I purchased some monolights from BHPhotoVideo.com. I wasn’t sure what to expect, I’ve never had any professional lighting before, so I went with a kit. They arrived very quickly, in a well packaged box. First thing I noticed was how big they were. These are a travel variety, but they really provide more than ample light even from a distance. Although it wasn’t exactly intuitive to assemble, I found a good video on YouTube on how to put it together. I also found some basics on off-camera lighting. Here are some of my favorite shots so far…