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Great idea! Thanks, regina.

tru dat, you can go to any photo store in nyc and get a light stand, an umbrella adapter and a incandescent fixture - pop a convertable umbrella (black cover comes off leaving the white shoot thru) in there and you have a $100 studio light. every time I see a faux photography light, it makes me think the designer must be pretty hard up idea wise...

I got a kit with three lights, three stands and two umbrellas for about $175. You can also use a photo tent as a portable studio.,

just make sure to use low-wattage bulbs. the halogen bulbs that come with photo lights burn VERY hot and can be a fire hazard.

When I do this my girlfriend tells me to put my stuff away.. haha. Never thought of using lights as lamps.

and just think of the wonderful photographs of people you'd get at parties!