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improvisions Can l have some tips to improvise for equipment.I own an SLR and accessories are hard to come by , also expensive.I intend to set up a studio in the near future. thank you.
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Leo Enriquez |
Well, I can say that if you are thinking of getting a studio in the near future, then start buying quality lenses (expensive or relative expensive) good optics aren't cheap; a good mid-level slr camera (expensive or relatively expensive), depending on the features of the camera!... You could improvise on flashes or white cards, or some other accesories, but not on your camera and lenses!...
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John A. Lind |
I second Leo's comments about lenses. They are the most important part of your tools. The most important aspects of your camera bodies will be durability for taking tens of thousands of photographs without failing, and ability to take manual control of exposure settings (lens aperture and shutter speed). In addition, a PC socket on the camera body (or a hot shoe adapter with a PC socket on it) is essential. It's used to connect the camera body to studio strobe lights. An essential studio tool not mentioned is a flash meter. It measures the amount of light put out by the studio strobes. When using typical studio strobes, the shutter speed is set manually to the X-sync shutter speed and lens aperture is set manually based on strobe light output (as measured with the flash meter). Leo is correct that much can be improvised with the lighting. However, aside from being able to improvise a lot with lighting, it will also make or break your photographs. In the studio, the photographer controls everything, most especially the lighting. This makes it much more complex than other types of photography that use natural light outdoors or a single on-camera flash. How to use studio lights and how to improvise flash equipment and light modifiers is much too lengthy a topic to post here. The subject easily fills books. I recommend making a trip to a good sized library and finding some books about studio photography. Look for ones that explain lighting, lighting styles and how light is used for different effects. Some will also contain tips on how to improvise studio flash, light modifiers for them, light stands, and backdrops and props. -- John
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