From: "mike.wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Lasse wrote: > > I've got this spare room around 4 x 2.7 meters (ca 13 x 9 feet) (yes Stan > > - in case > > you're reading, the one you used for a guest room) and I was thinking of > > trying to use > > it for some sort of a portrait studio (or maybe for shooting smaller > > products, in case > > there will be a demand for it). > > Sorry to come into this so late but I've been thinking a little about > this stuff my self and I've still not come to a decision. I don't > actually have any advice for you but I can put my own feelings on the > matter of home studios. On the one hand, you may want to build a > "studio", i.e. a room where you can change its characterisitics to suit > the photography being practised at the moment.
Yes, I guess that's what I'll go for, and see where I end up and what will conveniently be possible to do. I'll start off with some basic stuff, try things out and adjust my shooting to what I have or won't cost me much to get. Available light and some basic flash set ups. I'll check out some of the lights suggested by other members and check if there are any second hand stuff around in (this small) town. > One can see many > examples of attempts at this that have been less than successful because > of, for example, the difficulty in making backgrounds as featureless as > possible or suitably graduated, so that interest is not taken from the > subject. This is specially true of formal portraiture, where the > slightest flaw in the background can cause the whole concept to > collapse. Bailey overcame this by overilluminating backgrounds so that > no detail was recorded. I have too been thinking about what you're commenting on. > Another route is that used by Jan Saudek, a Czech photographer, who > lived for some years in a basement room. He used it as his studio and > incorporated its architecture and decor into his work. Tied in with his > subjects and presentation, it gives an extremely distinctive look and a > cohesive feel to the body of his work. This appeals more to me but > would feel rather plagiaristic, as opposed to following the formal > route, which I would see as more "...working in the School of...". > mike I've seen some of his work. He's good in many ways. I may take another look at it, although his style hasn't really been on my mind so far. I enjoyed reading your thoughts. Thanks, Lasse
