An Overview of our Lights - Summer 2025
Unlike some other studios, we do have multiple sets of lights available for use by photographers during their sessions. Whether you are looking for strobes, LEDs, or specialty lights, we have a variety of options to help you get the look you want. Any combination of these lights can be added on to your photoshoot for $20/hr, and Plus Members get to use these at any time at no additional cost!
Strobes
All our strobes include either built-in or add-on wireless triggering using the Godox X wireless system. If you do not have a Godox or Godox-compatible transmitter for you camera, don’t worry! We have transmitters that can be adapter to just about any camera with flash sync, even if it’s a seventy year-old film camera.
The Godox SK300 II is a mid-level strobe, and one of our daily workhorses. We have one, which usually handles our 40” beauty dish on a boom stand.
The Godox DP400 II is our big guy. We have one, our go-to when we need max power or are using our largest softboxes.
The Godox MS300 is the compact economy 300Ws strobe. We have one, sometimes used for hair light or if we want to set up a second shooting area.
The Godox MS200 is the compact economy 200Ws strobe. We have two, one set up as an overhead backdrop splash and the other is sometimes used as a hair light, an extra, or wherever we need minimum power.
The Paul C Buff UltraZap 800 White Lightning is an older 320Ws strobe. While it does not have wireless communication built-in, we do have a wireless receiver that links to the Godox system. We have one in service, and typically use this with a 22” beauty dish for headshots.
The Paul C Buff AlienBees B800 is an older 320Ws strobe. While it does not have wireless communication built-in, we do have a wireless receiver that links to the Godox system. We have one in service, and typically use it as a backdrop splash for headshots.
LEDs
For those who prefer a continuous light source, we have a variety of LED lights in different formats. RGB LEDs give any number of colors to make your a striking scene. Bi-tone LEDs produce white with customizable white balance to match or contrast as you need. Daylight balanced LEDs produce consistent 5500K light which matches our strobes, most cool white bulbs, and mid-day daylight. We have monolight-style LEDs that can use the same softboxes as our strobes, RGB tube lights, and enough of each type to build a richly-lit scene. Even the overhead house lights in the studio are RGB/bi-tone smart bulbs! For all of our app-controlled lights, Studio 701 staff will be happy to handle all color adjustments as you direct.
The Amaran 150c is a fantastic 150W RGB and bi-tone white LED, able to accept any softboxes and other modifiers that we use with our Godox strobes. We have two, and they are controlled via a mobile app or with controls directly on the back.
The Godox SL100D is a 100W daylight-balanced LED, able to accept softboxes and other modifiers that our Godox strobes use. We have two, and they are controlled by a physical remote control or with controls on the back.
The Godox SL60W is a 60W daylight-balanced LED, able to accept softboxes and other modifiers that our Godox strobes use. We have one, and its brightness is controlled with the knob on the back.
The Amaran Ace 25x is a portable 25W bi-tone LED. Ours has a magnetic diffuser and honeycomb grid. Combined with a multitude of mounting options, this little light is a highly controllable auxiliary light. There are onboard controls, or it is also controlled by the same Amaran app that controls the 150c.
The Weeylite K21 is a small 12” RGB and bi-tone tube LED. It can be used handheld or can attach to any tripod thread. The tripod thread is on both ends, so multiple K21s can be stacked together with a coupler. We have three, and they have onboard controls as well as an app.
Not pictured are a pair of 4’ RGB tube LEDs. They are fantastic as background elements, but are not especially powerful.
Alternative LED lights
Some types of LED lights are a bit too niche to include with the everyday equipment. These are for achieving specific looks, and are not particularly good at anything else.
We have several Edison-style LED bulbs that can be suspended for dramatic low-key looks. These are warm-balanced and have no controls beyond on/off.
photo by Matt Hooker, made with a single Edison-style LED bulb as the sole light source.
UV LEDs emit light at the edge of the visible spectrum. We can just make out the bluish purple where it overlaps, but much of the light we cannot see. However, as you probably know, certain materials and pigments react dramatically to UV light. We have two 150W UV LED panels, as well as several smaller ones for filling shadows. If you would like to utilize the UV lights or any of our UV-reactive backdrops, that will come at extra cost. But if you have the creative plan that utilizes them, we’ve got you covered!
photo by Matt Hooker, made with a combination of RGB and UV LEDs.
