Home Studio
Aug 7, 2013 06:25:38 #
Could anyone tell me what would be a color to paint the walls and ceiling for a small room to be used as a studio?
Aug 7, 2013 06:28:00 #
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Aug 7, 2013 06:31:44 #
WesIam wrote:
Could anyone tell me what would be a color to paint the walls and ceiling for a small room to be used as a studio?
Black. so you don't get stray reflected light. You only want the light from your strobes through the soft boxes or brollies. I have a home studio in my garage and because Im only renting I can't paint the walls or ceiling. Its white but I do get great results. The ultimate is black though to make it nice and dark so you can start fresh with your lights and know that you're lighting your subject only via the light sources.
Aug 7, 2013 06:35:06 #
Guess what I found
http://digital-photography-school.com/creating-a-home-photography-studio-on-a-budget
http://digital-photography-school.com/creating-a-home-photography-studio-on-a-budget
Aug 7, 2013 06:52:37 #
I also painted my Studio walls Matte White mostly because with some portrait sessions..Particularly Infants I like a more diffused "natural" light so I can bounce my studio lights off the walls and ceiling Works better than a soft box! Not everyones style but it works for me.. I've never had an issue with Stray light when I wanted more control, thats what modifiers are for. But then again I've never shot in a black room either so I suppose I wouldn't know the difference.😏
Aug 7, 2013 15:44:19 #
Aug 7, 2013 17:18:22 #
Paint the walls white...and hang black curtains from ceiling to the floor...just gives you a little more flexibility.
Aug 7, 2013 17:22:17 #
saxkiwi wrote:
Black. so you don't get stray reflected light. You only want the light from your strobes through the soft boxes or brollies. I have a home studio in my garage and because Im only renting I can't paint the walls or ceiling. Its white but I do get great results. The ultimate is black though to make it nice and dark so you can start fresh with your lights and know that you're lighting your subject only via the light sources.
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Aug 7, 2013 17:22:50 #
Aug 7, 2013 17:24:00 #
Bret wrote:
Paint the walls white...and hang black curtains from ceiling to the floor...just gives you a little more flexibility.
sounds expensive haha
Aug 7, 2013 17:31:28 #
saxkiwi wrote:
sounds expensive haha
You mite be right....the price of a gallon of paint now...good grief you'd think we're painting the space shuttle or something.
Aug 7, 2013 18:03:56 #
I have Gray walls and black landscaping cloth for the back ground if I need it. Also use different colored shower curtains. They are pretty cheap at the goodwill.:):) Just set it up last year for shots of Harrison.:):)
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Aug 8, 2013 06:16:04 #
I just had an 18% grey card matched to paint my Computer room, curious to see if it has any effect on monitor calibration. Not sure if it would be a good color for a studio, but I may try it. Also made my wife happy that I was painting.
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