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Thank you @Niels - NHSN - makes perfect sense. I'll do some Amazon-surfing/shopping rounds and see what kind of tents that might fit my current use case. Thank you for the warning also, I had a feeling I'm going to be more of an image producer when doing product photography, rather than actually being able to be as creative as I'd like. Then again, I'm hoping to convince my friend that she might need some nice shots of the toddler toys in action too, let's see. Thanks again!

Hi everyone, and thank you for your great answers and questions, you're illuminating things I missed. @Niels - NHSN It'll be smaller subjects more than bigger ones, I've yet to start with portrait photography but I've been asked to create product images for a friend and her small business producing toys for toddlers. @AJG Also great input here on price vs quality, just like @William Michael also brought up both camera settings and making sure I use the right light kit for the right purpose (video clearly is not something I should go for, so thats great input, I honestly thought they were flash lights)... Youve all given me incredibly helpful input as I navigate my transition from hobby to work. It’s clear I have much to consider. Thank you all once again for sharing your expertise!

Hi everyone, New to the forum! I'm trying to go from photographic hobbyist to professional, bit by bit and I want to invest in good flash lighting kits for a beginner (my studio is essentially my living room with thick curtains drawn closed). Any suggestions or ideas? Is this a good one for example? If not, how come and any suggestions for a better kit? Best, C

I agree, more than ever folks have access to a photo device (at this point it seems thats a good way to summarize what photo technology is these days compared to previous decades: photo device), be it a cell phone or a DSLR. Back in 2010, as Head of Production at a small media production company, we could not even imagine 4K in a mobile device, let alone using one professionally. And the storage of those images / videos - using cloud with 5G for big files... that too seemed like science fiction in a way. That has indeed changed in the last decade or so I think. Photography has become commonplace in a new way imho.