- Most light sources generally fall into two categories, A kit with a flash head or a monolight kit.
2. There are two kinds of power packs for kits with a flash head, symmetric and asymmetric.
3. Monolights are compact substitutes for the kits with flash heads but are wanted for the portability and with that limits the power they have.
4. The most common light modifiers are umbrellas and softboxes.
5. The umbrellas are used to produce a softer light and come in two colors (silver and gold) for different tones of light (cold and warm).
6. Softboxes usually come in a lightweight square or rectangular shape so the light can reflect of the sides and travel through the translucent front creating a soft but more focused lightsource.
7. There are still other light modifiers like snoot & barn doors, Honeycomb Grids, Flash head reflectors, and flags.
8. There are two main types of light stands, lightweight stands and C- stands.
9. Lightweight stands are like a basic tripod with an extendable arm for your lightsource.
10. C- stands are used more in professional settings due to their stability and durability and can have attachments to further improve the stand.