HW 4: 5pts. Due October 29th. Create a DIY photo studio. Find a table where you can work at home. Buy or make the following equipment. Get prepared to shoot next week’s still life assignment. Then write a post (min 250 words) on open lab describing how you set up your work area. Include a photograph of your DIY photo studio.
DIY Studio including:
a. Several light stands see below to make a “stick in a can” or
buy several inexpensive light stands, one for that stands on the floor, one that can stand on the table.
b. Several clamp lights available in any hardware store
Get spotlight, frosted and clear bulbs for different effects.
c. Diffusion screen or scrim
You can buy, make from a box or hang a roll of vellum or tracing paper from a Hollywood arm on a light stand.
d. A-Clamps-These are indispensible!
e. Background papers or cloth-you won’t need this by the 29th
but you will want different backgrounds for each assignment.
f. White foam core
g. Black foam core
h. Tripod: If you are using a compact digital camera, you can buy a very lightweight tripod. If you have a dSLR you will need a slightly sturdier tripod. If you are serious about photography buy a tripod that comes in two pieces: the legs and the head.
Resources:
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-diy-10-macro-photo-studio.html
http://www.prophotolife.com/prophotolife-instructional-video-diy-studio-product-photography/
http://www.diyphotography.net/stick-in-a-can-poormans-solution-for-3d-lighting
http://www.learnmyshot.com/Lighting+and+Grip+Equipment+for+Clamp+Lamp+Studio
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Diffusion-Screen
http://www.prophotolife.com/video-episode-12-quality-of-light/
