Ok, I have to try this. I moved everything around in my room just to see how the set up would look. Excuse the mess. A work in progress. My chinchillas think I have lost my mind.
calvin2 wrote:
How large is your room there Mike?
No where near large enough, it's 14x22' with 11' ceilings. My Garage it twice this size. Once I can get it empied out I think that area will work out well, just need to find me a good size shed and get it put up.
Ok I couldn’t wait till I could get a shed so everything in my garage got pushed to one side for now. Here is my set up. Backdrop is 10x20.
After threatening my brothers life he so willingly became my model This was my first try.
Then I wanted to try for a darker look.
I can tell this studio lighting is going to take a lot of practice to get down to an art.
You're started and that's the first step. For more help on your posing, check out http://www.montezucker.com and look under the message board areas where you will find instruction on posing and what to look for with your lighting.
Here are some photos of my new Amovona "Devine Shine" 10X20 muslin background that I got off of eBay for about $200. I'm impressed with how easily I can use it with just one softbox. Although I've included two types of background lighting, it really doesn't require any background lighting. The base color is purple.
I can't see the pics in the above post and I'm wondering what kind of muslin is $200 on eBay from Amvona. I just got a canvas from them (8x16) for $111 shipped.
I hope your images come up so I can see what you got.
Rob, I converted half of my detatched rv garage to a studio. The sudio space is 14 x 28 with 10 foot ceiling. With the rail system I wish I had made the ceiling at 12 feet. The framing room is 8x14.
i think i have to sleep, i read this thread in 7+ hours straight
so much to learn. thanks everyone for sharing. this, by far best info about lighting -- far better than book(about studio lighting and such) you could ever find.
jaggy wrote:
i think i have to sleep, i read this thread in 7+ hours straight
so much to learn. thanks everyone for sharing. this, by far best info about lighting -- far better than book(about studio lighting and such) you could ever find.
Glad you found it helpful. So many here contributed to this body of knowledge and it seems many have also benefited from it. I hope it (this thread) is able to be available for some time to come.
oh my goodness... what a thread, i stumbled onto this at 11pm last light...kept me up way beyond my bedtime (my wife wanted to know what the hell i was doing on the computer until 3am ! ) Still only about a third through it!
Before I get into the details, I want to say that this thread is inspiring. I know that's a cliche at this point but I wanted to say it anyway.
So my studio, is one light, an Alien Bee 800 with the cheapo Alien Bee umbrella. Background is 18% grey seamless. I also have black seamless. The grey can be made to look more or less white by putting a lot of light on it. To do that I have a Nikon SB-30 flash (okay, 1 1/2 lights). You can see it there on the floor. Also on the floor is a small foam core reflector that is small enough for the model to hold for headshots. On the right is a larger reflector which is newsprint tacked to a cork board. Also visible is my Sekonic flash meter and a white/gray/black card for Photoshop.
Folks, this is not an expensive setup. In fact my camera is a used Nikon Coolpix 5000. My idea was to start as cheap as possible and this is what I consider to be as cheap as possible. I'm currently drooling over DSLRs and that will probably be my next purchase. Then I'll start adding more lighting accessories.
So can you get by on this small of a budget? You'll have to be the judge. Some will say yes, but I'm sure a lot will say no. Here are a couple of result shots from this setup.
Edited by tomgiles on May 18, 2005 at 02:28 PM GMT
This was my first try.
