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I'm currently setting my new studio which I'll eventually be hiring out...... my question for you is what would you suggest is necessary equipment for a photography studio.... what would you want? Number of lights, accessories..... back grounds?? colours? Aug 21 05 10:56 am Link Since no one else has posted, I'll give you my two cents worth. - Four or five lights, a couple of them low-power and permanently mounted for white background shots. - A variety of seamless paper, starting with dark gray and white, and as many other colors as you can afford. - A few muslins, not the ugly ones please.  - A couple of softboxes, including one 2x3' or larger if you have the space. - heavy duty stands with casters - depending on the space available, couches, chairs, etc for props. Paul Aug 21 05 01:05 pm Link I agree with the previous list but I would also include a CD player and a coffee maker. backgrounds are very much person preference but I am fond of paper myself. In a world with no budget I would also have a closet with a large variety clothing I could choose for specific shoots, in addition to what the models bring. I'd also make sure to put in a clean dressing room. Best of luck to you! Aug 21 05 01:15 pm Link cool. thanks guys.... this is a list of what I've currently got in mind: 4x bowens esprit 500 1x 1.4m by 2m soft box 1x smaller soft box 1x floor fan 1x barn doors 1x snoot 1x honeycomb 1x black cotton velvet background 1x white vinyl background 1x 1.5mx2m perspex sheet a selection of props........ possibly a "dressing up box" lol radio shouldnt be a problem..... probably a couple of other paper backgrounds....... lots of fabric backgrounds... I've already got them reflectors.... big polystyrene standing blocks (abour 3m high) anything I've forgotten? Aug 21 05 01:41 pm Link what's your budget? Aug 21 05 02:25 pm Link well I'm not going into the realms of high glide stuff.... but I'll stretch to most things I want. all of the above is covered or bought already.... what did you have in mind? Aug 21 05 02:27 pm Link bex wrote: flags/gobos, some smaller reflectors. Of course you can cut up some of the foamcore but you may want to get a variety of materials, silver, gold, black, maybe some translucents for scrims etc. Aug 21 05 02:42 pm Link the studio is 550cm x 570cm.... with 350cm height. not ideal but would you say it was workable?? Aug 22 05 10:55 am Link bex wrote: Maybe a little off topic, but... Aug 22 05 11:03 am Link bex wrote: To be honest, it is workable, and I'd be realtively satisfied if it were my own place at my home, but I wouldn't rent a studio that was not at least 20 feet in one dimension (...not height Aug 22 05 11:06 am Link John Allan wrote: Donchya love the information age? Aug 22 05 11:10 am Link 20 feet would be the minimum. Most of the time I am 3 to 15 feet from the model, who is 6 feet from the backdrop. Aug 22 05 11:16 am Link I'd definitely add more grip equipment. A couple booms for lights, mini-booms and grip heads/superclamps for hanging reflectors and flags, plus counterweights for them. If you can afford it, even a single Bogen SuperBoom with the articulated head - that can be invaluable when you've got a large softbox hung overhead. Sandbags for safing and stands or keeping them from rolling. Blackout drapes for any windows. Apple boxes for raising the models, if necessary, and a good ladder for the photographer. A stereo that can take an iPod as input. Wooden clothespins for attaching gels to lights. A full set of honeycomb grids, from 10 degree to 40 degree. One or two large umbrellas, preferably something like the 60" white Photoflex. A beauty dish for one of your lights. Double your quantity on barn doors. Skip the white vinyl backdrop and just get several rolls of white seamless, plus black, grey, and possibly chroma-key green. A good makeup mirror with its own (very even) lighting, and preferably a private changing area, even if it's just a moveable screen. Excellent air conditioning. That'd be my wishlist for even a small rental space, at least!  Aug 23 05 09:59 am Link |
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