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04/14/2006 04:58:31 PM · #1 |
I've been looking at some threads and some great images on home studio set ups but many don't include the actual size.
What's yours?
I have a space I might be able to convert that's 10 feet x 19 feet.
(Or 3 meters x 5.5 meters) I'm not sure if it's wide enough??? |
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04/14/2006 05:02:43 PM · #2 |
My home studio is my kitchen haha
When I have a shoot I´ll move the kitchen table to the living room, put up the background and the flashes and shoot.
Afterwards I put it back in storage. Maybe 20 mins setup time and 15 minutes to store it...
The space I have is about 4x7 meters
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04/14/2006 05:07:47 PM · #3 |
| The wall in the kitchen at work which is whitish. Have to wait till people aren't using the area, or go in outside of work hours. Have no space here at home. |
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04/14/2006 05:09:23 PM · #4 |
2x3m living room that I have to setup and then put everything back into the box :( takes up to two hours to set the whole thing up and it's too difficult too move and I can only use half of it. Huh. So if you're up to some work and a little challenge. I think it's perfectly fine.
Message edited by author 2006-04-14 17:10:30.
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04/14/2006 05:09:56 PM · #5 |
Kitchen here to. In the future I'd like to finish a room in my basement or garage and have backdrops etc. ready to go.
My kitchen is approx. 15 x 20 ft.
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04/14/2006 05:10:27 PM · #6 |
My home studio is my bedroom. It's about 4 x 4 meters.
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04/14/2006 05:20:44 PM · #7 |
175ft by 580 ft.
Oh, you mean the indoor one?
22 long by 14 wide. I'd like it to be bigger still, but this works, jest seems a bit cramped. It is 1/2 the basement. part of the other half is a changing room area.
late february
About a month ago. Similar angle but less wide angle. I'll have to do an update.
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04/14/2006 05:28:20 PM · #8 |
mine is about 3.5x4.5 meters 12x15ft, and can be extended to 12x24 ft
my studio
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04/14/2006 05:32:25 PM · #9 |
| I think it is doable in your 10X19 space, o0WonderBread0o, although the width might indeed be a bit on the cramped side. Mine is similar at about 11X18. I have two backdrops, an 8'wide white paper and a 10'wide black velvet that fit fine, but placing the strobes becomes difficult with the lack of room on the sides. Another thing that gives me trouble is the ceiling height, at just a few inches above seven feet (basement). |
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04/14/2006 05:42:28 PM · #10 |
Our lounge.. 3.6m x 8m 2.7m stud. Takes about 30 minutes to move the TV, couches etc. out of the way to set up. We've got heavy velvet curtains so outside light isn't a problem.
Not ideal, but the 8m length lets me get far enough away from the subjects for full length portraits. I'd like at least a 3m stud though, and around 5x8m floor area to really be able to work with.
One of the biggest problems I see in home studios is the ceiling height (stud) rather than floor area.. 12ft/3m is really needed if you're going to do more than headshots or kids sitting on the floor.
We'll be building a large seperate garage in a couple of years time, and I may tack on a decent sized 'work room' to that if money allows. Dreams are free :-).
Cheers, Me.
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04/14/2006 05:56:35 PM · #11 |
| Very cramped in a 9 X 14 foot area. But there are no windows so lighting is easy to control. Four slave strobes with softbox covers and eight flood lamps with dimmers are effective for lighting. An aluminum frame at one end supports the backdrops. One of my old computers is connected to the Kodak/Nikon DCS460 for quick previews of the scene. Biggest problem is the available distance from the camera to the subject. If subject is five feet in front of the backdrop and six feet from the wall, I have only 8 feet for the camera and computer setup and must leave room behind the camera for the operator! Max distance camera to subject is only about 6 feet. |
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04/14/2006 08:20:16 PM · #12 |
mine is overkill, it is 44x36 it is beautiful too, hardwood floors lots of natural light, studio light.... unfortunately I am rarely inspired to do set up/studio shots..hopefully I will get there soon
I will be renting out my space if anyone is interested : ) |
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04/14/2006 08:26:25 PM · #13 |
Mine is about 4.5 x 5.5 meters. Basically I took over the games room of the house.
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04/14/2006 08:29:02 PM · #14 |
We have our studio in the cellar, it is pretty small, but if we have a bigger shoot we just take everything upstairs and set up the living room as a studio. There we have about 50 square meters.
This is the cellar part:
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04/14/2006 08:51:52 PM · #15 |
Mine is Massive - It's actually round - but when you are on it, it looks flat. Got the best light you can find - the sun. Got houses, towns, countries in my studio. Just a schlep to get from one side to the other...
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04/15/2006 01:07:54 PM · #16 |
Thanks everyone for your replies! Meant to post yesterday but I had to chase the kids around for a few hours :0)
I think my space might be too narrow for a light setup. I'll have to re-think and maybe go portable or something. People do feel more comfortable in thier own homes too, right. Or am I just making excuses??? :0P |
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04/15/2006 01:11:28 PM · #17 |
Backyard studio - 12 x 14 with a 12 foot extension on one end
Basement studio - 15 x 15 |
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04/15/2006 01:13:30 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by oOWonderBreadOo:
Thanks everyone for your replies! Meant to post yesterday but I had to chase the kids around for a few hours :0)
I think my space might be too narrow for a light setup. I'll have to re-think and maybe go portable or something. People do feel more comfortable in thier own homes too, right. Or am I just making excuses??? :0P |
there is more cost in time for you to go to them, and set up, tear down. you have NO control over what you might find there - space, reflective items, colors, animals, etc. Not to say it can't be done, but it's more work, more risk, and hauling everything around you do risk more breakage. If you get paid for all the extra work then it doesn't matter.
If you came to my house and wanted to shoot in my living room (biggest room) i have 9' ceilings and lots of furniture that might need moved, too few elec outlets (all behind furniture). and 2 kids, a dog and 2 cats that all want to see what's going on. I don't have large picture window (but then i don't have closeable curtains on the windows i have) - so you get daylight or flash refelctions depending on the time of day.
You can always try and do outdoor portriats.
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