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Fluorescent lights come in many
configurations and can be fitted with
soft boxes or umbrellas.
How Many Lights?
Once you have some idea of the sort of lights to buy, you can move on from
quality to quantity. Looking back at our own experience, we suggest that
you should start o with at least two lights or, if your wallet can stand the
extra strain, three.
Although it is true that you can make great pictures with just one light,
two gives you much more exibility in lighting your subjects. In addition,
when you have three lights at your disposal, you have the option of using
two of them to illuminat ...