My first studio is some point at any serious amateur photographer in the the desire to discover, in the own premises a small studio. It starts small, but rising demands and thus the need for better equipment and more sophisticated implementations of their own ideas. That is, you want new opportunities have become typical of a loving hobby.
course I pay attention to your actual photo ambitions and your budget. In addition, I will of course also the construction and dismantling of the studio equipment kept in mind, because very few of you have a separate room available and the partner has rights that must be preserved.
include a studio equipment, of course, camera, tripod, Light and background. One of the cameras, I would like in this series nothing to write home studio further, as I assume that you have a camera as an amateur and now not just for the photography studio, a new camera. Professional cameras have their advantages, of course, but already with a better camera phone (from 2 megapixels) are good studio recordings available!
Before you are concerned about the proposed size of a home studio, it is important to think about what they want to photograph. Already on a desktop is for moderate-sized objects (flowers, shoes or the like) very much possible. The macro photographers with even smaller Happy face, only the size of the light source is relevant. In the area of people photography, it is then already significantly different.
To complete a standing person to photograph without distortion, a distance with the standard lens of at least 3-4 meters is reasonable. If you want to respect the 2-to-3 rule, nor by 2 meters distance from the model are added to the background. An additional meter is useful to move behind the camera still can. We're talking about 8 meters in order to photograph a person standing. Sure is a lot less space length possible to use different focal lengths can help in the design to use less long rooms. If the focal length is so short that have significant distortion to be felt, could quickly lose its appeal home studio: your model must have a lot of humor to find photos of beautiful, made with 12 mm focal length from 1 meter away.
The width, however, is to see a lot more flexible. You can rotate your model or object, finally, without changing the camera position. Still, there are certain variables that you will encounter frequently in photo accessories trade. Ready backgrounds from the retailers have standardized sizes, which I will discuss in the next newsletter in detail.
The studio height is another very important point, is taken into account when setting up the home studio. The normal height of 2.40 of a common living space is very scarce. But why is that?
In the studio photography lighting situations are simulated or new "unusual" was invented. If you want to simulate natural light conditions, the main light falls from above, according to the sun during the day. Also the interior light situations often have one or more lights, which come from above. Is in your home studio is not enough room, a light above a standing person to install, you lose some creative freedom. If the lamp body is to get through, but the model is too close to the light, then you have problems quickly them in harsh shadows and uneven lighting. Therefore, professionals should check with the studio always looking after the ceiling before they look at all the rental property. A cellar is therefore completely impossible for people photography.
let themselves be swayed but no, there are hundreds of poses and situations that require no static model, I myself know some really great photographers who have created photos in her living room, behind which you would think highly professional studio equipment. Try it out. Often the first results of deliberately guided light in the home studio are so good that stop you no longer like. So beware: If you are coming Read consequences of the home studio reports, you might be addicted to a fantastic new hobby - the studio photography.