Studio PhotographyTechniques - Resource List

Studio Photography Techniques – Resource List

Equipment:

Photoflex Reflectors, diffusers, and holder – Adorama.com or bhphotovideo.com

Artograph LightPad Light Box – Amazon.com   (Mine is 9” x 12”. Get a little bigger one, if you can).

Light Stands – calumetphoto.com

Background Stand – made with PVC pipe and fittings from Home Depot. Go to: http://www.ehow.com/how_5416966_build-own-background-stand.htm for complete instructions. You will need a small hack saw to cut the PVC pipe.

Bogen Super Arm / Clamp – Adorama.com.        FM Photography McClamps – Amazon.com.

Kenko Auto Extension Tube Set – Amazon.com (Note: Don’t buy these from Canon or Nikon – they are way overpriced).

Foam Board for Reflectors – Office Depot.       Pieces of cut up cardboard for gobos.

Gaffers Tape – Amazon.com        LED Accent Lights - Jo-Ann Fabrics

Looking for a tripod, check out this one: Manfrotto 055CXPRO3 Carbon Fiber 3 Section Tripod with Q90 Column – Amazon.com.

Basic Color Theory - http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-harmonies.htm      Google: color wheel images.

Materials and Props: Get very familiar with two stores; Jo-Ann Fabrics and Home Depot.

Fabric for Backgrounds – Jo-Ann Fabrics or Fabric.com

Mirrors and Floor Tiles – Home Depot

Foam Board – Office Depot

Colored Sand – Jo-Ann Fabrics or SandBlastEntertainment.com

Textured Glass - store.allstainedglass.com

Scrapbooking Paper – Jo-Ann Fabrics

Marbles – Hobby Town USA (a local store) or rainbowturtle.com.        Flowers – Home Depot or Publix.

Rocks – Jo-Ann Fabrics or Hobby Town USA         Shells – Jo-Ann Fabrics

Dead Artists to Follow for Lively Inspiration:

Vincent Van Goug, Georgia O’Keefe, Paul Cezanne, Paul Gauguin, Paul Signac, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, NC Wyeth, Norman Rockwell

Photographers, Dead and Living, to Follow for Inspiration:

Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Tony Sweet, Brenda Tharp, and Harold Davis

Recommended Books and Videos:

Photographing Flowers by Harold Davis

Creative Close-Ups by Harold Davis

Tony Sweet’s Visual Literacy- Videos

Van Goghby Tomsin Pickeral

Impressionismby Tomsin Pickeral

A Book of Colors by Shigenobu Kobayashi

Color Image Scale by Shigenobu Kobayashi