Home studio setup

[perspectives-act]

I read through the entire thread with great interest. And I must say I learn a great deal from all the Q&A. Must thank the thread starter for posting the que. Am very new to photography too. Know nuts abt Studio and lighting. Hope to pick up in the near future.

So have you bought your stuff?

 

[jeanie]

I read through the entire thread with great interest. And I must say I learn a great deal from all the Q&A. Must thank the thread starter for posting the que. Am very new to photography too. Know nuts abt Studio and lighting. Hope to pick up in the near future.

So have you bought your stuff?

i bought the 70-200 vr afs instead.so the studio lights has to wait.
anyway, i want to look at bowens one and they said stock coming next month.
so no rush.
just in time for xmas home studio shoot!;p

 

[simon80]

yup.definitely lots of input and i appreciate it very much.

i've decided to get either elinchrome,bowens or multiblitz.

Me also keen to get a home studio ... of the above brands.
Will settle for 500watts (min) or 600watt

But I am also considering hensel and hv quote for the 2*500watts set. Will also be heading down to rubyimaging soon

Advance Expert Pro Kit $2,430 (GST inc)
Advance Expert Pro Kit Plus $2,970 (GST inc)

Pro Expert Pro Kit $3,630 (GST inc)
Advance Expert Pro Kit Plus $4,230 (GST inc)

The Pro Kit Plus comes wiht Expert Pro 500 Plus compact units (built-in radio receiver, illuminated front panel and shiftable tilting head) and Radio Transmitter.

www.rubyimaging.com.sg

* * *

DO post the prices of other brands so we can make some comparisions

 

[josho]

I got a portable background stand come with bag, black paper background, a white canvas cloth for sale, and come with 4 clippers. Anyone keen to get from me? Had not use for a long time. Wish to clear off as facing $ prob also.

 

[vince123123]

Any pics/price?

I got a portable background stand come with bag, black paper background, a white canvas cloth for sale, and come with 4 clippers. Anyone keen to get from me? Had not use for a long time. Wish to clear off as facing $ prob also.

 

[jeanie]

ok, it's been a long time since this thread was dead.
but since this year i will most definitely setup my home studio.i need info on the following
what exactly these are use for and how do i use it.
please come straight to the point and dont tell me to join shoots, take lessons and such.
very much appreciated.

1)bard doors
2)snoot
3)grids
4)grid spot
5)honeycombs(and their different sizes)
6)octagonal soft box vs squarish soft box


if you can, please elaborate in detail.

no cockadoodledoo talk PLEASE.

 

[zac08]

ok, it's been a long time since this thread was dead.
but since this year i will most definitely setup my home studio.i need info on the following
what exactly these are use for and how do i use it.
please come straight to the point and dont tell me to join shoots, take lessons and such.
very much appreciated.

I'll try...

1)barn doors

This is for simple control of lights in terms of wideness (like floodlight to snooting it down to a more spotlight situation

2)snoot

This is for constricting the light to a narrow spot

3)grids

Not very sure on this. Seems like it's to soften the lighting and yet not cut down on the output too much...

4)grid spot

Sorry, no idea...

5)honeycombs(and their different sizes)

Similar to grid, more of a diffuser...

6)octagonal soft box vs squarish soft box

The difference is in the shape of the catchlight in the model's eyes... square or slightly rounded... your choice

if you can, please elaborate in detail.

no cockadoodledoo talk PLEASE.

Hope these helps...

 

[jeanie]

zac, it definitely did.as i'm sure it's beneficial to many who wants to start a home studio.

if you can elaborate, in what situations do i use all the above, especially snoot and honeycomb(cos they look interesting to me )

 

[Scaglietti]

Honey comb is used for directional lighting. It will direct the light rather having it spilling all over.

Snoot is for lighting a small area, e.g. hairlight.

Barndoors are used to block out light from areas which you do not want to be lighted.


BC

 

[zac08]

zac, it definitely did.as i'm sure it's beneficial to many who wants to start a home studio.

if you can elaborate, in what situations do i use all the above, especially snoot and honeycomb(cos they look interesting to me )

Snoots are used to direct light to a certain spot, to accentuate certain areas for e.g. hair and are used in conjunction with other lights to create the full effects.

Grids of squares and honeycombs are used to diffuse the light. Also often used for hair or when you want a more direct form of lighting instead of diffused like bounced off umbrellas or thru softboxes. They can also be used in conjection with a softbox for even more diffused effects.

These are my amateur understanding of these tools of lighting.

 

[jeanie]

Honey comb is used for directional lighting. It will direct the light rather having it spilling all over.

Snoot is for lighting a small area, e.g. hairlight.

Barndoors are used to block out light from areas which you do not want to be lighted.


BC

wow!didnt know you shoot studio too!never tell me.

anyway thanks for info.
will be great if someone can post some pics and explain what modifiers were used.:embrass:

 

[Scaglietti]

Similar to grid, more of a diffuser...

Honeycombs and grids are not diffusers, but for directing light on the contrary.

BC

 

[zac08]

Honeycombs and grids are not diffusers, but for directing light on the contrary.

BC

Sorry... that's what I got off the web...

 

[Scaglietti]

wow!didnt know you shoot studio too!never tell me.

anyway thanks for info.
will be great if someone can post some pics and explain what modifiers were used.:embrass:

I am a newbie... don't get the wrong impression...

BC:embrass:

 

[ortega]

1)barn doors - to make sure the animals stay in the barn
2)snoot - A snout or nose
3)grids - line that make the grid
4)grid spot - spots on the grids
5)honeycombs(and their different sizes) - inside of hives
6)octagonal soft box vs squarish soft box - 8 sided and 4 sided box made of soft matl

 

[Deadpoet]

Grids and honeycombs serves 2 purposes. The main one will make the light more directional. The other purpose, as a result, the light also become much more defused.

 

[Youhong]

This is for constricting the light to a narrow spot

Looks like this snoot this for our flashlights... I've not seen any of these around... Where to get them?

 

[catchlights]

1)barn doors - to make sure the animals stay in the barn
2)snoot - A snout or nose
3)grids - line that make the grid
4)grid spot - spots on the grids
5)honeycombs(and their different sizes) - inside of hives
6)octagonal soft box vs squarish soft box - 8 sided and 4 sided box made of soft matl

1) & 5) :bsmilie: :bsmilie: :bsmilie:

2) snoot, we usually call it pig nose

 

[catchlights]

Looks like this snoot this for our flashlights... I've not seen any of these around... Where to get them?

you know the brand, than you know where to get.

 

[zac08]

Grids and honeycombs serves 2 purposes. The main one will make the light more directional. The other purpose, as a result, the light also become much more defused.

Thanks.. i learn something more...