This being the age of the selfie, it seems to me that knowing a little about backdrops for your photos and a reminder to consider the light source are in order. My favorite mistake is taking a picture too close to the window and having one side of the subject washed out, the other too dark (see the about me photo below).
While setting up a home-based photographer's studio may be a bit much, there are some simple things that will help. Autumn in her blog, it's always autumn, has some great tips, especially for photographing babies. Her about page is a delight. Her article about "how to set up a DIY photo studio in your home" comes in 2 parts. Here's one of her photos.
She also has a post compiling ideas for backdrops.
Buzzfeed has some great ideas in "32 Unbelievably Cheap And Beautiful DIY Photo Backdrops." Many of the ideas presented assume that you have a bare or light colored wall to shoot against. An alternative is hanging a light colored sheet or taping up plain paper that comes by the roll. Some of the instructions assume you have a photo booth.
Building a photo booth may require a little more investment of time and money, maybe not. A photo booth can just be an area set aside to taking pictures. A tripod for the camera is probably a necessity. Take look at Photography Concentrate's "How to Create A Simple Photo Booth," for pointers on camera, lens, light, and trigger. You can find instructions for a collapsible photobooth that uses an old laptop, webcam, and photo printer at instructables.
An alternate route for a photo booth is LiveBooth for iPad. A demo is available on YouTube.
-- Marge
While setting up a home-based photographer's studio may be a bit much, there are some simple things that will help. Autumn in her blog, it's always autumn, has some great tips, especially for photographing babies. Her about page is a delight. Her article about "how to set up a DIY photo studio in your home" comes in 2 parts. Here's one of her photos.
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| Baby in white blanket. its always autumn |
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She also has a post compiling ideas for backdrops.
Buzzfeed has some great ideas in "32 Unbelievably Cheap And Beautiful DIY Photo Backdrops." Many of the ideas presented assume that you have a bare or light colored wall to shoot against. An alternative is hanging a light colored sheet or taping up plain paper that comes by the roll. Some of the instructions assume you have a photo booth.
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| Confetti backdrop, Buzzfeed |
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Building a photo booth may require a little more investment of time and money, maybe not. A photo booth can just be an area set aside to taking pictures. A tripod for the camera is probably a necessity. Take look at Photography Concentrate's "How to Create A Simple Photo Booth," for pointers on camera, lens, light, and trigger. You can find instructions for a collapsible photobooth that uses an old laptop, webcam, and photo printer at instructables.
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| Collapsible photobooth, instructables |
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An alternate route for a photo booth is LiveBooth for iPad. A demo is available on YouTube.
-- Marge
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