Basic home lighting advice please.

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My outdoor photography is heavily curtailed at the moment because of a rheumatic health problem. Until this resolves I’m reduced to taking photos of bits of stuff in the garden but I’m getting a bit bored with this.
I’d like to start taking shots of the boring stuff in the house instead but I realise that lighting is going to be a big factor. I’d like some advice on a basic and economical setup please.
 
Godox flash system with a Bowens S type soft box adaptor and soft box. (All available on Amazon)

Cheapest way into it.

You'll probably need a wireless trigger for your camera. (Flash has inbuilt 2.4Ghz wireless receiver)

Look at the Lencarta site for examples of soft boxes and other modifiers.
 
I have just set up a table top studio using one a1 canvas and 2 a2 canvases from hobby craft fastened together to give a corner
I have an ikea standard lamp with a flexible neck ( £12.00) ,two desk lights with flexible necks,one piece of a2 card ,black on one side and white on the other to form an infinity curve
Two philips 16 watt led bulbs ( cool white colour temp 6500 degrees K)and one colour changing auraglow led bulb, lots of coloured and white card for reflectors.
Shoot in raw and use a whibal card to sort out white balance.
Total cost around £50.
 
My outdoor photography is heavily curtailed at the moment because of a rheumatic health problem. Until this resolves I’m reduced to taking photos of bits of stuff in the garden but I’m getting a bit bored with this.
I’d like to start taking shots of the boring stuff in the house instead but I realise that lighting is going to be a big factor. I’d like some advice on a basic and economical setup please.
Hi Laurence. You have a very dry sense of humour "right up my street" ;-)
Terry gives good advice above. That said do you have a speedlight ? If so you could buy the wireless triggers a softbox and light stand. This would be much cheaper and would give you good results. Course if you want to spend more then Terry as it covered above.

Dependant on your subject mabe daylight could work in some situations.

Gaz
 
Thanks all of you for the suggestions, much to chew over. I have a Metz flashgun so I need to get up to date on triggers.
It’d help if you could elaborate on ‘indoor stuff’
If it’s table top then speedlights are fine, for people you need to look at bare bulbs and modifiers.
 
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