Lighting

I use a digitLITE 600 as a main light or as a beauty light placed below the model's face, in ways I formerly used a reflector back in the old film days to create the kind of look that requires the least amount of gear possible. There are photographers, like my wife Mary, who shoot with available light, but what she really means is "every light we have available." If we had 20 lights in the studio, she would use them all. The work would be perfectly gorgeous but I hate to schlep all that stuff. That's why the Sunpak works so well for my "shoot-and-scoot" style of photography.

The slim profile and daylight color balance of the Sunpak digitLITE 600 make it ideal for use as a main light for location photography. Here I photographed Kellie Alexander using the digitLITE 600 as a main light with window light as fill. © 2005, Vinnie Arinello, All Rights Reserved

Product Photographs Made Easier
The Sharpics D-Flector is a unique reflective background that activates when photographed with a flash. The result is a picture with a clean white background with the object appearing to be floating on air. Used with these fluorescent lights, the D-Flector is a literal "background in a briefcase" that is perfect for professional photographers, web designers, or anybody who wants to document inventory or personal possessions. It's also ideal for making photographs when selling merchandise on eBay.

Westcott Spiderlite TD5.

Manufacturers/Distributors
Adorama Camera, Inc.
42 W 18th St.
New York, NY 10011
(800) 223-2500
(212) 741-0052
www.adorama.com

Lowel-Light Manufacturing, Inc.
140 58th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11220
(800) 334-3426
(718) 921-0600
www.lowel.com

Sharpics Inc.
9921 Carmel Mountain Rd. #322
San Diego, CA 92129
(858) 780-0072
www.sharpics.com

ToCAD America Inc. (Sunpak)
300 Webro Rd.
Parsippany, NJ 07054
(973) 428-9800
www.tocad.com

Westcott (The F.J. Westcott Company)
1447 N Summit St.
Toledo, OH 43604
(800) 886-1689
www.fjwestcott.com