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So I am wanting to surprise a friend of mine with a basic home studio and I don’t know very much about what is needed to do this.
What add on would I need to put on the camera to make the umbrella lights go off? (It is an Olympus Evolt SLR)
Is it better to get umbrellas that are activated without wires?
Here is an umbrella set I am considering (not to bid on this auction, but maybe something similar): http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PHOTO-STUDIO-FLA…
If I were to buy umbrellas similar to these, and had an add on to the camera, as well as a backdrop…is there anything else really needed for a basic home studio? Any links for products and suggestions would be so appreciated!
Please experienced photographers help!

Photographs taken with what is usually called a “normal” lens, will capture an image approximating what the human eye sees, provided it is taken from a relatively flat angle.
That said, every image will be distorted, if for no other reason than you are taking a 3 dimensional image and making it a 2 dimensional image. The eye see in 3 dimensions, the camera see in 2 dimensions.
So you can create images that have the same proportions of real life through the eye, but doing so usually creates a rather uninteresting photograph.