Full photo studio for $77
Another of my avid readers dropped me an email to tip me off about an article in Design In-Flight, on how they recommend you outfit a studio. They go to great detail explaining the hows and the wherefores, and even have a shopping list at the end of the article. The price tag for the whole studio? $77!
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As they put it:
Browsing the B&H web site, one can quickly become overwhelmed with the sheer number of things available for purchase. In an effort to take usable photos without breaking your bank or taking out a loan, why not start simple? A few key items can quickly elevate your capabilities, in fact, a low budget studio can be made DIY style at very low cost.
Starting out this way also gives you the advantage of learning what things are important to you, and worth investing more money in down the road. For simplicity’s sake, this low budget studio is intended for still life shots, which in and of itself is very useful, with a few minor tweaks the studio can be adopted for other use.
Check out their full article, “DIY Photography on the cheap“
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#1 - April 11th, 2006 at 09:07
Fantastic article - people often get overawed by the equipment, or spend hundreds or thousands on equipment they don’t need, or know how to use.
#2 - June 22nd, 2007 at 15:44
The site that this article links to no longer exists :(
#3 - June 24th, 2007 at 18:20
the link no longer exists, pooh
#4 - June 27th, 2007 at 22:36
God help us Guvnor, its a 404!!!
#5 - July 31st, 2007 at 17:54
Please, tell us where it went.
#6 - August 16th, 2007 at 16:01
link no longer exists
#7 - October 7th, 2007 at 00:10
Can’t see the link,but you always get what you pay for. I have my own studio and it’s extremely budget built. I was using ebay and used stuff whenever it was possible.Still,only background stand is $60. Add paper or muslin and it’s over $100
And lights…Hot lights are not model friendly. If you are doig fashion photography,god forbid you drop one of those on a model, you’ll get sued right away,for serious burns. Not to mention,they run extremely hot. In studio lighting,nothing bellow 200,is even possible. Plus chinese cheap stuff that you can see being sold on ebay,break within months. You may think you saved some money initially,but you’ll loose in the long run.
And how about professional appearance. No client will want to pay you 1000s of $$,if they see duct tape all over the place
Just a thought…
Cheers,
Dmitri