Rear Lights

Rear Lights

Home Lighting Studio without breaking the bank

This page describes a way to create a home studio without breaking your bank!

Here I will explain and describe my home studio setup. all of my portrait shots were taken with this home studio, so if trying to figure out how to perform, check out my gallery, but that is limited by my ability, best examples of view may be the work of Si or some of Claire. your settings are slightly different.

Below is a picture of my studio:

My Team

The Interfit EX150 kit comes with two 150 watt / sec flash heads, two lighting stands, a 60x60cm light box, a white translucent umbrella, power cables and sync cable. I have two of these kits what is bent. If you are concerned about the power of a 150w head, no, I use half the power that Most of the time.

1) 100% load again ready light

2) Infrastructure and red blood cell receptor flash

3) Plug and Fuse network (6.3 amps)

4) On / Off

5) Modelling of control lap. I = Total power position. Average = Off. Position II = Proportional mode.

6) Test button

7) Sync cable between the camera and flash head (the connection PC Sync adapter or a shoe on your camera)

Cover is removable and washable and is an elastic adjustment in the base which also doubles as a diffuser. I'l warn that advertising of this product is so poor. The sample pictures they use are terrible in my opinion, and I bet you lose a lot of customers in this way. I assure you that performs much better than what they show.

Above: Example of what can be achieved.

The IRX fits into the shoe of the camera, and emits a wide infrared beam which will trigger any infrared sensitive flash unit, thus eliminating the need a sync cable between the camera and flash unit and any concern over the tensions of synchronization in digital SLR.

Lens?

I can not recommend the Canon EF 60 mm f/2.8 USM Macro-S enough. It's a cracking lens produces sharp results and detailed. However, you do not need a little space to play. IdeallyI have double doors that open in my living room, it gives me the required space. If you're really limited in space, i would not exceeding 30 mm.

Also I have the EF 50 mm f/1.8II which is a great little lens produces sharp results, considering you can pick it up around £ 50 if you look in the right places.

Video tour:

Installation and Configuration

First, I'll say not just copy what I write here ... Experiment! that's the fun in it and get better results.

Lights illuminating the front of the subject wants to be about 4 feet away from them and the lower edge of the light box to match the chin down around an angle of 45 degrees. have the lights on the back of the same height as well, but experiment in which the angle of inclination than them.

Something to remember:

Make sure the subject did not sit a little close to the vertical stage, as this will result in the bright lights causing flooding in these horrible fog effect as the bottom. If they feel away from it and its still hazy achieve this effect, it is likely that the flash is too powerful, so turn it down.

above: from Saturday to near background / flash very powerful

Shot most of the time with my lights on half power. with the following values:

Again, experiment with your settings to achieve different results!

Below is a diagram my home studio setup:

Now, I'm not saying this is the only way of setting up a home studio, much less ... but this is a successful way to do it without going bankrupt! Please post your comments and questions and I will eagerly contact you. Hope this helped.

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