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Well I’m venturing into the world of studio photography, family portraits, children, models etc. This will be on a very small scale. I have a shed/garage which I am converting next week. The dimensions are 16′ x 11′ with a ceiling of 9′ at the highest end and sloping down to about 8′ When the job is complete I’ll be left with a complete white walls and ceiling with a window of 5′ at the highest end.
That is what I have and will not be building so I have to work with what I have.
My query is: Can anyone give me advice on design. ??? :? :?
Any advice appreciated.
Pat
Hi Pat
There is a great thread on Fred Miranda on studio builds that people did. If you go there and have a bit of a search you will find it, there is loads and loads of info and help in it.
Aindreas
This is very close to the size i use just alittle smaller. heres how Ive set mine up and it works well especially for high key shots as you wont have the room to do them as they should be done .
Walls and ceiling white as you said , take away the room light that hangs in the middle of the room ” you will need that extra bit of space in height sometimes, to save space when using the backdrops( in my case its setup at the other end of room away from window) buy a PVC pipe and cut it to the entire width of the room so it touches each side wall and use a wall bracket to hold it up this method save you about 3ft of floor space as you wont need to use stands and this means you dont have to worry about fitting in families for group shots…
Buy a white board and use it as the floor save you alot of money as they wipe clean you can tape the paper to the end of the white board you will never see it in the images and it looks very neat to the customer,
two lights is all you need try and attach them to the walls ( saving you more floor space) on one of those pull out arms like a boom i forget the actual name of them.
Make sure your lights are not to high power cause with the white room you get a huge amount of light flying everywhere, when you want a more moody shot flag one side with either a paper( i use grey) or a flag panel .
I think when you have it all setup you will have enough room and more I even have a couch in mine for customers to sit on and have never struggled for space not even once good luck with the venture…
Very informative there Damien. The pvc pipe? from wall to wall…is that to hang backdrops on???
Pat
yes to hang the backdrops on , the PVC pipe will slide through the hard cardboard tube that the paper is rolled around if you get the full width paper roll and cut off a couple of inches on one end you can bring it to any DIY store and match the size with the PVC pipe so its a snug fit works a real treat with no sag in the middle from the weight of the roll itself . just get the pipe and inch or two wider than the backdrop so it fits into the bracket, it might sound a bit DIY but when finished it looks really neat
Hi Pat,
We stock the full range of Lastolite Paper backgouund rolls – They are top quality heavy duty paper. See: http://www.barkerphotographic.ie/search.php?searchname=lastolite+paper” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;If you are mounting them on the wall, this Interfit Kit is ideal for up to three rolls: http://www.barkerphotographic.ie/products.php?id=1775″ onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false; – Ps try and put your backgrounds on the higher end of the room.
Thanks Paddy, I’ll have a look and a measure when I’ve more time. I bought the Elinchrom Dlite 4 system from you a few weeks back.
Pat
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Thanks Paddy, I’ll have a look and a measure when I’ve more time. I bought the Elinchrom Dlite 4 system from you a few weeks back.
Pat
You can’t go wrong so!
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