Comments on: How do I make homemade lighting for my home portrait studio?

By: tvhasben

tvhasben — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:47:59 +0000

I have made a lot of homebrew light setups in my time (over 35 years as a photographer) but Brian Zimmerman has the absolute best approach to homemade lighting. Check out his designs at http://www.diyphotography.net/homestudio/blz
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By: visionsofforever

visionsofforever — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:37:59 +0000

Any light will do for black and white photography. Experiment with shadows and where they fall. For color photography, you can use tungsten (household) lighting if you color correct it, or if you shoot digital, make sure to adjust your camera's settings. An easy fix for portraiture is the on camera flash with a bounce. The bounce can be homeade out of white cardboard. cut some about 3 inches by 6 inches and tape or rubber band it to your flash. Point flash straight up in the air and shoot. This will give a more soft, even light instead of the harsh directional light associated with the on camera flash.
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By: DHB Photography

DHB Photography — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:59:59 +0000

You could use a few lights with 100 watt bulbs or use a floodlight.

You really can’t make a strobe, would need to buy one. You can use an off camera flash with the lights also.

Be sure to balance for the indoor light.
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Knowledge; http://www.dhbphotography.com