This was the design I came up with before I moved in. It is pretty close to this but the raised floor on the right side is not notched out and goes straight across.
I built this on the cheap and it is small but very efficient.
The background holders are Bogen but I found them at a scrap metal place for $30 including the auto-poles to hold them. The auto-poles were too short for the studio so I mounted them from the ceiling. I needed to pick up more of the plastic chain though.
Stands, clamps, cords, wires, zip ties, gaffers tape, video monitor on cart, Bogen Magic Arms, Bogen Super Clamps, reflectors, camera stand, cords, heads, lamps, power packs, etc. 9' seamless stored on top of closet.
The black curtain in the back right corner is hiding the sump pump and pipes. The white curtain on the left has props behind it. Since we do lots of kids, there's a semi-fenced in area here behind the camera for the kids to play while we get the pics downloaded and ready to show the parents (computers and printers are upstairs).
The flashes are dirt-cheap ebay things. It was around $250 shipped for 4 strobes, 2 soft boxes, stands, and an umbrella. Bought em about 2 years ago. One (the smallest, one of those lightbulb shaped no controls at all jobbies) died a while ago. One of the main ones fried just the other day, when I was plugging them in for the fist time in this new studio. So we're down to two now, and just saving a few pennies after this big remodel to get some ABs.
The ceiling are only 7.5' currently. It's a typical basement. It looks like suspended ceiling tiles (and it is those tiles) but it's not suspended. There's a product called Ceiling Max (ceilingmax.com) that you can buy at Lowes or Home Depot - it's track that you screw to the existing ceiling or joists, and then the tiles fit it. That way it's still removable if we need to access wiring or something. Takes more time to remove a tile than a real sus ceiling, but easier than drywall or panels!
Our "silent investor" inherited an interesting setup from a guy that was mostly a motorcycle photographer- the big black thing hanging to the left of the Hummer is full of Norman heads that were taken apart and put into the giant light. The giant lighted area above the Hummer is what is lighting the truck for that shot (as you can tell) and that is basically 8 Norman heads that were also taken apart and mounted as seen. You would have to see it to understand.
We actually have another box with MORE Norman heads in it, plus a few Norman P2000 packs and about a dozen Alien Bees for strobe work in other parts of the studio.
nfr5111 wrote:
WELL........thats the (kinda) funny story......
Our "silent investor" inherited an interesting setup from a guy that was mostly a motorcycle photographer- the big black thing hanging to the left of the Hummer is full of Norman heads that were taken apart and put into the giant light. The giant lighted area above the Hummer is what is lighting the truck for that shot (as you can tell) and that is basically 8 Norman heads that were also taken apart and mounted as seen. You would have to see it to understand.
We actually have another box with MORE Norman heads in it, plus a few Norman P2000 packs and about a dozen Alien Bees for strobe work in other parts of the studio.
Tom
www.sophastudio.com
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Aha! I knew that looked familiar. I attended your meet & greet back in . . . February was it?
Nice to see the studio has come along so nicely. Congrats!
nfr5111 wrote:
WELL........thats the (kinda) funny story......
Our "silent investor" inherited an interesting setup from a guy that was mostly a motorcycle photographer- the big black thing hanging to the left of the Hummer is full of Norman heads that were taken apart and put into the giant light. The giant lighted area above the Hummer is what is lighting the truck for that shot (as you can tell) and that is basically 8 Norman heads that were also taken apart and mounted as seen. You would have to see it to understand.
We actually have another box with MORE Norman heads in it, plus a few Norman P2000 packs and about a dozen Alien Bees for strobe work in other parts of the studio.
Tom
www.sophastudio.com
www.picmyrides.com...Show more →
Thanks for the reply.
How much electrical service did you have to add to the warehouse? I'm looking for a space myself, but, so far, haven't found anything I like.
Andy,
I am not the guy that laid it down, so honestly, I have no clue what kind it is. The walls are all formed plywood with multi layers of high gloss white.
