B&H Photo Introduces the “Westcott Scott Kelby Studio Kit†featuring Westcott’s TD-5 SpyderLites
 
OK, it’s not a beautiful view of the kit (it’s from B&H’s site), but it’s the same Lighting kit (using Westcott’s TD-5 SpiderLites) I’ve been using on my Lightroom Live! Tour (not to be confused with B&H’s Scott Kelby Location Kit, which isn’t lighting at all—it’s diffusers, stands, Justin clamps, and reflectors for shooting with multiple wireless dedicated flashes, like Nikon SB-800s or Canon Speedlights).
Once you see these these SpiderLites in person, you have to have one (OK, two). Having continuous, cool, daylight fluorescent studio lighting that’s always on, and they’re so easy to work with it’s like cheating, is just incredibly compelling once you see it live. (I did a studio shoot using SpiderLites and my buddy Terry White came along, and he was so impressed with them, that he got online and ordered his right in the lobby of his hotel when I dropped him off that night).
Anyway, the good news is that B&H Photo has put together this kit, using the same lights, and backdrop I use in the live shoot at my seminar. The bad news? Just like my location kit; it’s already sold out. However, you can visit the page on B&H’s site (click here) and get on their email notification list, so as soon as it’s back in stock, they’ll email you right away.
One last note: B&H photo put this kit together after receiving so many requests from students at my seminars. I don’t get a kick-back, or a cut, or…well…. anything from the sale of these kits—B&H put it together as a courtesy to make things easier for my students. So even if you buy 50 kits, it won’t help send my kids to college (although it will probably send somebody’s kid at B&H Photo’s to a really nice university. Probably Harvard).
Hi Scott,
To date I’ve resisted buying the Spiderlite Kit but I’m afraid that now, I’m weak and the wallet is out ready. Just one question though if you don’t mind …. the kits come without bulbs … what bulbs would you recommend using for portraits etc?
Thanks for your time with this, but hey make sure you get some ’shut eye’ before responding
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Regards, Glyn
I second Glyn’s question. These look like great kits and sound like a nice, although somewhat pricey, place for me to start out as a professional amateur for a good lighting kit.
Which bulbs/sets do you recommend? Fluorescent seems like a decent choice, but there appears to be several varieties of those (wattage, frosted vs. not frosted, etc.)
Thanks!
Brian
I was at the Boston seminar and liked the idea of the kit but ISO had to be set at 400, if I was shooting a living/moving person. is there access to a brighter light that could get me down to 250/200? Thanks for a great seminar.
Aaron
I’v bought ur books and try to get a professional photographer.
ur books r really benifit for me and improve my photography.
Regards,
Aung Aung Myo
Scott Great stuff! i’ll make this short.
got the 7 points book lession 12 jpg can’t open in lightroom or photoshop anything. need new file. Downloaded it from http://www.kelbytraining.com/7pointphotos twice. nogo. Got everything else love the book.
Help please!
Thank scott
Scott,
Certainly know about your Photoshop books but didn’t realize you did lighting seminars as well. Now that some time has passed are you finding the hot lights adequate for most still photo shoots? I work in the TV industry as an audio guy and have had a lot of exposure to hot lights. Moving towards still photography as a profession as opposed to the obsession and sometimes profession it has played in the past. Would love to stick to hot lights which can now actually be quite cool. We use diva lights all the time. Just wondering what your thoughts are on this matter now that you’ve been using this Westcott kit for a while?
Sincerely, Robert