what are some things I can use at home for lighting and backgrounds for photography?
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Im just starting out and dont h ave the money right now to go get pro lights and backdrops and everything . so Im scrounging around for dark sheets and thinsg to use for backdrops and lamps. but do you have any sugestion of other things? or ways i can set up the lights or whatever so that it will make nice shadows and things?
Just want to say thank you for your help guys:)
Im just starting out and dont h ave the money right now to go get pro lights and backdrops and everything . so Im scrounging around for dark sheets and thinsg to use for backdrops and lamps. but do you have any sugestion of other things? or ways i can set up the lights or whatever so that it will make nice shadows and things?
Just want to say thank you for your help guys:)
I LOVE using desk lamps for directional light in still-life photos, especially black & white ones. Also, you can use just regular white poster board for simplified backgrounds. Even better, if you want a professional-looking photo in a softbox, you can make a simple one out of paper! Just look up how to make a softbox or light tent out of paper and paperclips! I took this photo with nothing but light from a window and a softbox made out of 4 sheets of paper and 3 paper clips: [who] Tobasco
lol, i do that all the time. You can collect a few white bed sheets and hand them with those inexpensive A claps to stuff. These can either be used as a backdrop or to soften lights.
They take lots of power but i use those yellow tripods with super-strong lights (like in construction sites). I have 150W laps and they rock behind the sheets.
You can hand-build reflectors from foil and make tripods from wood. If you live in an area where you can’t even find a damn studio umbrella (and ordering one can knock you 50$) you can buy a regular white one. I have a few and they work well. [who] Gohaleg