First night in the "Studio"

Johno · Oct 28, 2006

I was a little bored, Decided to make a studio in my living room. I used a 36" roll of white paper, 4 "swing arm" desk lamps with compact fluorescent bulbs.....

Newest film body.....

Some of my other gear.....

Self Portrait...

The setup.... Shooting my baby!!!!

The lighting setup cost me a total of $60, This is mt first time taking "Product shots" so if any of you pro's out there have any tips or edits I would appreciate it!!
cheers,
Johnny

Peanuts · Oct 28, 2006

Double thumbs up for the first. Nice new camera and great lighting.

LaFoto · Oct 28, 2006

Make sure you post that self-portrait of yours into the New Artsy-Fartsy Self Portrait Thread! Will you?

Nice set up ... Where would I get such paper from, I wonder (here, I mean, where I live... :scratch

... looks like a nice little appointment for oneself to try some product photography with some good lighting!

Sw1tchFX · Oct 28, 2006

wow, that's such a good idea. I was thinking of buying some more SB-600's and hooking them to an umbrella and using that as a studio set up, but this really makes me reconsider.

Johno · Oct 28, 2006

Sw1tchFX said:
wow, that's such a good idea. I was thinking of buying some more SB-600's and hooking them to an umbrella and using that as a studio set up, but this really makes me reconsider.

I know what you mean, I was trying to justify a couple more flashes as well. I was just reading up on compact fluorescent bulbs this afternoon and decided to give it a try. I think my next project is going to be a couple of softboxes that work with the lights. I ordered higher wattage bulbs this afternoon I think that'll make a huge difference.

THORHAMMER · Oct 28, 2006

stage some sort of translucent material near the hottest lights, youll get a lot less shadow play on your paper... diffusing them a bit, just dont let it catch on fire...

cool shots

W.Smith · Oct 28, 2006

Pray what is a Canon EOS Elan 7, Johno?
Dunno that model.

Johno · Oct 28, 2006

W.Smith said:
Pray what is a Canon EOS Elan 7, Johno?
Dunno that model.

Middle of the road film SLR, Above the rebels, Below the EOS 3, and the 1 Series.

PNA · Oct 28, 2006

LaFoto said:
Nice set up ... Where would I get such paper from, I wonder (here, I mean, where I live... :scratch ... looks like a nice little appointment for oneself to try some product photography with some good lighting!

I'm thinking butcherblock paper form a restaurant supply house.

Photomonger · Jan 5, 2007

Great stuff, another think you can do to reduce the shadows is by using a dove grey background paper and exposing the shot so the paper is white, this is easier with subjects who don't actually make contact with the paper because placing them in front makes it easier to sepparate the background light and the main and fill sources. Also, believe it or not, the closer a light source is to a subject, the softer the shadow will be. A shower curtain or a sheet about 6 - 8 inches from the light will soften the shadows a bit as well.

happy shooting!

Cheers