Graficmania Uk
Posts: 27
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
for me I have been mainly a location photographer as I never had the space for a studio, A friend who is retired has recently said he is happy to allow me to shoot in his home studio allow a little tight so the reason for this querry
I would like to ask for a way to make simple but effective sets for models I have always shot n bigger studio before which cost me a lot of money allow had everything I could ask. so it is new to me to actually think about the setting of the set, so not interested in the plain white backgrounds not is the room large enough to place a large bed so like to come up with ideas for next years shoots, that I can think about more as I see what I want to photograph more now and it is set design type shot so I just need a little start.
Yes I am a experienced photographer and can do marvelous around a location and work well in a plain studio but find that not creative so want progress even further. as
fail to plan and you plan to fail is what I believe in so any sensible ideas thankfully received
intense_puppy
Posts: 846
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
You could try working with the white (or grey, or whatever) backdrop but just add a few props.
Like a cool chair or a pile of hay or a section of checkboard lino (just random ideas ) could easily be slid into the studio and change it from seamless white to something a little more interesting.
You could (if you have enough room) direct some light through a gobo/cookie and project some patterns onto the seamless backdrop for a little more interest.
For sets, depending on the look, I've constructed some light-weight movable walls out of 1x3 fir, and then stretched and stapled muslin to that frame. The frame is 8x8, with studs every 2 ft, but the inner studs are turned sideways and nailed at the rear... that way, when you paint the muslin, you don't get funny lines in the paint. I've repainted these fake walls dozens of times for different projects. These walls only weigh maybe 25lbs. You can make several of them and then clamp them together to get a corner or a room. I even put a window (no glass) in one of them.
Matt Knowles
Posts: 3,520
Ferndale, California, US
Theatre set builders often use luan, a thin plywood available at Home Depot and such.
I've built walls using 4x8 luan attached to a frame of 1x2 fir. For an 8' by 8' wall, I build two 4x8 panels, and stack them with a molding at the floor and another molding in between the two panels.
Roll out vinyl, a rug, and drapes completed this set.
Graficmania Uk wrote: for me I have been mainly a location photographer as I never had the space for a studio, A friend who is retired has recently said he is happy to allow me to shoot in his home studio allow a little tight so the reason for this querry
I would like to ask for a way to make simple but effective sets for models I have always shot n bigger studio before which cost me a lot of money allow had everything I could ask. so it is new to me to actually think about the setting of the set, so not interested in the plain white backgrounds not is the room large enough to place a large bed so like to come up with ideas for next years shoots, that I can think about more as I see what I want to photograph more now and it is set design type shot so I just need a little start.
Yes I am a experienced photographer and can do marvelous around a location and work well in a plain studio but find that not creative so want progress even further. as
fail to plan and you plan to fail is what I believe in so any sensible ideas thankfully received
Not much difference in a studio...space and light control being the exception.
I keep white and fashion grey seamless paper stocked. Couple of apple boxes and stools. Also have a leather couch which I'm selling to replace with a dark brown leather chair...
Find a local furniture consignment (used furniture store), these places are awesome sources of some one-of-a-kind furniture and accessories that you won't find anywhere else. And you can keep taking back the furniture you've already used to buy something else for a fresh look. I've found some fabulous props at these places for very cheap prices.
Decorative screens can give a great background for glamor pics. Found this at a
consignment shop.
This antique decorative screen was found at a local consignment shop.
This background made from a decorative wood panel found at a consignment store, I added the patterned shower curtain to the frame for the back lit effect.
This shoe? came in handy as a prop, and it also came from a consignment store.
I shoot in my apartment so everything becomes a potential prop but here's the short list of things I couldn't do without:
Paper Backdrops
Drapes (curtains, king-size sheets, netting) anything you can hang to create interest
Stools (I have several, diff heights, even different cross pieces so feet can be placed at varying heights). Favorite is a chrome stool with black vinyl seat.
Screens - I have a very cheap 3 panel transparent screen (white) - not only usuful as background but can be backlight to simulate a window
rugs - I haver various rugs including the cliched white shagpile (still works for boudouir)
umbrellas/parasols
cushions/pillows
small round table (used with and without tablecloth)
Vases of fake flowers - great for adding color
Candles
floor standing mirror - very flexible usage
) could easily be slid into the studio and change it from seamless white to something a little more interesting.
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