just to throw in my 2 cents...(posted 8908 days ago)I think this is a great web page.
If you are serious about lighting, invest in some c-stands...I have not found a good source to buy them Used (if you know, let me know...), cause everyone keeps them and they last 40 years unless severely abused...
C-stands are The basic tool for controlling light in a single camera shoot. They hold and position a myriad of tools for controlling light, from simple "fingers" (skinny rectangles of foamcore) to "flags" (rectangular wire frame with Duvetyne, a black dense flameproof material, stretched on it, used to control light and create shadows) to subtle Celluloid Cuculori (cuculoris or "cookies" are used to break up" the light to give some texture to the image).
C-Stands are used to control light...control the light, and you control th