{"id":78,"date":"2014-02-17T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studio101west.com\/blog\/photography\/lighting-for-architecture-and-commercial-photography-always-be-prepared\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T01:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T01:38:57","slug":"lighting-for-architecture-and-commercial-photography-always-be-prepared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studio101westphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/17\/lighting-for-architecture-and-commercial-photography-always-be-prepared\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighting for Architecture and Commercial Photography – Always Be Prepared"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
\"Architecture<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Now and then people ask me what kind of equipment I will bring to their location shoot, so while I was checking my lights the other day I thought I would take inventory. What you see here fits in my lighting bag, which I bring to all my architecture and commercial shoots. It mainly consists of 6 lights, radio controls, color correction filters, flash meter, and lots of batteries, light modifiers, and stand adapters. Add to that my camera bag, light stand bag, umbrellas and softboxes and I am prepared for almost anything. If I need more power I bring out the studio lights. If there’s one thing I learned from being a Boy Scout leader for 10 years it’s “Be Prepared.”<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

Here are some examples of multiple lighting on a few location assignments:<\/b><\/span> <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Architecture<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Server Room at Rosetta San Luis Obispo, California.<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Architecture<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coffee break bar at Rosetta in San Luis Obispo, California.<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Location<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frame alignment machine at Davis Body Shop in Atascadero, California.<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Location<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lobby, Museum Park Tower 4, Chicago, Illinois<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Architecture<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ER Team in action, Arroyo Grande Community Hospital<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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