How to Use Our Professional Lighting Kits

Step 1 - Position the Lights Somewhere Safe

Once you have positioned your lighting someplace where it won’t be tripped over or knocked over, you can proceed to the next step.

Step 2 - Ensure That The Light Head is Facing Up

The flash head on the light head should be pointed up when mounting / dismounting modifiers, as it is easier to mount this way. For how to operate the flash head tilt/pivot lever, please pay close attention to the video. At no point should you over-loosen nor over-tighten the lever. Doing this can cause it to either disassemble from over loosening (multiple counter clock wise motions), or break from overtightening (tightening clockwise past the point of strong resistance). Again, kindly see the video for achieving this step correctly.

Step 3a - UnMount Your Undesired Modifier

Pinch together the two hooks on the top of the light head to loosen up the mounting bracket, and pull off the current modifier.

What is a modifier?

Modifiers are anything that modifies the shape or output of the light head’s bare bulb. Examples of the modifiers we carry are: umbrellas, soft boxes, octaboxes, beauty dishes, reflector cones, parabolic reflectors, etc.

Step 3b - Mount Your Desired Modifiers

Mount the modifier you want by repeating the pinch motion with the two hooks on the top of the light to loosen the mounting bracket.

Where can I find the modifiers?

The modifiers are either in the box on the cart with the gear in front of the “Want to Use Our Lights?” sign, or they are hanging from hooks on the ceiling. Larger modifiers are suspended from the ceiling so as to conserve space, whereas smaller and more portable modifiers are grouped together with the gear cart.

Step 4 - Plug In the Light & Turn it On

We also offer a complimentary retractable extension cord that you can move with the light all around the studio, ensuring that you have access to power wherever you find yourself in the studio.

Step 5 - Mount the Flash Trigger Into Your Camera’s Hot-Shoe

On the flash trigger, there is either: (a) a control panel, or (b) a piece of orange tape on the front. Do not tamper with the tape or the control panel.

Mount the trigger all the way into your camera’s hot shoe with the orange tape or the control panel facing you.

Step 6 - Put EVERYTHING Back Away Neatly

1. Starting with the trigger from the hot shoe, put that back in the velcro mount right away (since it’s small it’s easy to lose track of)

2. turn off the light

3. unplugs the light from the extension hub

4. roll the extension hub back up and put it away neatly

5. fold the light’s cable until it is compact and then velcro it together

6. put the light stand away neatly

Step 7 - Text Us a Photo of Everything Put Back Neatly

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