Tuesday, July 6, 2010

DIY Photo Studio

How to make your own simple photo studio in your own bedroom!
ATTENTION!THIS IS EXTREMELY FAR FROM PROFESSIONAL GRADE AND IS FOR SIMPLE PICTURES ONLY! PLEASE DO NOT COMPLAIN!
Materials:
camera
lamp with movable head
solid colored sheet
sliding closet doors or tacks
2 belts (sliding closet doors only)
Directions
If you have sliding closet doors, put them together and pick up your sheet and belts. hold the sheet up next to the door and fold one of the edges in between the two doors. Jam the belt in there with it so that side of the sheet can stay there without you holding it. Do the same to the other side of the sheet but make sure that it is the right height up the door.
If you do not have sliding closet doors, take your sheet and tack it up to the wall. make sure it is even against the wall and is at the right height.
Next step is the lighting. I use a 3 switch lamp alone with a lamp with a movable head.This gives me the perfect lighting everytime. Just set it up in front of the backdrop you previously created and adjust the lighting position so it is just right.
Now that you have your lighting and back drop, all you need is a steady place to set up your camera so it captures all it needs to.If you do not have a tripod you can always stack random objects. I once used a glasses case, a shoe box, and a Rubik's cube just to keep my camera steady. Now all you should do is turn on the camera's self-timer (if it has one) and get to shootin'!
Hope this helps! I use it all the time in my little 10x10 room and most of the photos come out great! Keep reading!

P.S. I will post pictures to help you out with this later!

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