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Setting up a studio-style backdrop workspace
From the course: The DIY Photographer
Setting up a studio-style backdrop workspace
- Hi, and welcome to The DIY Photographer. I'm your host Joseph Linaschke. You know, as a photographer it can be a lot of fun to shoot in a studio. You've got backdrops and lights and lots of space to work in and that can be awesome but the fact is most of us don't have the budget to set up a studio or even the need for it. Maybe you're just doing a few head shots here and there and you need a good background and good lighting but you just don't need all that space. Well the good news is you can set up a simple studio in your home for next to nothing. Now the first part of the studio backdrop is the backdrop itself and you can see something set up behind me here, and in this video we're going to talk about how to hang that backdrop for next to nothing at all. Now the backdrop material that you see actually came out of a different video that we did so if you haven't seen it, run off and check that one out, it's pretty cool. It was all about buying fabric in the fabric store to set up…
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Potato chip can trick for macro photography8m 26s
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Using a chain as a stabilizer for your camera6m 55s
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Making a flash diffuser out of a plastic cup4m 50s
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Creating a low-cost constant lighting setup5m 56s
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Light diffusion with parchment paper2m 44s
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Choosing the right fabric for your backdrop7m 28s
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Setting up a studio-style backdrop workspace7m 35s
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Building a double flash head holder10m 18s
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The many uses of binder clips2m 21s
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Using foil as a fun and easy backdrop5m 30s
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Creating natural light diffusion with mylar3m 25s
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Using wallpaper as a portrait backdrop1m 32s
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Using a painter pole to get an aerial-type look4m 42s
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Another clever binder clip trick1m 37s
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Rigging up a cold shoe accessory bar3m 20s
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Building a ground-level light and camera stand5m 45s
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Adding cold shoe support to a handheld tripod8m 27s
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Constructing a large v-flat diffusion panel8m 39s
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Making your own diffusion panels for hot-light work8m 23s
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Creating your own shadow casters3m 46s
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Constructing a massive but inexpensive soft box8m 18s
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Fabricating false walls for a clever backdrop solution3m 24s
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Creating simple but effective reflective panels5m 26s
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A creative solution for overhead photography12m 56s
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Constructing a low-cost camera dolly16m 53s
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