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 03/04/2005 07:39:34 AM · #1
I've been asked and I've seen others comment on their studio setups. Here are a few photos of mine. The room is 15' x 20' with 8' high ceilings. We have a ceiling-mounted fan that cuts down on the height as well.

I've only been in this room since January but I feel like I'm starting to utilize the space better. Just need to get more organized and add more props & lights now.


This is close to the view a chaperone would see from the couch. One goal is to remove the couch so I can put furniture there that I can use in the photos. You can see the slope of the ceiling quite well in this one. To the far right side you can see some of the clothes and shoes I had laid out for the young lady who was shooting with me soon after these photos were taken. The doorway behind the dresses is a small walk-in closet that will eventually hold props.


This is a view from the other corner (would be over my right shoulder as I shoot.


This is a view from the edge of the backdrop/seamless. You can see what the model sees when he/she's not being blinded with flashes. The softbox to the right has the outer diffusion panel removed and two layers of red gels applied (with tape) to the speed ring so that the gels lay on the modeling bulb. If you look closely you can see my 3rd Alien Bee B-800 lying in the floor back by the couch; I'd removed it in lieu of the gold reflector.

Not anything grandiose but then again its usually just me, the model and a chaperone or friend.

Kev
 03/04/2005 08:10:17 AM · #2
Thanks Kev, I was gonna ask you how big your room was. I've been trying to figure out how I am going to setup my "studio".
 03/04/2005 08:46:23 AM · #3
Do you use the 17-40L for portraits, or do you think it distorts too much? (for those of us without 20 feet to work in).

I use the 28mm from time to time and I don't mind it, but I've never gone wider.
 03/04/2005 09:18:51 AM · #4
Originally posted by hopper:
Do you use the 17-40L for portraits, or do you think it distorts too much? (for those of us without 20 feet to work in).


I used the 17-40 for the first two months in this room. Now I have the Sigma 24-70, the 1Ds (0 crop factor since its full frame) and we rearranged the room to pickup an extra 2 feet of distance; my problems with having enough distance just evaporated.

Examples of 17-40:



You can really see the effects here.



Hope this gives you some visual evidence to work with. You can mitigate some of the effects of the wide angle but in my experience its usually best if you don't have to.

Kev
 03/04/2005 09:48:47 AM · #5
yep ... her leg in the last one looks like it's 100 feet long ... but that's partially because I know it was done with that lens so I'm looking for it. The "common person" probably wouldn't notice.

Thanks Kevin
 03/04/2005 01:22:48 PM · #6
Thank's Kevin. Your set up is a lot like mine but I have less room. My room is just wide enough to hold the 9'ft seamless :( Oh, would I love a warehouse somewhere!

I love the elongated leg on the third photo. I suppose you have the model sitting on a sheet of plexi? That's a fun effect.

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