6 Professional Tips For Shooting in a Small Photography Studio
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2024
- With over 25 years of professional photography experience, in this episode, I’m offering advice on how you can make the most of small studio spaces and how you can control your lighting from bouncing around all over the place.
I get lots of comments on this topic, many photographers are working from home or a garage or simply don’t have a large studio and they often struggle to control their lighting.
A small number of my photos have required a larger space. I now use my own studio for these shoots but in the past, I've rented studios or warehouses to get the job done.
Most of my commercial photography jobs don't require much more than a few meters so here's my 6 steps on how you can shoot great images in a small space.
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Helpful Resources:
Lighting Theory (including Inverse Square Law of Light)
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Example of renting space for Classic Car photography
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Mini Photography Studio Setup for Wine Photography (includes set-up diagram)
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A more detailed guide for professionals working in small studio spaces: www.karltayloreducation.com/c...
Everything you need to know about photography studio lighting (and more)
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FREE Photography Course (with quiz and 90-Page Illustrated Guide):
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As a non native listener I must thank you for the best understandability of youtube videos I ever heard. As the videos spread all over the world this ist important for many photographers. Regards from Hamburg.
every time I see your videos I have to embrace myself for frustration: frustration because I realize how long the road is, but also it motivates, because you show us what is possible.
"I would consider myself an Artist"... So right, Because you are, Karl!!! A marvelous artist 🙏🙏
Very kind thank you
I don't understand a point I. The video. In what way does a grid makes light harder?
Is that due to the fact that it "focuses" more the light? Or because they act as a whole lot of tiny sources?
Wow, so much information in a very short time, thank you so much.
You speak so clearly, it's very nice to learn from you. I'm a photography student and just discover your channel as i was searching examples to build a studio in a truck or a van to be mobile.
Thanks for the enlightenment. Subscribed 👍
HOLY COW even these free contents are full of wisdom.
Watching ads for it. It’s not free.
This is great to hear from a pro - Ive mainly been working on headshots, some fashion and product shot photos and videos and have been using my "home studio" which is my apartment and balcony - i get plenty of negative comments about not having a professional cavernous purpose studio kitted out with expensive gear, however the incoming work does not justify the cost of such a studio but this does not stop me producing great work. The majority of people are surprised at the quality of whats possible from a home based setup and dont realise that shots they see in magazines and TV do not need giant spaces and expensive equipment to pull off.
I'm glad you are making it work, no point in investing in more than is needed unless you can make it pay.
Thanks for creative process and other tips.
Karl thank you for this video. I leaned a lot in this short video.
very helpful. Educational, encouraging and good advertising.
Amazing work!!
I really needed this information. Thank you, I appreciate🙏
You are welcome
Great thanks for your essential tips!😁❤️
Love your style and detail as a teacher. Thank you sir!
You are very welcome
This is one of the best channel on youtube in of its kind. Thank you so much for these great tips
Glad you think so!
Love the rails for the ceilings... thanks!
No problem
its interesting how the growth of your studio space kind of translates to the space of digital camera sensors (aps-c --> full frame)
no words, lol, so thankfull you explain everything so clear, amazin love your videos
I try to watch your videos over again since it has great ideas. Hope to see another video this month or before Christmas.
Karl is indeed the master photographer. I’m learning so many things here and on Karl Taylor education. You rock man
Thanks
Great Video!! The way you explain the concept is awesome!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for valuable information. Keep it up
I love your sarcasm!!!!!!
Absolutely the best photographer in the world!
Definitely not but thanks.
This video is really great... and helpful. Thanks for making some of your great knowledge available. Not a beginner, and yet there seems like there is more then ever to learn. Hope to sign up in the future! ))) Thank you again !
Thanks Gary, glad it was helpful.
Man your content is incredibly enlightening ✔
I'm in the process of building my home permanent studio and it's something I've dreamed of for years. You're inspirational, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Karl, you're the best !
Cheers
I just met with your channel today ND I am in love with your methodology already. You chose to be the "straight to the point guy", and you deliver best of pure science with what I can only consider to be accurate information. Hence forth I look up to you as a reference point!
Awesome, thank you!
Great learning for me today.
Thanks Karl
Glad you enjoyed it
great advice in this, really helpful!
thank you
Thank you. I will be checking your website out later today. It looks reasonably priced. Thanks again.
Game changer 🙏🏾🤗🚀
Thank you!
Some great tip Hara, thanks Karl. Keep well.
thanks
More than helpful. Thank you so much. I use my sitting room as a studio, and this video has solved all problems I encounter while shooting. I got all solutions. Thank u so much karl
Cheers
@@VisualEducationStudio I have a garage studio with white walls. When I shoot on white background , my images seem to be a lil washed out. How can I fix this problem
one of the best youtube channels out there. thank for the free content
Thanks Colby.
god, you have changed my life. Love your work and love your advice which you give so freely. Thank you Karl.
Thanks.
Thank you so much Karl for making this video.It helped me a lot.🙂
Glad it helped!
Great Advice.Thank you Sir!
Glad it was helpful
Great work, Karl! Very professional and beautiful work! Thank you for the tips, learned a lot!
Glad you enjoyed it
@@VisualEducationStudio Very much.
One of the best content on TH-cam 👍👏👌
Glad you think so
Loving these videos
Cheers
The best advice EVER! Just for your information as part of what I do I correct images for professional print for the architectural industry and have been doing so for over 25 years. If new photographers follow your advice they can steer a path to high quality, productivity and PROFITS! Make it as right as possible in front of the lens, in my experience 99% of the time less expensive and better quality than image editing.
I shoot only for fun and yes I took 45 images of a frog in my pool to get one good one, at least today it's just delete, it could stil be film. Keep up the good work.
Hi David, totally and thank you.
great great . thanks thanks . your posts are very useful always
Thank you
I’m a landscape photographer who just did his first shoot with a model. I watched several of your vids and they helped me out TREMENDOUSLY. Thank you. Ps. I got one of my FAVORITE all time shots out of it. So…yeah!
Great glad to be of help. Check out our site too, we have an incredible free course in our 'essentials' section that goes deep on several topics.
Exelent video.congratulations karl.
Many thanks
,Karl, Thank you very much for applying science to photography in lighting. i had a very small studio,barely 168 sq.ft . i did product photography and portraits within that space,I sometimes used the nightly dark to change film from colour to black 7 White or vice versa as I had only one camera to load film. i also did polaroid portraits for instant prints. my enlarger took some space,mounted on a table. i had painted my wall grey and used separate paper backgrounds ,cloth pull-down backgrounds. well,one has to make-do with what one has, lighting for portraits in a space that had 10 ft width was okay for portraiture as I bounced it off the white painted ceiling. it felt great. I planned to have railings and pro lights but money was scarce. i had clients coming in with their cameras during the afternoons on holidays asking me to shoot their portraits. i did it. they took it to a studio and got prints. i had no control over it but when they came again,I knew I had amply satisfied them. so,say,cheer up
Of course it is useful...like all your excellent videos without exception..👍
Thank you! 😃
as always, a thoughtful and informative vid about light. artist and scientist indeed! thank you for the effort and the sharing. i am a very appreciative subscriber. stay well. thumbs up.
Thank you.
Thanks Karl. Keep safe mate.
Thanks, you too
Thank you sir for this information very helpful
Most welcome
Simply amazing.
Many thanks
I went thru the same thing years ago...with the scenario being using my apt/LR for a studio- after having had a larger dedicated space. Bottom-line: my 2000w/s pack, at it's lowest setting, was still 400w. Which was fine in the studio, but too much in my LR. So I had to run two heads; 200w/s ea. Still needing to knock down the power/output, finally used ND gels on flash tubes, killing 1-2 stops more light. An easy/cheap fix for most shooters on a budget, in a small space/interior.... would be speedlights. And you could go w/o transceivers/triggers....by going old school, PC cord sync.
thanks for the info Tommy
Really educative
thank you
Wow, thank you for sharing
My pleasure
Thanks Karl. I'm dealing with a tiny garage studio myself. I find grids attached to rectangular softboxes to be quite useful to control light in such a tight space. Thomas
I also have a garage studio with white walls. Should I paint my ways black for more contrast?
Great presentation.
Thank you kindly
Thanku so much Sir such a valuable information
Most welcome
I shot at home in less than 80 sq ft, my best friend are grid and honeycomb and I also learn physic in college. Great advise.
Thanks Nath
Thank you very much !
No worries
Master of Light , Karl. I will be your student at Karl Taylor Education
Today, i know this channel. I am an amateur. I am very happy. i am very lucky. Thank you sir ! Thank you very much !
Welcome
I really like ur art
Thank you
Physics! Great video. Very Helpful. I've been messing around with different light sources and want to know more about controlling options. I'll have to check your other videos. Thank you.🦋
Yes physics! Thanks Mary.
@@VisualEducationStudio Hi Karl. I glanced through your videos. Lots of great stuff to explore. Do you have tips or video on various ways to control, block, contain and redirect various light sources? Thanks.
~M 🦋
Hi Mary, yes I have tons of that good stuff but the good stuff is all on our site at Karl Taylor Education. I hope you can check it out!
@@VisualEducationStudio Thanks 🦋
bravo!!!!!
Thank you
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thank you
Wawww... fantastic
Thank you! Cheers
I have a challenge for you…. A 6 ‘ x 6’ pop up canopy outside, but within a large screened patio. The light grey canvas ceiling peaks at 78” but we added 12 more inches with boards that we rest the legs on., I n on a budget so I’m eager here what you have in mind
Informative
Thank you.
Nice video sir....i am big fan of yours from india🙏🙏
Thanks and welcome
Thanks for the video, I learned a great deal. I have never shot in a studio. I am wanting to open up a studio for others to rent. Do you recommend having gear available to use or do most folks bring their own? I thought if I had some basic equipment available, it might help those who have no equipment. Also, props...I guess this will depend on what the photographer is shooting but are there some staples what you be good to have on hand when setting up a studio? Thank you for your time. I will be checking out your website as well. Take care.
You do an excellent job as a photographer and teaching as well Karl, such a great artist ! One of my favorite painters Pablo Picasso said: “I have discovered photography, now I can kill myself, I have nothing else to learn”. To me, photography is another fascinating way to use my creativity.
In your opinion Karl whats the best way to photograph an oil painting, thanks for your talent and time!!!
Thank you, we have a tutorial on that on our site.
Am all so a photographer want to be like you 🙏🙏🙏
6:20 - Ceiling track systems to me feel very necessary.
Cool video
Cheers
This is just great! My home studio is only about 200 square feet with 8-foot ceilings. Gotta get creative!
Hi Karl ,
I agree 100% that whether you are lighting a Product a Life Model or even a Landscape, lighting is and always will be a Vital factor if not the most important factor in Photography, as any True Professional Photographer will and should tell you in the very beginning.
Karl, I would however like to ask you a question if I may, what is the best camera to buy for Product photography, for a beginner in order to use the images on social media, your help and advice would be truly appreciated, thank you in advance.
Exactly Marc. Cheers.
Thank you so much for this very practical advice!
How would you like to comment the advent of LED lights being currently introduced into photographic lighting? What are their properties that need to be considered if contemplating of acquiring those, for example for product photography or portraiture? Does it make sense trying to combine them with speedlights or other types of light sources?
Hi Check out my recent car shoot video I mix high quality LED with HMI lighting. Also look for my recent e-commerce product shoot with LED lights.
I did, and also saw your video on the Broncolor LED 160 light at th-cam.com/video/AgYvUD_Mxc0/w-d-xo.html . The only problem for a non-professional is the price tag of $ 1,700 ... might there be any "next best" wallet-friendly solution...? You mentioned that the incomplete spectrum of light in a flat panel LED's makes those less useful, but can the lack of certain colours of light be compensated for example with tungsten bulbs or speedlights with any gels?
There is no 'next best' that I know of. Full spectrum light sources are Daylight, Studio Flash, Speedlites, HMI lights, Tungsten (but this is a warmer colour temperature) and very high quality LED with a CRI of above 96. You get what you pay for I've found. You can't compensate by putting a filter on or adding another light source from a different place, that gives you mixed lighting that's even harder to control. If the light is missing part of the spectrum it shows up in photographic fidelity. Light looks OK to our eye with white fluorescent lights but try making a photo and everything looks wrong, colours aren't accurate, contrast isn't good and you can neutralise and colour balance but it will never look as good as full spectrum lighting because it is missing significant wavelengths of the spectrum. The closer the CRI number is to 100 then the more full spectrum and LED light is.
Good tanks
Welcome 👍
Great video as always!
Which heavy duty background paper roll support system is that you are using at ~6.50?
Hi Evan, this one: www.manfrotto.com/global/colorama/rolleasy-manual-supplementary-unit-ll-comansup/ but we had our metal worker makes some frames to stick out from the wall to hold them.
@@VisualEducationStudio thanks for the feedback.
Found your video on this, from a few years ago.
Can you plz suggest me 2 light set for Photography and videography purpose, Not to costly or not too expensive like Profoto,Broncolour....Plz give your suggestion.
Thank you for your great videos. I plan to join your monthly subscription as its awesome value
say what you want but i strongly believe karl knows practically everything thee is to know about photography especially lighting
Ha Ha not quite but I do pride myself on knowing as much as I can and to keep learning.
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Hi Karl ,thanks for all these infos..so your course is about 19$ per month?
That is correct and that includes access to all courses and live shows
Where we can learn about the light. If you could give us some direction, that would be nice of you thanks.
Sorry, I've got most what I need to know after I finished watching the video.
Super ,Congratulations,***
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Sir I request my studio is very small 10 feet 12 feet I have two soft box but my studio work is not good my lighting is not perfect studio wall and shiling white
"Barely room to swing a cat" :-)
Thank you for the great videos and information! You do a fantastic job at explaining and are a great teacher!
Thanks for watching
@@VisualEducationStudio Just also bought the year subscription on karltayloreducation..
You are amazing, can I transparent this video to Arabic and but your video in link, and mention your channel?
Hi you can provide us with the arabic CC file and we will add it to this video which you can then link to but unfortunately we can not allow you have copy the video.
I love and respect all the work and time put into what you are doing Karl but i saw the artist air quotes and i had to make a remark. Not to offend anybody but let's not mix photography as an artform with photography as a tool for advertising. There is a big difference between photography as self-expression and photography obeying a client's brief.
It is a good point of discussion but there are many images created for the purpose of advertising that could still be considered 'art'. The pushback against this from the art world is that 'art' is never intended to be commercial which we all know from how the art world operates is complete nonsense as much of the dealers focus is on the money and not the art these days. There are also many images that were created with the pure intention of being art but are then accosted by companies as an advertising images, when this happens are they no longer art? For example if famous sculpture or painting features in a TV commercial or billboard is it no longer art? Or a beautiful landscape that eventually became a stock shot but the photographer died and then the family put his work into stock but was never intended to be shot for stock, then features in an advertising campaign? Where do you draw the line? You can have bad art and good art but good art has the ability to invoke emotion in the viewer, there are many images that can do this whether they were shot for commercial purposes or not.
0:17 - what are those continuous lights you're using Karl?
Hi they are not continuous lights they are all studio flash, they have a bulb so you can see what you are doing (that is standard in studio flash) but a flash fires from the same place when you take the picture.
@@VisualEducationStudio Which strobe model is it? Looking forward to signing up for your education ! Thank you so much!
I use Broncolor.
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ma perchè non so l'inglese ...
Hey you plebs. Listen to Karl, he knows his shit. He'll be one of the people you thank when you get those awards for being an awesome photographer.
Ha ha very kind thank you.
Hi sir it is a pleasure seeing your video and your channel is incredible
I too have taken cue and started quite a small channel insane pictures
Do check it out for some amazing pictures
Within 2.5min, you have pretty much summarised the biggest flaws I encounter, with many photographers. You could have stopped there.
Ha Ha thank you.
i am from India 🙏.I am Sujit and I am a student Photographer's camera caretaker Do i need you ?