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Square Perfect Sp2050 Ultimate Portrait Studio Kit W/flashes, Softbox & More
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Photoflex First Studio Portrait Kit, with 2 First Star Lights, Bulbs, Stands & Umbrellas
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$254 - $269
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Photogenic AKC990BK 960 WS Portrait Studio 3 Light Soft Box Kit with 3 AKC320B StudioMax III Strobe Light, AK2432 24 x32 inch Soft Box
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Photogenic AKC990BRK 960W/s Portrait Studio 3 Light Soft Box Kit with Radio (AC/DC)
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Flashpoint 12 Portable Collapsible Reflector, Silver White
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Square Perfect SP6500 Professional Quality Complete Portrait & Product Studio Kit w/Strobes, Softbox...
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RPS Studio RPS Deluxe Portable Speedlite Studio Accessories Kit for Shoe Mount Flashes
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Portable Portrait Photography Lighting Kit - Lights, Barn Doors, Umbrellas & MORE!!
A professional kit with everything you need to start taking great photos. Three 180W Studio Strobe Flash Lights Barn Door Soft boxes & umbrellas Three light stands 1 carrying bag High quality barn door with honeycomb 4 Color Gels (Translucent, blue, red, yellow) This 4 leaf barn door set is specifically designed for use on the reflector. Barn doors is essential accessories for any lighting system. These devices alter the shape, intensity, or color of the light output from your flash heads. Use of a barn door set will result in a shaft of light, when it is attached to the front of the reflector of your light source. The size of the shaft of light will be determined by the opening of the leaves, and the distance of the light from the subject. Soft box: A soft box is an essential piece of kit for the photographic studio utilizing continuous or flash lighting, creating even, natural, diffused light distribution and eliminating extreme highlights and hotspots. Black/Silver Umbrella: This is an Inter fit 33" (84 cm), Silver/Black Backing Umbrella. Silver umbrellas are used to bounce light onto a subject. They provide softening, with a harder shadow than a regular white umbrella. Light loss is usually 1.5 f/stop compared to the same light used direct, bare light. The black backing cuts down on stray light. Wireless Radio 16-Channel Trigger: Wireless radio 16-channel trigger set in the package which is the best tool for supporting camera-flash synch solution. A transmitter sets on the camera, while the receiver plugging into the flash's sync socket. By the 16-Channel, it can trigger multi-flash light synchronously. Kit comes with 1 Trigger & 1 Receiver. If you do not have them already, you will need to purchase 2 additional Receivers to sync all flashes in this kit.
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Square Perfect Sp3500 Complete Portrait Studio Kit W/flashes-softboxes & More
Square Perfect SP3500 Complete Portrait Studio Kit w/Flashes-Softboxes & More! This new 3 light kit gives you plenty of power, is lightweight, portable, and simple to set up. Thus, we have included a barndoor, honey comb filter, gels, and complete softboxes. This kit gives you all the power you will need to get perfect photos. A Two (2) Professional Studio Strobes: SP160 (at 160 Watt-Second each), each with their own 75-watt modeling light. With the variable power setting you will have complete control over your light output. It is perfect for film or digital cameras. Power Input : AC110-130 volt, 60 Hz Flash Power : 160ws (joule) in full Guide No. : 120ft/36m ISO100 Color Temperature : 5600K Flash-tube Lifetime : over 8,000 typical flashing Power Setting : 1/8 to full continuously Recharge Time : 6 seconds in full Flashing Duration : 1/600 sec. @t=0.1; 1/1000 sec. @t=0.5 Slave Effectiveness : 35ft /10m Modeling Power : Halogen 75w Bulb Base : E-14 screw Synch Voltage : 5volt Fuse : 5A Dimension : f4"7-1/2" (
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Square Perfect SP3500 Complete Portrait Studio Kit With Flashes Softboxes Gels & Barn Door
We have had many photographers ask us for a pro lighting kit with high output lights, a variable power setting housing, at an affordable price. After reviewing several models, our experts partnered with one of the worlds largest strobe manufacturers (they make strobes for all the name brands in the US) and asked them to make the SP160. Of course, we asked them to reduce the price, maintain their level of quality, and include a radio trigger. We added a full compliment of accessories to make the perfect portrait package. This set-up is a brand new design. It has a variable flash output of 160 w/s with power controls which allow you to operate the light from 1/8 power all the way to full power. It is simple to adjust--you just turn the dial. This new 2 light kit gives you 320 w/s of power, is lightweight, portable, and simple to set up. With the softbox umbrellas attached on your main light you will be able to eliminate the harsh shadows and wrap the light around your subject to give you perfect pictures. The strobes have a variable flash output which allows you to operate the light from 1/32 power all the way to full power. It is simple to adjust--you just turn the dial. This new 3 light kit gives you plenty of power, is lightweight, portable, and simple to set up. Just like our other kits we wanted to offer a complete package with all of the necessary accessories. Thus, we have included a barndoor, honey comb filter, gels, and complete softboxes. This kit gives you all the power you will need to get perfect photos. These are 110 volt lights that plug into any household outlet. Dare to compare. . . .you will not find anything in this price range at this quality anywhere. This is a $1149 value.WHAT IS INCLUDEDA Two (2) Professional Studio Strobes: SP160 (at 160 Watt-Second each), each with their own 75-watt modeling light. The SP160 produces a superb warm light that will bathe your subjects in soft light. These are very high quality professional strobes that will give you years of service. They are perfect for commercial studios, location photographers as well as advanced amateurs. You can use this strobe for a main light, fill light, back light, or hair light. With the variable power setting you will have complete control over your light output. It is perfect for film or digital cameras. Similar strobes strobe sell in professional camera stores for over $149 each. Power Input : AC110-130 volt, 60 HzFlash Power : 160ws (joule) in full Guide No. : 120ft/36m ISO100Color Temperature : 5600K Flash-tube Lifetime : over 8,000 typical flashing Power Setting : 1/8 to full continuously Recharge Time : 6 seconds in full Flashing Duration : 1/600 sec. @t=0.1; 1/1000 sec. @t=0.5 Slave Effectiveness : 35ft /10m Modeling Power : Halogen 75w Bulb Base : E-14 screw Synch Voltage : 5volt Fuse : 5A Dimension : f4"7-1/2" (f100mm 195mm) Weight : 1.8Lb (800g) B One (1) Synch Flash B (45-Watt/Second)Includes A/C screw socket with umbrella holder.This unit is typically used for back lighting or fill light. When used with the included gold umbrella, it will provide a soft glow to the subject. Adding the third light source increases your photographic options immensely. As with the strobes, the synch flash will fire automatically when any of the other strobes fire. C/D Three (3) Professional Duty Aluminum Light Stands. (2) Light Stands extend from 37 to 84 and the other extends from 18 to 39. Square perfect utilizes reinforced brace supports, and heavy-duty, riveted joints, to help ensure maximum stability and security. The three reinforced legs spread wide to prevent the stand from getting tipsy. The three stands are light-weight and extremely portable they fold down for easy transport. These are top quality heavy duty stands that more than adequately support the strobe units in this kit. E Two (2) 20" X 28" Softboxes Made with top quality metal rod framework. These are beautiful looking as well as extremely func
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32" Portable Multi-Color Photo Studio 5-In-1 Reflector Disc Kit Light Diffuser
Specification: Shape:Round Reflector Size Open: 32"x 32"(80cm x 80cm) Size Collapsed:diameter 10 3/5"(27cm) round Surface Colour: Gold, Silver, White, Black and Translucent Package Includes: 1x 5-in-1 Round Reflector 1x Zipper round carrying case Colour Function Example Gold side Make soft and warm tone. Decrease the exposal from background to foreground Produce a more natural effect when backlighting. For sunset, portraits and any desired photo under the soft and warm background. Silver side Make cold tone and a more bright effect. Provide a sharp contrast light. Highlight the Fine surface texture and improvescolor saturation. Under the cloudy sky, its better than the white side. For still life, video, product shots and B&W photography. Tips: When the light comes from the head, you can put the Silver side under the face so that you can catch the light reflected to the face and get the perfect effect. White side Make a very soft and natural effect. Provide light to reduce shadow. Good to reduce shadow like the window lighting indoors and outdoors for portraits and so on. Black side Absorb unwanted light. For reducing the head light under the sharp sunshine outdoors, excellent for portraiture. Tips: Put the Black side on the head, it can make the eyes more normal and soft under the sharp sunshine. Translucent side For "Shoot Through" position photograph. Trail off the sharp light to make the light more soft and reduce the light and shade contrast. Excellent for outdoor portraits or whenever softer light is needed.
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Narcissus in the Studio Self-Portrait: Artist Portraits and Self-Portraits
Among the most popular images in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts' rich collection are self-portraits and depictions of studio life. This publication accompanies a landmark exhibition investigating the complex nature of artistic identity. "Narcissus in the Studio" features texts by scholars and prominent contemporary artists whose work has tirelessly explored life in the studio. It includes an enormous selection of self-portraits and portraits of fellow artists by more than 60 major American artists from the nineteenth century to the present: Gertrude Abercrombie, Robert Arneson, William Beckman, Joan Brown, Thomas Eakins, Joe Fig, Viola Frey, Gregory Gillespie, Red Grooms, George Grosz, Barkley L. Hendricks, Sarah McEneaney, Archibald Motley, Jr., Vik Muniz, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Violet Oakley, John Frederick Peto, George Tooker and Benjamin West.
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Portable Portrait Photography Lighting Kit - Lights, Barn Doors, Umbrellas & MORE!!
THREE (3) Professional Studio Strobe: 250DI, with their own 75-watt modeling light. Specifications: Model: 250DI Flash Output: 250WS Guide Number(ISO100): 48 Color Temperature: 5400±200K Power Voltage: AC100-120V 60HZ Flash Power Control: stepless Modeling Lamp: 75WS( adjustable) Recharging Time: 0.5-2s Flash Triggering Method: Sync cord, Slave, Test button, Flash trigger Triggering Voltage: 5V DC Flash Duration: 1/2000-1/800s Fuse: 5A Barn Door High quality barn door with honeycomb 4 Color Gels ( Translucent, blue, red, yellow) Four (4) color gels to allow you to have different background colors. One (1) Honeycomb designed to give you ultimate control on the direction of your light. Soft box: A soft box is an essential piece of kit for the photographic studio utilizing continuous or flash lighting, creating even, natural, diffused light distribution and eliminating extreme highlights and hotspots. Black/Silver Umbrella: This is an Interfit 33" (84 cm), Silver/Black Backing Umbrella. Wireless Radio 16-Channel Trigger: Wireless radio 16-channel trigger set in the package which is the best tool for supporting camera-flash synch solution. A transmitter sets on the camera, while the receiver plugging into the flash's sync socket. By the 16-Channel, it can trigger multi-flash light synchronously. Three (3) Professional Duty Aluminum Light Stands. To give you a place to attach your Softbox, the kit includes two lightweight heavy duty aluminum stands that extend to 190cm. Package Contents 3 x 250w Strobe light, 3 x Light Stand (Max: 75 inch/190cm Height) 2 x ( 70 x 50cm) Soft box 1 x Black + 1 x White umbrella (33") Barn Door With Honeycomb Grid & Gel Set 1 x 16 Channel wireless Trigger (transmitter and receiver) 1 x Carrying Bag (78 x 25 x 25cm)
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200 Watt Studio Flash Strobe Light For Photo & Video
StudioHut 200 Watt Studio Flash Strobe Light for Portrait, Wedding, Fashion and Video Photography 200W/s Studio strobe light with flash Built-in slave trippers, or can be used in conjunction with sync cords Guide number of 38m (125ft) with ISO 100; 3.4s flash recycle time Portable and lightweight Included universal mount fits most light stands This is a 200Watt/second studio strobe Flash monolight. Use it for a hair light, background light, or even as a main light in a small lighting set up. It operates on 110 AC voltages, recycles in about 3 seconds, and operates at a range that is infinitely variable from 1/8 to full power. The 50W modeling lamp can be switched on or off depending on lighting requirements. The studio flash features a sensitive, built in optical slave, which "sees" the light from other flashes and fires instantaneously. The flash light mounts to most light stands and comes with a mount bracket with built-in umbrella holder. The bracket also offers precise aiming by changing the tilt angle. S
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Fluorescent Kit Studio Portrait Lighting Continuous Lighting Video Photo 20271
Britek#F1SWBBH2915 400w professional studio photograph Starter light Kit with muslin The New Fluorescent light is designed for digital photo shooting. When you use fluoresent light, you can be free of controlling the aperture and shutter speed during the photo shoot What is included? 2 x Britek#3224 Fluorescent Light Holder 2 x Britek#9014 Softbox for Fluorescent light PE3224 2 x Britek#PP170053 Photo High RA Fluorescent Lamp 50W 2 x Linco#8406 Photo SPRING CUSHIONED 6' LIGHT STAND 1 x Britek#2020M Carrying Bag for lights and accessories 1 x Britek#3178-2 Carrying Bag for 4068(#308) 1 x Linco#4145-H-2 9 x15 PORTABLE BACKGROUND SUPPORT WITH Triple Mount 1 x Linco#BAC915 Black Muslin Screen 9'x15' 1 x Linco#BUC915 Chromakey Blue Screen 9'x15' 1 x Linco#WC915 White muslin Screen 9'x15' ID: Britek#3224 Fluorescent Light Holder Qty: 2 The New Fluorescent light is design for digital photo shooting.When you use fluoresent light you can be free of controlling the aperature and shutter speed during the photo shoot. ID
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LimoStudio 2 Photo Light Set for Portable Lighting Studio, AGG106
This set up uses professional quality materials and provides excellent results as a stand-alone unit. It will also integrate perfectly with any additional studio lighting or gels that you may want to use for portrait or product shooting.
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Square Perfect Professional Grade 3 Strobe Studio Flash & Softbox Set Photography Kit with
We have had many photographers ask us for a pro lighting kit with high output lights that are portable and professional. Once again our experts partnered with one of the worlds largest strobe manufacturers (they make strobes for all the name brands in the US) and asked them to add on to the already great line of SP strobes. This is by far the most powerful studio set-up we have offered. This set-up includes 2 ultra powerful 400w/s strobes and 1 300w/s strobe! Please don t be fooled by some of the cheap imitations--continuous lighting kits with big watts are not the same as studio strobes. Now you will be able to take studio-quality photographs with almost any camera almost anywhere. This set-up is perfect for fashion shows, advertising products, photo-art, industrial, scientific & technical photography, photographic reproduction, and much more! This set-up is our most powerful, high performance offering. It contains premium grade German flash tubes, high grade aluminum, and top quality fabric. The flash tubes have a rated life which is twice as long as the competition. In addition, they are much more stable in terms of color temperature and flash duration! We have made no sacrifices on this incredible set-up. This complete package includes three strobes, three stands for the strobes, two soft boxes, 32 silver lined umbrella, a four leaf barndoor, 4 color gels, a honeycomb filter, a 22" foldable double-sided reflector (silver and white), two carry bags, and all the necessary power cords and bulbs. The strobes have a variable flash output which allows you to operate the light from 1/32 power all the way to full power. It is simple to adjust--you just turn the dial. This new 3 light kit gives you plenty of power, is lightweight, portable, and simple to set up. Just like our other kits we wanted to offer a complete package with all of the necessary accessories. Thus, we have included a barndoor, honey comb filter, gels, and complete softboxes. This kit gives you all the power you will need to get perfect photos. These are 110 volt lights that plug into any household outlet. What is Included? A Two (2) Professional Studio Strobes: SP400 (at 400 Watt-Second each), each with their own 75-watt modeling light. Designed to permit the user to adjust the intensity of the flashing tube at any time. In addition, the two main strobes have a 75-watt modeling light to make your portrait photography exceptional! These modeling lamps enable you to visualize the shadows that will fall on your object when the strobe is firing. Both strobes have multi-function switches (three positions: mid one is power off, push up to turn both flash and modeling light ON, push down to turn flash on only). The new SP400 has a uniquely styled design and is very compact. Made from the toughest aluminum, these flashes will stand up to the most vigorous photographic conditions. All the strobes have the following: A built-in stabilizer to ensure a consistent power output regardless of variations in the power supply. Top quality 75 watt modeling lamp. to help guide your strobe placement by visualizing the shadows that will fall on your subject when the strobe actually fires. A built-in fan to remove the heat quickly and quietly from inside the light while in use. Flexibility. Power levels can be set from 1/32 to full. A built-in, switchable optical slave which allows firing of multiple units without connecting wires Technology. The strobes will automatically release any unwanted electrical power when lowering the power setting. Premium Flash Tubes. Imported from Germany. Provides long life and the best color consistency. B One (1) Professional Studio Strobe: SP300 (at 300 Watt-Second each), with their own 75-watt modeling light. This strobe is typically used for background, fill, or highlighting. It easily creates a wide-dispersion glow when used with the included gel set. A studio kit with only two strobes
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Dmk Studio Strobe Portrait Light Kit
Studio Strobe Portrait Light Kit - New A Master/Slave Flash with 10' PC Sync Cord An A/C Swivel Adapter with Umbrella Holder A 32" Silver Reflector Umbrella A Durable 7 ft. Light Stand This flash can be connected to a camera equipped with PC Sync outlet 1 and triggered by clicking the shutter of the camera without firing the on-camera flash. This unit can be used as a main or fill light with other studio strobe or monolight. This is an ideal beginner setup for professional portrait in a small studio. The slave flash has a guide number of 55 at ISO 100. It can be triggered by another flash, or an infrared. It has a power light, ready light and a test button. Recycle time is under a second (fast). It has a removable diffuser attachment. You may also mount color gels (optional) to produce desired color. The AC swivel adapter connects the light and the umbrella to the light stand. There is a pivot adjustment for you to adjust the shooting angle. The 7 ft. light stand is highly portable and yet strong enough for t
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The James Vanderzee Studio
From 1916 until 1969, James VanDerZee operated a portrait studio at various addresses in Harlem. In his heyday, from the 20s to the 40s, he took pictures of prominent Harlem figures like Marcus Garvey, the preacher Daddy Grace and Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. But in the latter part of his career, he spent more of his time on a mail-order business re-touching and restoring other people's old photographs. The same year that he closed his last location, however, his work was featured in the exhibition Harlem on My Mind at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Although the exhibition was controversial, the attention that it attracted to VanDerZee's work finally brought the photographer, at age 83, the acclaim he deserved. This intimate catalogue recalls the environment in which VanDerZee worked and lived. While he did make portraits of local celebrities, including the stars of the many legitimate theaters open in Harlem before the war, his real bread-and-butter were clients from the community's thriving middle class. Despite laboring under related commercial constraints, VanDerZee pursued his work with imagination and verve, photographing his clients before elaborate backdrops or sets, making complex group portraits of Elks' lodge members, jazz bands, and ladies' clubs in their own settings.
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The Studio
In 1967, John Gregory Dunne asked for unlimited access to the inner workings of Twentieth Century Fox. Miraculously, he got it. For one year Dunne went everywhere there was to go and talked to everyone worth talking to within the studio. He tracked every step of the creation of pictures like "Dr. Dolittle," "Planet of the Apes," and "The Boston Strangler." The result is a work of reportage that, thirty years later, may still be our most minutely observed and therefore most uproariously funny portrait of the motion picture business.Whether he is recounting a showdown between Fox's studio head and two suave shark-like agents, watching a producer's girlfriend steal a silver plate from a restaurant, or shielding his eyes against the glare of a Hollywood premiere where the guests include a chimp in a white tie and tails, Dunne captures his subject in all its showmanship, savvy, vulgarity, and hype. Not since F. Scott Fitzgerald and Nathanael West has anyone done Hollywood better."Reads as racily as a novel...(Dunne) has a novelist's ear for speech and eye for revealing detail...Anyone who has tiptoed along those corridors of power is bound to say that Dunne's impressionism rings true."--Los Angeles Times
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StudioFX 800W Photography Lighting Light Kit + 10' x 10' 100% Cotton Black Muslin Backdrop Background Photo Portrait Studio 33" Umbrella Continuous Lighting Kit - 2 Translucent Snow White Umbrella
Includes everything you need to set up your own photo studio. Ideal for beginner, amature, or professional photographers. Portable and easy to set up. This is a continuous lighting kit which can be used for both portrat style photography and video. 2 x Studio Light Bulb * 5500K 85W Day-light Energy Saving Light Bulb 2 x Umbrella Studio Light Holder * Easy to set up * Code & Plug included 2 x Premium Studio Light Stand * Solid Safety 3 Legs Stages * Indutrial Standard Mounting Stud * Height adjustable Min 53" - Max 80" 2 x Snow White Umbrella Reflector * Material: Snow White Reflective & Aluminum Shaft * Dimension: 22" Length (Folded), 33" Wide * Light Weight: Less than 1 Lbs * Color: Translucent Snow White * Reflect and Spread light stream evenly * Eliminate glare and spots 1 x Premium Background Stand * Easy to set up and store (Just needs a few seconds) * Perfect Lightweight Aluminum Tripods * Solid Safety 3 Legs Stages * Height Adjustable: Min 3.5 ft. - Max 8.5 ft. * Width Adjustable: Min 4.5 ft. (2 cross bars)- Max 10 ft. (4 cross bars) * Heavy duty Portable Carry Bag Included free of charge 1 x Muslin Backdrop * 1 x 10' x 10' 100% Cotton Black Backdrop
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Studio Lighting Continuous 8 Lights Kit Large Soft Box
Gardening Equipment Heat Press Machines Home Outdoor Kitchen & Bath Massage Spa Equipment Popup Drain Pet Supplies Photo Studio Equipments Door lock Towel Rack Toys & Kids Studio Lighting Continuous 8 Lights Kit Large Soft Box Brand new professional portable photo soft box light kit with 8x bulbs This professional kit is extremely suitable for all level photographers from amateurs to professionals. Separate controlling to each bulb is a perfect solution for producing photos and videos for web retailers and commercial product catalogs, especially for large goods. Very easy to use and setup in seconds. With our wonderful photo kit with carrying case, you can take perfect photos everywhere anytime. Best Solution for Your Professional Photo Studio: Perfect for any objects, such as portraits, costumes, furnishings, etc. Best color temperature to prevent from color aberration. Powerful total 280 watts lighting to provide a sufficient exposal and brilliant image. Soften lighting with soft box for reducing overexposu
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Softbox Fluorescent Lighting Kit Studio Portrait Background Support 21001
Britek#F1PBkGH1915 Photography studio Fluorescent light kit with muslin The New Fluorescent light is designed for digital photo shooting. When you use fluoresent light, you can be free of controlling the aperture and shutter speed during the photo shoot. What is included? 2 x Britek#3245 PRO 500 Fluorescent Light Holder 2 x Britek#3269 Softbox for Fluorescent light PE3245 2 x Britek#PP170053 Photo High RA Fluorescent Lamp 50W 2 x Linco#8406 Photo SPRING CUSHIONED 6' LIGHT STAND 1 x Britek#2020M Carrying Bag for lights and accessories 1 x Britek#3178-2 Carrying Bag for 4068(#308) 1 x Linco#4145-H-1 9 x15 PORTABLE BACKGROUND SUPPORT WITH Triple Mount 1 x Linco#BAC915 Black Muslin Screen 9'x15' 1 x Linco#GC915 Chromakey Green Screen 9'x15' ID: Britek#3245 PRO 500 Fluorescent Light Holder Qty: 2 The New Fluorescent Light is design for digital photo shooting. When you use fluoresent light you can be free of controlling the aperature and shutter speed during the photo shoot. ID: Britek#3269 Softbox for Fluorescent
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Columbia Pictures: Portrait of a Studio
" The recent $3.4 billion purchase of Columbia Pictures by Sony Corporation focused attention on a studio that had survived one of Hollywood's worst scandals under David Begelman, as well as ownership by Coca-Cola and David Puttnam's misguided attempt to bring back the studio's glory days. Columbia Pictures traces Columbia's history from its beginnings as the CBC Film Sales Company (nicknamed "Corned Beef and Cabbage") through the regimes of Harry Cohn and his successors, and concludes with a vivid portrait of today's corporate Hollywood, with its investment bankers, entertainment lawyers, agents, and financiers. Bernard F. Dick's highly readable studio chronicle is followed by thirteen original essays by leading film scholars, writing about the stars, films, genres, writers, producers, and directors responsible for Columbia's emergence from Poverty Row status to world class. This is the first attempt to integrate film history with film criticism of a single studio. Both the historical introduction and the essays draw on previously untapped archival material -- budgets that kept Columbia in the black during the 1930s and 1940s, letters that reveal the rapport between Depression audiences and director Frank Capra, and an interview with Oscar-winning screenwriter Daniel Taradash. The book also offers new perspectives on the careers of Rita Hayworth and Judy Holliday, a discussion of Columbia's unique brands of screwball comedy and film noir, and analyses of such classics as The Awful Truth, Born Yesterday, From Here to Eternity, On the Waterfront, Anatomy of a Murder, Easy Rider, Taxi Driver, The Big Chill, Lawrence of Arabia, and The Last Emperor. Amply illustrated with film stills and photos of stars and studio heads, Columbia Pictures includes a brief chronology and a complete 1920-1991 filmography. Designed for both the film lover and the film scholar, the book is ideal for film history courses.
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