building a studio on your house ?

i may be adding a room onto my house and thought of also adding a
whole other room as a studio (all things considered $ ) .or making the
one new room 2 rooms.

ive done some goggle searches but haven't found what i was looking for
, which would be layouts, dimensions, ceiling height , track lighting
strobes or mounted on wheels , wireless strobes , pictures of different
layouts etc. .

has anyone undertaking such a project, any links to set ups ?.

thank you

picture taker wrote:
i may be adding a room onto my house and thought of also adding a
whole other room as a studio (all things considered $ ) .or making the
one new room 2 rooms.

ive done some goggle searches but haven't found what i was looking for
, which would be layouts, dimensions, ceiling height , track lighting
strobes or mounted on wheels , wireless strobes , pictures of different
layouts etc. .

has anyone undertaking such a project, any links to set ups ?.

thank you

Not intentionally, but we built a sun porch a year ago. It has windows
on three sides, and faces south. It has proved to be a great studio!
We do a lot of tabletop (macro) stuff, and we close the blinds on any
direct rays, the rest of the windows giving a nice even lighting. We
can of course use floods or flashes also. I made a stand for a
backdrop reel, but am redoing it to make it stronger and bigger.

i may be adding a room onto my house and thought of also adding a
whole other room as a studio (all things considered $ ) .or making the
one new room 2 rooms.

ive done some goggle searches but haven't found what i was looking for
, which would be layouts, dimensions, ceiling height , track lighting
strobes or mounted on wheels , wireless strobes , pictures of different
layouts etc. .

has anyone undertaking such a project, any links to set ups ?.

thank you

I have no idea where you could find actual plans but what you might do is
search for photographer's rental studio space. Many of them show pictures
of the studio available for rent or at least describe the space and
facilities. Also, local portrait photographers might be willing to show you
their studios. If you have windows in the room at all, north facing windows
are preferable. Ceiling heights of at least 11-12 feet are preferable.
Chuck

On 1 Sep 2006 08:56:28 -0700, picture taker wrote:

i may be adding a room onto my house and thought of also adding a
whole other room as a studio (all things considered $ ) .or making the
one new room 2 rooms.

ive done some goggle searches but haven't found what i was looking for
, which would be layouts, dimensions, ceiling height , track lighting
strobes or mounted on wheels , wireless strobes , pictures of different
layouts etc. .

has anyone undertaking such a project, any links to set ups ?.

thank you

There are various books on this subject. See for example ISBN 0817454640.
You can buy it used on Amazon for US$3.50.

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picture taker wrote:
i may be adding a room onto my house and thought of also adding a
whole other room as a studio (all things considered $ ) .or making
the one new room 2 rooms.

ive done some goggle searches but haven't found what i was looking
for , which would be layouts, dimensions, ceiling height , track
lighting strobes or mounted on wheels , wireless strobes , pictures
of different layouts etc. .

has anyone undertaking such a project, any links to set ups ?.

thank you

Not intentionally, but we built a sun porch a year ago. It has
windows
on three sides, and faces south. It has proved to be a great studio!
We do a lot of tabletop (macro) stuff, and we close the blinds on
any
direct rays, the rest of the windows giving a nice even lighting.
We
can of course use floods or flashes also. I made a stand for a
backdrop reel, but am redoing it to make it stronger and bigger.

We did our 20x20-foot 'den' with 4x8 open-beam ceiling. A backdrop
reel is pretty well hidden behind the last-but-one beam.

Since we are in San Diego, outdoor living is pretty much year-'round.
In the patio we put up one of the Dixieline assemble-it-yourself
'gazebo' frames with a beige fabric top. That's where I do most
daytime work. Nice even lighting, and so far color balance hasn't been
a problem, what with in-camera and Photo Shop adjustments.

Sometimes I just step outside the gazebo for direct sunlight. I have
gold, silver, and white collapsable reflectors, and one white
translucent diffuser-reflector. With old tripods, clamps, and a couple
of light-stands they allow pretty good control of light. A few months
back Sears had a sale on halogen shop lights, two 250-watters on a
collapsable stand, $19.95. Couldn't pass that up, and it has come in
handy for 'studio' work.

--
Frank ess

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picture taker wrote:

ive done some goggle searches but haven't found what i was looking for
, which would be layouts, dimensions, ceiling height , track lighting
strobes or mounted on wheels , wireless strobes , pictures of different
layouts etc. .

You need a minimum of 10 ft. ceilings. My studio was 11x21, and that
was too narrow for anything more than 3 people. As to Master Rail type
lighting or using stands, I always preferred stands. Seems I'd always
bump my head on the damned Master Rails when I'd go to a friend's
studio. But that's personal preference.