Photography Studio & Lighting on a Budget

I have been spending some time at my photography studio re-arranging things, setting up a few more strobes, light modifiers and organizing things to facilitate shooting. As you may recall, I embarked on a mission to set up a photo studio this past summer and dove in. After using the equipment in a few shoots, I decided that things needed some re-arranging.

In addition, since studio photography was brand new to me, I wasn't sure what kind of style I would develop in terms of images - I recently posted a blog entry discussing my progress in this context - and now that I have found a style that I enjoy pursuing, I had to set up the lighting a certain way and I had to pick up the things I needed to go forward. Props, costumes, etc. were bought, but with limited space in the studio, I had to figure out how to store all this stuff.

So, after a lot of time and effort, I'm ready to start shooting again in the studio. The video gives you a glimpse of what I have and how I set it up. I know it's not sports photography, but I hope that if any of you have ever had a desire to set up a studio, it will provide some helpful information.