How to Create a Home Photo Studio for Less #cheap, #photo, #studio, #photos, #photography, #diy, #lighting

How to Create a Home Photo Studio for Less

#cheap, #photo, #studio, #photos, #photography, #diy, #lighting

 

Edited by Teresa, Thomas, Shakira, KnowItSome and 1 other

You have that camera that you want to use, but you are by no means a professional and do not need a professional type studio. There are plenty of alternatives.

 

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Tripods and Supports

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   Have a tripod.

   
   
   
   

   
   

   
   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   


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   Locate a portable table top that can be used as a place to anchor your camera.

   
   
   
   

   
   

   
   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   
   • When using something like this, it is a good idea to use a remote or an automatic timer. That way you will get less movement.
     
     
     
   
   

   
   

   
   

Lighting

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   Set your studio close to a large window or a glass door for natural lighting.

   
   
   
   

   
   

   
   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   


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   Do not depend on your camera’s built in flash, which will create a harsh light.

   
   
   
   

   
   

   
   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   


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   Use various types of home lighting setups like floor lamps, swing arm lamps, etc.

   
   
   
   

   
   

   
   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

Studio

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   Optimally, find an unused corner to set it up for photographs.

   
   
   
   

   
   

   
   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   


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   You will want to watch out for shadows created by your lighting.

   
   
   
   

   
   

   
   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   


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   Be aware that the setup will change (which is the beauty of it) depending on what you are going to shoot.

   
   
   
   

   
   

   
   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

Surfaces

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   Take stock of what you have at home that you can use.

   
   
   
   
   • Dining room table
     
     
     
   
   
   • Extra coffee or end table
     
     
     
   
   
   
   
   
   


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   Look at it with an eye to what it can be used for in your studio.

   
   
   
   
   • The table with a table cloth on it
     
     
     
   
   
   • Your furniture, like ottomans, reclining chairs, etc
     
     
     
   
   
   
   
   
   


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   Try your pet furniture. Your kitty condo (providing that it isn’t too big) would work wonderfully.

   
   
   
   

Backdrops

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   Check out your linen closet for the presence of any ‘backdrops’ . Sheets will never work, because there any wrinkles will show, and so will the weave of the sheets. But a blanket might work nicely.

   
   
   
   


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   Use your wall if it is something other than stark white.

   
   
   
   

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   Know that there are different types of ‘setups’.

   
   
   
   
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     Macro photography
     
     
     
   
   
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     Pet Photography
     
     
     
   
   
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     Portraiture
     
     
     
   
   
   
   
   
   


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   Take a sheet of large paper or polypropylene, tape it to a box, and put what you are wanting to photograph on it. (This works best for ‘still life’ photography.^[1]

   
   
   
   

   
   

    

   
   

   
   

How to Create a Home Photo Studio for Less #cheap, #photo, #studio, #photos, #photography, #diy, #lighting