What would be a good beauty lighting setup for a beginner?

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I am a makeup artist and I want to build a small beginner-friendly photo station in my studio. I already have white, black, and nude backdrops but I don’t know what light is the best for beauty pictures.
I've used ring lights but I want to take more professional beauty pictures. Should I buy a beauty dish or invest in umbrellas?
I also want to use this lighting equipment for shooting videos. I am not looking for an extra professional setup, but something that is easy to use and doesn't take much space.

Steven Kersting · Answer

Beauty/fashion lighting using strobes is not compatible with video lighting, and video lighting is not typically compatible with beauty/fashion... at least not w/o a very significant budget.
My best suggestion is that you look at more conventional room lighting to get the room bright enough for video. If you use up lighting to bounce off the ceilings/walls it can also be made very large/soft. For photography you might have to use wider apertures, longer exposure times, or higher ISO's than ideal; but with modern cameras that shouldn't prevent you from being able to get the pictures you want/need.

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