On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 11:11 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: > > I guess I'm a "fan of studio photography". Just don't have the money to > build the studio. And even if I had the money, I don't have the space.
John, I don't have a "studio", nor space for one, but I don't let that stop me. I have two hotshoe flashes, although I mostly use one and a cheap convertible reflector. I don't have a background stand, I just use a white wall. If I need a black background, I just position the subject in a doorway to put a dark hallway behind them. If I need a blown-out white background, that's what the 2nd flash is for. If you buy stuff from Fancierstudio on Amazon, $50 will get you a couple of stands and umbrellas. Get one or two Vivitar flashes, put 'em on manual and you're good to go. Pick up one of the cheapie wireless triggers, and slave any additional flash(es) to the triggered one. (Since I got Pentax flashes, I use the optical triggering, but I'm starting to reconsider radio now.) Then there's the "use somebody else's studio" approach. I have partnered with a guy who has an extensive studio in his print-biz shop. I trade work for time. In that pinup shoot I did, I did all the up-front design work, a lot of organizing legwork (getting props, models) and in total that shoot cost me $15 for my share of lunch. Everyone there was working on a TF (trade-for) basis. And for workshops all you need to bring is your camera and lenses. The cost is higher, of course, but still quite affordable and a great learning experience. And you get to work with agency models and higher-end lighting. Go for it John. Stretch a bit. Treat yourself. :-) -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
