Basement Room For Studio?!

[theheater]

I was curious to find out how big you believe a room needs to be to use it as a studio?? How should I set it up to be the most beneficial space wise... any help would be great!!!!

 

[Big Mike]

The likely problem would be ceiling height. If you have a large umbrella or softbox, it will hard or impossible to get it above a standing or even a sitting model, if your ceiling is too low.

It can be done...but I'd prefer to work in an area with a higher ceiling that most basements.

 

[wildmaven]

I was doing my first portraits in the garage, which was HELL. The ceilings were 9 feet tall, and still made it hard to move the umbrellas around. Now, in my new location, the ceilings are 12 feet tall and soooooooooo much nicer! What is the ceiling like? You could bounce the light off of it, instead of an umbrella. I did that for a couple of photos and was surprised at how well it worked.