Setting Up a Camera Room in Your Home, Office or Place of Business
Duration: 1h 40m | Video: .MP4 1920x1080, 30 fps(r) | Audio: AAC, 48000 Hz, 2ch | Size: 1.81 GB
Genre: eLearning | Language: English

This class will show you how you can set up a photography or video camera room for doing portrait photography. While it includes information that may be for intermediate to professional photography level students, there are segments that can be very helpful to the beginner students. Setting up a mobile lightweight on-location photography setup, using fluorescent or LED lighting can also help you. There is even a section on iPhone portrait photography that can help beginners move up to a more professional level of portrait photography.

Here's what's covered:
Placement of lights in your studio
Purpose of each light
Camera & Lighting settings & adjustments
Gear for portable lighting on location
iphone portrait photography
image editing for both iPhone & DSLR/Mirrorless images
and more

Why Studio Photography:
Most of us love to travel & do our photography in the great outdoors and there is nothing wrong with that. My favorite portrait session is doing outdoor engagement portraits and outdoor family
portraits.
One obstacle that we encounter is something that we cannot control, that would be the weather. Rain, snow, ice, freezing cold, blistering hot, even bugs could be a problem for some people.
Don't get me wrong, I love the challenge of photographing in adverse conditions and I really appreciate the type of clients who seek the same adventure. I've photographed an engagement
session in a blizzard. We started off in the camera room before going outdoors and facing the blizzard. I had to put a plastic bag over my camera and let the front end of the lens show through.

We weren't out there too long but long enough to get several really nice photos. One of them was awarded a blue ribbon in our professional photographer regional print competition. Plus, because I had a studio camera room available, I was still able to do a complete portrait session.
In a nutshell, this type of photography offers more control for you to deliver portraits on a consistent basis.
If you are looking at photography as a business, indoor portrait sessions can be a great opportunity to increase profits and expand your business. You don't have to give up your outdoor adventure portraits, but just offer this in addition.