Andrei Zdetovetchi
New member
Hi all,
Along with a friend of mine, who has some cash, we are trying to put together a studio for product photography. The products we are intending to shoot are ranged from small size (a lighter, a cell phone, a jewel) up to bigger sizes like a refrigerator or human sized objects.
For that purpose I'm researching a list of equipment to be purchased and I need your advices. I don't have experience working in studios and the more I search the net, read and watch online movies, the more I get confused and more questions come into my mind.
I've figured out that I will need various light tents/boxes ranging from small to big, but for a refrigerator (for example) that won't be a solution, I can't imagine I can fit something like that into a tent, so I guess I'll need a large white/black/gray backdrop.
For sure I will need lights
But this is a subject so vast that gives me some headaches. How many lights should I buy, to cover the entire range of products that I intend to shoot? What power? Flash or continuous lights? If flash, then what flashes would work best, the small ones, that can be attached on camera or on light stands, or studio flashes that are put on stands and then you can attach various accessories on? If continuous lights then tungsten lights, or neon/daytime lights? What power?
About accessories, I saw plenty of them but do I need all of that? I mean, there are umbrellas, diffusers, reflectors, softboxes, and so on...
Needless to say, our budget is small. So we need to buy the things that are really important to do the job, nothing fancy, just the basics. Of course in time, as the experience is growing and the budget is rising, we will get into more specialized and expensive stuff
So I kindly ask you, to share with me your advices on this matter, to enlighten me so I can take the right decisions.
Thank you very much!
Along with a friend of mine, who has some cash, we are trying to put together a studio for product photography. The products we are intending to shoot are ranged from small size (a lighter, a cell phone, a jewel) up to bigger sizes like a refrigerator or human sized objects.
For that purpose I'm researching a list of equipment to be purchased and I need your advices. I don't have experience working in studios and the more I search the net, read and watch online movies, the more I get confused and more questions come into my mind.
I've figured out that I will need various light tents/boxes ranging from small to big, but for a refrigerator (for example) that won't be a solution, I can't imagine I can fit something like that into a tent, so I guess I'll need a large white/black/gray backdrop.
For sure I will need lights
But this is a subject so vast that gives me some headaches. How many lights should I buy, to cover the entire range of products that I intend to shoot? What power? Flash or continuous lights? If flash, then what flashes would work best, the small ones, that can be attached on camera or on light stands, or studio flashes that are put on stands and then you can attach various accessories on? If continuous lights then tungsten lights, or neon/daytime lights? What power?About accessories, I saw plenty of them but do I need all of that? I mean, there are umbrellas, diffusers, reflectors, softboxes, and so on...
Needless to say, our budget is small. So we need to buy the things that are really important to do the job, nothing fancy, just the basics. Of course in time, as the experience is growing and the budget is rising, we will get into more specialized and expensive stuff
So I kindly ask you, to share with me your advices on this matter, to enlighten me so I can take the right decisions.
Thank you very much!
