With the purchase of a nice new digital SLR (Maxxum 7d), I'm setting up a studio in my house, and I've been researching different lights for studio work. Unfortunately, it seems the more I read, the more confused I get. Could someone help me out with the advantages/disadvantages of strobe lighting over constant lighting?

Most of my work up to this point has been with natural lighting, and or modified room lighting. But I know that when it comes to studio lighting, it's a whole new ball game to do it right. If you have any recommendations regarding this, or even a good beginner's studio kit (after the purchase of the new camera, I'm left with somewhat limited resources here) I'd appreciate any advice you can offer.

Thank you!
Scott

Message edited on: 12/14/2005 21:45