The PIXAPRO PIKA200 PRO Commercial Head Shot Kit consists of a PIKA200 PRO 200Ws portable battery-powered compact poclet size flash that will provide the correct power for using a smaller aperture. It includes a 65cm Rice Bowl Softbox, to give a more even and soft light or a beauty dish to give a contrast look to the subject, and a Curved Reflector to place under the face to fill in the shadows from the key light, the provided Collapsible Background will separate the subject, This background is compact, easy to set up and quick to pack away for storage, a ready to go kit, it is a powerful economical solution for photographers, cinematographers and videographers. This makes the kit ideal for those shooting on location or in-studio, the easy to use kit is great for commercial headshot, portrait or beauty photographers.
PIKA200 PRO Flash (AD200 PRO)
Power: At 200Ws of power controllable from 1/256th power which means you can go as low as 1W for many possibilities.
Flash Duration: It offers an impressive flash duration of up to 1/13000s giving a sharper image, great for capturing movement or motion
Recycle Times: At just 0.01-2.1s you will not need to worry about a long wait in between shots to ensure shots are not missed
HSS: Overpower the sun with HSS to make shooting outdoors not an issue, reducing ambient light and getting the shot you want.
TTL: Get the correct exposure automatically to make worrying about settings not an issue, ideal for those shooting in changing conditions
Battery Capacity: the 2900mAh rechargeable battery will give approximately 500 full powered flashes, to get you through almost any shoots without having to constantly change the batteries
Curve reflector
Effect: Due to the design of the Curved reflector it creates an even curved catchlight, adding sparkle to the subject’s eyes.
Colour: It includes 3 different colours, silver to accentuate details and give a bright reflection, white to produce a soft more natural light and black to absorb light, preventing uncontrolled reflections on your subject. These are part of a slide on 2-sided cover material with a detachable diffuser for the white.
Shape: The Curved Reflector’s shape is based on the curvature of the human eye and produces flattering curved catchlights
Rice Bowl Softbox
The Rice Bowl softbox, features a curved-parabolic design, which produces soft, flattering lighting, that accentuates your subject’s features.
Easy-Open Mechanism
Features an Umbrella-Like opening mechanism, enabling it to be set up and taken down quickly and easily.
16 Rod Construction
Designed to produce pleasing round catchlights in the eyes of your subject, to help them come alive in your photographs.
Two Layers of Diffusion
Features two layers of diffusion, to control the specularity of your lighting, preventing blown-out specular highlights.
Removeable Deflector Dish
The Deflector dish is designed to prevent hot spots. It can be used together with diffusion, or it can be used without diffusion for times where you want more specularity in your lighting.
Background
Size: The background will have a 1.5m width with a maximum length of 2m, this will provide enough space to cover your subject and can be collapsed down to just 1/3rd of its size.
Colour: It comes as 2-sided black and white, due to the matte nature of this fabric, it is virtually reflection-free.
Material: Made from 100% highest quality muslin cloth cotton
240cm Stand
Min & Max Height: with a minimum height of 79cm and maximum of 240cm, it gives a lot of flexibility with your lighting
Footprint Diameter: the large footprint diameter of 92cm, giving you a stable stand for your equipment and maximum stability.
Safety Mechanism: The stand also has a unique air-cushioned dampening system which prevents sudden drops to minimise the risk of damaging your equipment or causing injury to yourself
Tips and tricks
- Place the PIKA200PRO with the Rice Bowl softbox, roughly positioning your light source directly centred and above your subject’s face, aimed down approximately 45 degrees. For best results, ensure that the centre of the softbox pointed to your subject’s face.
- For the Traditional Clamshell lighting set up, position the Curved reflector under your subject’s chin, to produce flattering wrap-around fill light. It will also produce a unique curved catchlight in the eyes of your subject.
- Place the background meter or two away from your subject if possible, to prevent any shadows cast by the main light falling onto the background.
- For headshots, we recommend using a lens with a focal length of between 70mm and 135mm on a full-frame camera (or between 50mm and 100mm on a cropped sensor camera) for the most flattering results.
PIKA200 PRO Commercial Head Shot Kit comes with PIKA200 PRO, with a stand, softbox, curved reflector and background it is everything you will need to start shooting. The commercial headshot kit has been put together to give a portable, high powered lighting option for shooting commercial headshots, portraits or beauty shots whilst on location or in-studio. This kit is the perfect set-up for creating high quality and professional commercial headshots.
For more information on the products included within this kit please see the links below;
PIKA200PRO
105cm rice bowl
Curve reflector
Collapsible background (Black/White)
Please Note: PiXAPRO Flash and Triggering Systems are fully compatible with Godox 2.4GHz Triggers, which will allow you to mix both Godox and PiXAPRO Equipment together without issue.
