1.) There are two kinds of power packs , symmetric power packs and asymmetric power packs

2.) The most common type of light modifiers are umbrellas and soft boxes.

3.) There are silver lined, white, and gold tinted umbrellas.

4.) White umbrellas offer a wider spread of reflected light and gold umbrellas produce a warm kind of tone.

5.) The difference between umbrellas and soft boxes are that the soft box contains its light but the umbrellas spills beyond its boundaries.

6.) Stands and grips are used to support your light sources, strobes, and even light modifiers or backdrops.

7.) There are two main types of light stands, lightweight stands and C stands which are more heavy duty.

8.) C stands are very good and strong enough to hold backgrounds and seamless white paper.

9.) You can get a good lightweight stand for around 70 bucks

10.) The C stand comes at a price because of its quality and how durable and heavy duty it is.