Home Studio Lighting

[gibbstom13]

I'm looking to find an inexpensive solution to make a home lighting set-up to photograph a friend of mine's work for her online shop (she makes dresses/clothing). I tried to do some research online as to what type of lights work best, how to position them, background material, etc. etc. etc., and I'm not coming up with a whole lot of good ideas. Does anyone have any tips they care to share? Can you guy basic "floodlights" from a hardware store and diffuse the light a little bit to make a nice set-up? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.


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[zona5101]

Yes you can. And even with higher wattage bulbs you will probably still want to shoot from a tripod.

there are a TON of links on this type of lighting. include "DIY" in your search to get the do it yourself home made lighting solutions...

Putting Together a Budget DIY Lighting System | Shuttertalk

Introduction To Worklights Photography | DIYPhotography.net

[jml79]

More info like what you have for equipment already and budget would be helpful. A tripod and a halogen light and a clean white sheet can be made to work but this is the real low budget and hard way to do it.

If you are working with halogen work lights, they can start things on fire or heat them up enough to melt or discolour so be very careful. A better idea is a few CFL lights. Here is a link to a small version of what you want. This is done with strobes but you could adapt it for use with CFL's with a tripod and slow exposures. If I was upsizing this I would build the frame from scrap wood or PVC and use white ripstop nylon from a fabric store for the white material. Should be able to build it complete for around $50 or so.

Strobist: How To: DIY $10 Macro Photo Studio

[junemartys]

This is one of those good threads to read. Thanks.