I ‘m trying to step up my game just a bitI have a good eye, but I‘m just not getting POP I‘m looking for in my pics:( For the next few months I‘m on a limited budget so I have to work with what I have until I can upgrade. Here‘s what I‘ve bought/been given or gifted:Nikon D5000Nikon SB-400Nikon18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6Nikon 55-200mm 1:4-5.6Sigma 28-105mm 1:2.8-4Cowboy Studio Photo Studio Umbrella Four Continuous Background Lighting Kits 600 Watt Output1 grayish brown backdrop1 bluish back backdropAperture 3 photo processing softwareI‘ve been working hard at taking my camera off the auto setting but again i‘m just not getting the right tones and I‘m having trouble setting the lighting up to get optimal usage.Again money is tight so I have to work with what I have, but not so tight that I can‘t make a few small purchases.Any suggestions??? Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!
Sell 18-55 and SB-400 and get SB-600 instead! Get a cheap lightstand for SB-600 so you can use it off camera and shoot through the umbrella. Also get a reflector. Use custom WB as advised above. Use sb-600 as a key light, use your continious sourses for baclground lighting and use the reflector to bounce some light back onto your subject and you got yourself a simple, but effective setup!
