Basic Home Studio Setup

Creating a home photo studio can seem like a challenging and overwhelming task, but it doesn’t have to be! The information below will explain how easy it is to set-up a basic home studio setup to take professional photos. The beauty of the following light set-up is its versatility; you can use it to take photographs of your family, items you want to sell on Ebay, or artistic still life images.

If you are beginning from scratch, here is a list of the essential items you need to start:

- Continuous lights
- Light stands
- Umbrellas
- Backdrop (at least one)

Buying lighting kits is important to do when you are first starting out, and Studio Hut offers the 250W Continuous Lighting Single Photo Studio Floodlight Kit, a basic kit for home studio lighting setup. The kit comes with either a soft white umbrella or a silver/black umbrella. Studio Hut has a large variety of backdrops, and they can easily be found on Studiohut website. Most photographers have a standard white backdrop and a 10' X 20' Solid White Muslin Photo Video Backdrop is a perfect item for someone creating her first home photo studio. The white background guarantees a professional look no matter where your studio is. The image below illustrates how you can set-up the equipment using the StudioHut kits in an easy and effective manner.

The image uses three continuous light kits and a backdrop. The perk of using continuous lighting is your exact control over what you want your photo to look like before you take your photograph. The main light provides the strongest output of light by adding depth with shadows; the fill light helps to reduce and soften unwanted shadows; and the background light helps to ensure your subject will not fade into the backdrop. Increasing the distance between the subject and the backdrop adds more dimension to the photograph. Also, subtle positional changes of the lighting kits can enhance studio lighting.

Studio Hut’s Light modifiers, such as umbrellas are additionally helpful, because they allow you to be more in control of your light source and help to produce a much more appealing image. If you are taking photographs of products, umbrellas help to ensure your item is evenly lit. Similarly, if you are doing baby photography, umbrellas create a soft glow that looks great in portraits. This beginning set-up is a great foundation for any home photo studio. As you begin to become more comfortable with the equipment, you can experiment with how many lights you use and where you put them to achieve the lighting effect you want.

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