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06/02/2007 10:16:41 PM · #1 |
| Hey there all you portrait pros! What are the MUST HAVE props for portrait photography? |
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06/02/2007 10:30:06 PM · #2 |
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06/02/2007 10:34:23 PM · #3 |
Depends on the portraits.
If you want a giggly portrait, hurt yourself "accidentally".
If you want a sad portrait, hold up a piece of roadkill.
It all depends.. |
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06/02/2007 11:33:06 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by terje:
A boomblaster. |
Pardon my ignorance, what's a "boomblaster"? I have heard of a boombox (radio) - same thing?
Message edited by author 2007-06-03 00:01:26. |
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06/02/2007 11:44:49 PM · #5 |
Some soft (fuzzy) fabric in both black & white - for baby to lie on, implied nude to wrap in, etc.
Milk crates - to stand short people on, sit on or prop against (covered with fabric)
Columns or pedestals, artificial plants, gauzy fabric, GOOD artificial flowers, a few different stools/chairs, fairy dresses, extra black shirts, wings, halos, hawaiian leis, stack of books, old patio table, fog machine, bubble machine, colored umbrellas, stage make-up, a few wigs....
... I could go on and on. I find that the longer you shoot, the more props you collect. I buy some of my "props" at flea markets & yard sales - others are from photog prop sources.
I would suggest thinking of one "scene" you wish you create and buy/make/collect the things you need for that. Then pick another. Trying to fill a studio all at once would probably leave you with many shelves full of things you don't really need or won't use very often.
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06/03/2007 12:03:56 AM · #6 |
| Thanks Cindi! Looks like I'll need to rent a storage facility to start storing stuff! :-) |
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06/03/2007 02:28:30 AM · #7 |
| Similar to the milk crates that Cindi mentioned, a set of apple boxes are very handy at times. |
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06/03/2007 02:49:04 AM · #8 |
hand scythe, carpet knife, bats, clubs, iron bars, golf clubs, swords of various make, daggers, electronic components, scraps of material, shards of glass, hammers of various sizes/weight, ray guns, various rifles, more knives, blood, twist ties, umm... should I go on?
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06/03/2007 03:05:30 AM · #9 |
Wigs
   
Hats
    
Masks
   
Boas
Stools
Styrofoam Heads
Fishing Line
80s Hairband Clothes and accessories
 
For the last year or 2  Shecoya and I have been adding to the prop closet (which is now a whole room). Random and inane things, sometimes. When you need to kick a shoot up a notch sometimes the more random the better. Thrift stores and dollar stores (and liquor stores) have a brazillion little gems that can provide hours of entertainment and inspiration.
:)
P-ness
Message edited by author 2007-06-03 03:08:32. |
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06/03/2007 03:29:34 AM · #10 |
dead bugs, vases, 2 wine glasses, a placemat, 1 plain coffee mug, pink boa, pink wig, false eyelashes, mardigra beads, name cards, a pot, a red tie, makeup, nearly dead pumpkins, a fork, rocks, masks, makeup remover, tissues, candles, markers, tablecloths, photo paper, sunglasses, and facepaint.
hmmm, I don't actually have a prop box, but I'm just looking around my room thinking about what I have used and what I could use. Huh, I guess my room IS my prop box :)
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06/03/2007 06:05:35 AM · #11 |
my treasures, i have a few rubber ducks and trolls too. |
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06/03/2007 06:18:09 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by littlegett:
hand scythe, carpet knife, bats, clubs, iron bars, golf clubs, swords of various make, daggers, electronic components, scraps of material, shards of glass, hammers of various sizes/weight, ray guns, various rifles, more knives, blood, twist ties, umm... should I go on? |
Uhhh...I'm sorry, are you shooting photographs or going on a death rampage??
btw, you forgot about this prop :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
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06/03/2007 06:27:46 AM · #13 |
baby rattle, shiny round car sunshade, milk jug with some gravel in it, hair brush, fly repellant, whinnying stuffed horse, horse cookies, grain, Cowboy Magic, Leather halter.
edit: oh.... I forgot the umbrella for those difficult horses!
Message edited by author 2007-06-03 06:29:47. |
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06/03/2007 09:46:50 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by Blue Moon:
Originally posted by littlegett:
hand scythe, carpet knife, bats, clubs, iron bars, golf clubs, swords of various make, daggers, electronic components, scraps of material, shards of glass, hammers of various sizes/weight, ray guns, various rifles, more knives, blood, twist ties, umm... should I go on? |
Uhhh...I'm sorry, are you shooting photographs or going on a death rampage??
btw, you forgot about this prop :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
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L()L kinda both L()L... Oh yess, can not forget the four sets of Bunny Ears 6-;
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06/03/2007 09:59:35 AM · #15 |
A good friend that is the Prop Master.
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06/03/2007 10:41:59 AM · #16 |
LOL.. But don't let a nude lay on it and then put a baby on it.. Or if you do, make sure you don't tell the parents.
;)
Originally posted by idnic:
Some soft (fuzzy) fabric in both black & white - for baby to lie on, implied nude to wrap in, etc.
Milk crates - to stand short people on, sit on or prop against (covered with fabric)
Columns or pedestals, artificial plants, gauzy fabric, GOOD artificial flowers, a few different stools/chairs, fairy dresses, extra black shirts, wings, halos, hawaiian leis, stack of books, old patio table, fog machine, bubble machine, colored umbrellas, stage make-up, a few wigs....
... I could go on and on. I find that the longer you shoot, the more props you collect. I buy some of my "props" at flea markets & yard sales - others are from photog prop sources.
I would suggest thinking of one "scene" you wish you create and buy/make/collect the things you need for that. Then pick another. Trying to fill a studio all at once would probably leave you with many shelves full of things you don't really need or won't use very often. |
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