Advice re home studio

2003-11-27 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Hi all, I've got this spare room around 4 x 2.7 meters (ca 13 x 9 feet) (yes Stan - in case you're reading, the one you used for a guest room) and I was thinking of trying to use it for some sort of a portrait studio (or maybe for shooting smaller products, in case there will be a demand for it)

Re: Advice re home studio

2003-11-27 Thread graywolf
13 x 9 is a little tight for full figure photography, but it has been done. Usually figure about 18' minimum. 6' from bg to subject, 6' subject to camera, and 6' behind the camera. 24' is even nicer. Your small room means you will have to use a shorter lens than you would probably prefer, and cr

Re: Advice re home studio

2003-11-28 Thread Tiger Moses
At 12:55 AM 11/28/2003 +0200, you wrote: Hi all, I've got this spare room around 4 x 2.7 meters (ca 13 x 9 feet) (yes Stan - in case you're reading, the one you used for a guest room) and I was thinking of trying to use it for some sort of a portrait studio (or maybe for shooting smaller product

Re: Advice re home studio

2003-11-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Good advice, Tanya. > >Before flash, before photofloods, there was northlight. That is big >windows on >the north side of the room. Many still consider northlight to still be >the best >portrait lighting of all. Er, wouldn't that be southlight down the

Re: Advice re home studio

2003-11-28 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Friday, November 28, 2003, 6:38:41 PM, you wrote: > On 28/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >>Good advice, Tanya. >> >>Before flash, before photofloods, there was northlight. That is big >>windows on >>the north side of the room. Many still consider northlight to still be >>the best >>po

Re: Advice re home studio

2003-11-28 Thread John Coyle
Um, in Australia you need south light! The north side is the sunny side John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: "graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 1:58 AM Subject: Re: Advice re home

Re: Advice re home studio

2003-11-28 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Thanks a lot Tom R., Tanya, Pat and Tiger for very useful comments! Your posts and advice have gone to their special folder for future use. (I may get back on details later.) Lasse

Re: Advice re home studio

2003-11-30 Thread Stan Halpin
; > tan.x. (aka "fairy") > > - Original Message - > From: "Lasse Karlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 8:55 AM > Subject: Advice re home studio > > >> Hi all, >> I

Re: Advice re home studio

2003-12-04 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: "mike.wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Lasse wrote: > > I've got this spare room around 4 x 2.7 meters (ca 13 x 9 feet) (yes Stan > > - in case > > you're reading, the one you used for a guest room) and I was thinking of > > trying to use > > it for some sort of a por

Re: Advice re home studio

2003-12-05 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Lasse Karlsson wrote: > I've seen some of his work. He's good in many ways. > I may take another look at it, although his style hasn't really been on my mind so > far. I was intending not so much his style as the thought of using the room as it is, instead of "studiofying" it. It was "easy