How Do You Make A Home Photography Studio?
As a budding photographer, you love the look of studio portraits but the cost of equipment and lights is prohibitive. If there was a way you could create your own studio at home, you know you could produce great shots of the family and save the expense of a professional photographer. With a few readily accessible items from the local hardware store, you can soon have your home photography studio. Step 1 Choose a room with white, or light-colored, walls. Alternately, hang white sheets on dark walls to reflect light back onto your subject. However, if the walls are more than 8 feet away from your subject you must alter your tactics. Try running a clothesline on either side of the model and draping it with white sheets. Use different-colored sheets as backdrops or paint your own canvas scene. Step 2 Turn up the lights. Photography is all about light and you can purchase work lights on tall tripods from your local do-it-yourself store. Because direct lighting can make facial features appea