ADV 2340 Digital Photography 2
If your photos aren't good enough, get closer. –Robert Capa
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This is my DIY photography studio and is still in the prosses of getting better and improving as I experiment with the light and find a better placement. To start I had no idea how to accomplish this and try to get a few ideas from whatever I had available at home. First I found a light that’s been in my closet for a few months that I’ve never use before it was exactly what I needed according to the few blogs and videos I watched. It also came with a clamp that was really helpful to keep it in place. Next I needed some type of stand and I didn’t seem to find any and opt to use a chair as a temporary placement. I also needed some type of backdrop and I notice that I had a few rolls of left over Christmas wrapping paper. My idea is to use the blank side as a back drop and revers it to the color side as a color backdrop. This paper can also be use as a diffuser as is thin and can be warily place around the light. In this picture there’s also a black cardboard that can be place anywhere to use as contrast or just to experiment with a few color. A few of the challenges I think I will encounter are the fact that I don’t seem to find any other stands for the light and also the type of light that I can use as there are different lightbulb to choose from and plan on getting a few different ones to experiment with the light. One thing that I forgot to include was a small tripod that can be place in front of the chair and easily move around with no need to adjust the other elements also a morrow to use a reflection to be combine with the light and create different types of light on the subject . I have a few more ideas to increase the quality and variety of photos that can be taken in this small studio that need more materials such as getting more lights. 
A chair can work well as a light stand! Do get a tripod. You won’t regret it.