Studio Photography, how do you even start?

[andytakeone]

@tirediron
Ah, interesting. Will look into that in that case.
Though budget is pretty low to non-existent right now to be honest.
Maybe something to think about for next year.

 

[tirediron]

@tirediron
Ah, interesting. Will look into that in that case.
Though budget is pretty low to non-existent right now to be honest.
Maybe something to think about for next year.

Bartering works well too - once you get to the point in skills and equipment where you can produce consistantly good portraits (it doesn't take all that long really), discuss with dance studio owners the option of studio use during downtimes in exchange for dancer's portraits & event coverage.

 

[Designer]

I'm asking how to even take the first step, not one giant leap.
I understand there is the figurative and maybe not so figurative 10,000 hours ahead of me.

It may be difficult to understand my posts occasionally because of the way I write.

What I was getting at is this: Ordinarily, photographers LEARN first, THEN develop their portfolios, THEN start their business.

You indicated that you wish to develop your portfolio first, THEN start your business, and THEN learn. Or possibly do everything all at once, preferably immediately.

There is nothing wrong with setting yourself upon the fast track to success, and I applaud your ambition, but in my experience, learning the art and craft of photography takes time and intensive effort.

 

[PoetoftheBlack]

Artificial Lighting actually follows a few rules that carry over from the days of Paintings. So you usually begin with the sort of lighting that the masters used to create for their paintings. This was usually done with oil lamps or other such sources of light.

The famous forms of lighting we usually look at are Rembrandt, Paramount, Broad Lighting and Short Lighting.

The best way to begin would be to look up these lighting methods and recreate them using a normal Construction Light or Bulb and have a friend sit for you.

We basically take these 4 types of lighting and create multiple variations of it.

 

[SoulfulRecover]

I bought some stands ($100), a back drop ($60) and a single strobe ($100) and started shooting

 

[chuasam]

go to a photography school and take a few classes.
I've been to a couple of the meetup groups, and it felt more like the blind leading the blind....and the one eyed photographer is king.