7 Steps of how to set up a simple home studio

How to set up a simple home studio

Setting out a home studio at home… Duh~ that’s why they call it home studio. Hahaha

What kind of studio equipment do we need?

1^st. Big space to put all our gear in.

2^nd .Lighting

There are tons of lighting in the market.The common lighting to be used are the soft box and umbrella.

3^rd. The backdrops stand for portrait shooting.

4^th . Standard tripod.

You would want to get a better tripod for portrait shoot as those normal tripod you get from buying the camera deal is pretty useless . Using a DSLR with a heavy telephoto zoom lenses with a aluminum tripod isn’t exactly a bright idea.

5^th Wireless remote

This come pretty handy when you are doing photo shoot of products or capturing movement such as water dripping or even yourself.

6^th . Probs for themes

Well , sometimes you would want to do some special themes and you need probs such as for a fantasy shoot , you would need wings for angels or probably some costumes. Wow.. costumes.. nice..

7^th Models ?

You either hired a model or ask a friend to pose for you. Well, lets face it , we are not going to hire Victoria Secret’s super model , (ooo, how I wish) . I suggest that you should start with a friend. You will get to learn more as you go. And normally guys would

I will be setting up my own home studio when I move to my new place. Hopefully I get a space when I can do it. Wohoo ! Preparation for the studio might take me a long time to but I it will be sweet when I get it started.

Short talk #6 :New camera

I got a new camera a few weeks ago. It is awesome... a Nikon D300. Hahaha, havent been using it much yet but hopefully i will be able to do my own photo shoot when i come back onshore.

Looking forward in joining the photography classes too. Wohoo , kinda like a kid all over again.