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!
I love natural locations images but then I do not have a studio set up! Thanks for the video.
Ashleigh
I’m honoured you liked the video Ashleigh! It really doesn’t need to take much to set up, in fact often we set up a natural light studio.