room where a photographer shoots pictures. Specialized lighting equipment and other photography gear might also be present there.
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What are the different kind of light modifiers and their uses?
Particularly with an emphasis on studio setups and portraits, what are the different kind of light modifiers (softboxes, umbrellas, etc) and what are they used for?
For bonus points, what kinds of ...
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How does canvas or muslin compare to seamless paper for backdrops?
I'm doing a shoot for a friend in a couple of weeks (lucky me, she makes lingerie for a living) and I was wondering about backdrops. I'm currently considering various colours of seamless paper, but I ...
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What kind of backdrop works best for a home studio setup?
I want to grow my home setup, and am working on finding the right background for portraiture.
I was looking at a black velour photo backdrop am wondering what I should consider. Should it be ...
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What equipment is needed for a basic product shoot studio?
Our college is setting up a photo studio in campus. Mostly the we do product shoots. We have some old strobes, softboxes to start with. We need suggestions on the equipments listed below.
Which are ...
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What portrait posing rules do you recommend for studio photography?
What portrait posing rules could you recommend for studio photography?
How to pose (and not to) the head, body, hands, wrists, waist, hips, legs?
In what categories can the models can be divided ...
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What are the differences between different types of cloth backdrops?
I'm considering getting backdrop for a small home portrait studio. Leaving out the issues of cloth vs. paper, I'd like to know how the different cloth options compare. There's muslin, velour ...
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Home Studio Exercises/Studies?
I have a basic home studio setup now, and I want to get better at using it. So far I've just been shooting away at the dog, and a couple stuffed animals.
I really don't have any feel for lighting ...
