I’m very much more of a travel and landscape photographer than anything else. So when I was recently asked to create some studio portraits and product images we thought it would be a great opportunity to make a quick, stop motion video so you can take a peek at our setup. If possible I prefer to setup my studio the night before the scheduled session that way on the day of the shoot I can just tweak things as needed. There did end up being quite a few changes from this original setup but it can still give you a good idea of how things look around here on a studio day.

Gear List

• Canon 20D
• Canon EFS 17-85mm lens
• Manfrotto 055C tripod
• Manfrotto 028 tripod head
• Manfrotto background kit
• 9 foot white seamless
• 2 Alien Bees B800
• 2 Aurora Lite Bank Genesis G-400
• 1 Aurora Lite Bank Genesis G-800
• Small soft box
• Large soft box
• Octabox
• Pocket Wizards

Plus a collection of stands and cables.

Which do you prefer, polished studio photographs or natural location images?

I’ll see you in the comments section!