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How much room does a home studio need?
I'm building up my studio lighting, but not sure how much room I need to set up the strobes and softboxes. Any thoughts from some that have gone through this? TIA. Aaron Aug 30 05 09:42 pm Link You never have enough space. And that's the best way I can think of to answer this. Use what you have. If that limits you to 3/4 length shots, so be it. Paul Aug 30 05 11:27 pm Link i was just able to do full body shots in my home studio..it was 400 square feet.. Aug 30 05 11:29 pm Link I found ceiling height to be the biggest issue. With low ceilings, say 8.5' and under, I could not get the lights high enough for some shots. Aug 30 05 11:35 pm Link You will always want more space...try to make it as big as your budget allows. I am able to make due with my small studio but I wish I had more space. That's why I perfer location shoots because there are no limits. Here is a link to my studio space and some sample pics. http://www.powellfulcreations.com/2004/ … Studio.htm         http://www.powellfulcreations.com Aug 31 05 10:15 am Link V Powell, that looks like about the same amount of space that I have. Mine might be a smidgen wider though. I usually shoot from the steps in the rear which lead to the dining room. You're getting great pics with what you have. Paul Aug 31 05 12:24 pm Link Thanks, I use up every inch of it too...LOL Sometimes it's tough but you learn to work with what you have. Aug 31 05 02:09 pm Link Wow. V Powell, how did you get the square box look in the purplish bluish (as my daughter would say) pic? It looks like there's foil on the floor....great work! Aug 31 05 02:18 pm Link Thanks for the compliments. Take a look at the first photo of my studio room in the bottom left corner. You can see a piece of the Foil (acuatlly its HVAC instalation from home depot). I just placed it on the floor like a mat in the corner of the studio. The walls are also sheets of silver insulation I put on the wall. Used some colored gels on the lights and a little bit a photoshop magic for the effect. Here are a few more pics with that set.    Sep 01 05 10:25 am Link Powell Do you rent out your studio and if so, what do you charge? Sep 01 05 11:40 am Link V Powell wrote: Great use of "everyday" stuff. I spend a lot of time at Home Depot too, searching for textures & colors. Sep 01 05 12:26 pm Link I've gotten by with a 10x14 room, but it ain't ideal. No way to get the subject away from the wall without really wide lenses and funky distortion, but yeah, go with the first thing paul said. work with what you've got and shoot tight if you have to. Sep 01 05 05:36 pm Link my living room/studio is about 16x30' but, as was said before, ceiling height is the biggest drag - 'specially with the really tall models. i'm always relieved when i answer the door and i see that i won't have to stand on a ladder to look her in the eye. Sep 04 05 09:34 pm Link |
