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Home Photography Studio - any tips?!? |
Any tips for backdrops, lighting, etc... for my home photo studio. I have a way to hang back drops but dont know the best kind of material to buy to use as a back drop cloth? Also lighting tricks,etc... You can use any muslin sheets, just make sure they are large enough, also, go to any fabric shop and look for the clearance material, you'll be surprised what you can find. Be careful not to select anything with a reflective surface. Trial and error, see what looks best in the photos. I use umbrella lights and for my main light just turn the umbrella around backwards and the light is filtered to give a softer look. Again, trial and error, move things around a bit to see what works. Good luck. Source(s): http://www.flickr.com/photos/esther_thom... I use a Lowel Tota light as my key light when using my portable studio set up. That an umbrella and stand is quite compact and puts out 750 watts of good consistent tungsten light and it has barn-doors built-in. I use a large reflector as my fill light http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/shop/7459/... Editorial, sports and glamour photographer Here is a website where you can purchase muslin backdrops, just find the size you would like to match your needs... For just portraits you can work with small ones. If you plan on doing full length get them long and wide if you have the room. Consider gray for one of your backdrops since it is neutral and matches just about everything. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controll... Here is a link for an expensive light system that should serve your purpose I own a set for traveling and I was surprised on how good the light source is. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/40... Here are a few basic studio lighting websites. http://www.photo-seminars.com/portraitur... http://www.studiolighting.net/portrait-l... Hope this helps, Kevin Professional Photographer From what I have seen in pro studios, the best backdrops (oddly) tend to be rolled paper. It seems to be the best because it lays smooth (unlike muslin and other materials), and once a section gets dirty you can cut that section off to be used for some other application. As for lights, I would recommend not wasting money on hot lamps, but rather go ahead and buy a decent strobe setup. They are more expensive to start off with, but allow you much more control when it comes time to shoot. Also, softboxes will give you a more professional portrait look. |
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