus light more  narrowly than the other types.
7. White umbrellas offer a wider spread of reflected light, and gold umbrellas produce a warm tone.
8. If you’re shooting outdoors or with complicated modifier setups, you are going to need a lot of power to overcome the sun or the light loss caused by the modifiers
9. A head and power pack kit consists of the flash head and a small power pack that acts as the generator that supplies energy to the flash head
10. Monolights, on the other hand, are compact substitutes for a power pack/flash head combinations. Their size limits their power, but they are often desired for their portability.

M, f/4.0, 1/320 sec, ISO 3200, 50.00 mm

M, f/4.0, 1/320 sec, ISO 1600, 50.00 mm

Photo by Aaron Siskind

I like his abstract work. I think that it is very interesting to look at. I also think that it’s different than most others work.