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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/04/2008 09:22:18 PM · #1
I am in the process of setting up my first studio in my basement, and I would love to see photos of some of your studios. Whether they are in your house, or a full fledged commercial studio. Also, list your lighting equipment or anything else about the studio you might like to share.
Nikon D2X
Carl Zeiss 35mm ZF f/2.0 Distagon T
 11/04/2008 10:48:11 PM · #2








1700 sq ft, 12' ceilings, 16' wide x 10' high x 12' deep cyc, 2 hair and makeup stations, lounge. Speedotron Blackline lighting, plenty of heavy duty booms and stands, and a few 20A circuits (though I might upgrade to 25A). Having space is a good thing. Storage is important. Stuff that rolls is cool (carts, shelves, power packs, chairs, stands, computer tables, etc). And keep things clear and open.
Nikon D90
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Nikon
 11/05/2008 07:41:35 AM · #3
Nice set -up!! Makes me drool.
 11/05/2008 08:26:48 AM · #4
i don't have pictures handy at the moment - the drywaller is to start on Monday so there's not much to show today.

I've been working out of my basement for the past 3+ years - low ceilings, the threat of water on the floor (70 year old houses have their "personalities" shall we say), pole in the middle of the room and all the crap a family stores in their basement like old computers and christmas decorations and abandoned hobbbies.

My shooting space was about 12x18. But that was shared with production (framing, etc) and a bit with sales. Nothing was on wheels and I had no windows except in the entrance door.

The new space is a former detached garage - 30x24 overall. I probably gave a bit more space to the camera area than I should have which leaves the sales area a tad small. Same size as before and I don't ahve to share it, so perhaps it will work out OK. Now there are walls (and insulation so the walls are solid) and it seems, well, claustrophobic comes to mind. But is has no windows where the camera room as a 10' wide 6' tall window and seems huge and bright.

My cyclic area is seemless paper and melamine boards and it works very well. I'm looking forward to mounting the BG strobes on the walls and freeing up some space (and getting the stand legs out of the corners of my pictures!).
I have another area that is for daylight - the windows I mentioned. Daylight is WONDERFUL! I've been shootingin here all summer and working on the remodel as time permits so it's a work in progress. It's gonna be so awesome when I get blinds and drapes on the window and can control the light.
Then I have a third area (it's all shaped like an L - I can shoot down the two long legs or turn and shoot back into the corner from either direction). That gives me a low key corner to play in.

The advantage to all this is i can shoot 5 or 6 very different looks without doing anything but moving me, the subject and a light (which are on bogen stands with wheels - wheels are GREAT things! Even my sofa is on wheels). More 'looks' without having to reset everything means less 'work' during a shoot and more variety for the client, in my case it's been a ton of HS seniors, and that means they buy more.

I use paterson interfit lights (300ws) with softboxes of various sizes triggered by PWs. The sales room will double as the changing/makeup room.

I now have heat in the building and plan to add A/C next year - I better as none of the windows open!

cyc are with a gel on it


graffit the seniors painted on the garage door before the windows went in


daylight at work

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