Hello group,

I am thinking about a portable lighting purchase. I am shooting mostly architec tural photographs, and I have done it up to this point with available light, bec ause I am intrested in the accurate rendering of the building's lighting system (I'm a commercial lighting designer.)

I am thinking about starting to find some clients for my architectural photograp hy, and I recognize that I need to be able to add light to the architecture in s ituations where the client is not as concerned about 'lighting accuracy' as I te nd to be.

I am looking for a few suggestions on lighting that will be suitable for field u se. My inital thought is to get a basic two-head strobe setup and some accessor ies to make a decent starter system.

Once I have a decent idea of some suitable systems, I will go to NYC (about a 1/ 2 day's travel) and try out some of them, to see which one will suite my needs.

Any suggestions? McGrath's book recommends the Balcar Starlite and Dynalite as t wo possibilities.

Thanks,

---Michael