Wife and I took the baby to the mall for portraits and totally regret it. We paid $50 for pics that were below the quality we've been taking at home with my Canon EOS and printing at CostCo. We've decided to take our home photography to another level by purchasing a lighting set.
I noticed at the photo studio we went to, they had two main strobes and an overhead strobe in a softbox for fill. I found 3 light strobe sets for under $500 but I also found tungsten light sets for under $300. I am tempted to get the tungsten continous lights for the value but a friend of mine said that's only good if your subject stays still. It makes sense. I'll have to use faster film with tungsten but my enlargments may come out with a lot of grain.
What should I do? I would like to save some money with tungsten and I know I'll be able to use the tungsten for video projects. The strobe cost more but will work better for baby photography.
Suggestions? Brand suggestions? Store suggestions?
Thanks!