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Hey Guys, Thankie you a lot for clicking on my question :]

First of all if you only have rude comments to make don’t say them at all it’s my life and I will choose what I want to do with it. Of course, CAREER WISE! lol so please understand that this is my choice not yours and simply answer the question don’t go all smart on me, telling me this is not a good career or why am I even thinking of this at age 13. I am sure about it :] Thankies!

So here is what is happening, I am 13 years old and I have my career picked out I am choosing photography, And I want to be experienced now at this age so when I am older and can actually have the education I need in photography to be/or almost be an expert in photography! I just bought the book "Digital Portrait Photography" by Steve Sint and I absolutely love it! I also already picked out my camera but I am not sure check it out tell me if it’s good recommend others if you’d like http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665980741

My house has 4 bedrooms and three living rooms but they are all in use is there a way where I can still have my photography studio?? ( I cant make another room I don’t own the house I rent)
So how can I build my photography studio at home?
How do I make it look nice and professional for customers?
What do I need for my studio to be complete? (as in equipment)
How do I stay organized with all of this? (Money,Customers,Appointment, etc.,etc.,etc.)
What are good prices for portraits?
What makes a photographer more money Landscape photography or Portrait photography?

If you sticked with me for the entire time thanks so much I really appreciate it, please take your time to answer my question bellow.

Thankies,
Vanessa<3

Does your house have a garage? If so, that’s where a lot of studio photographer’s start out – by converting a garage into studio space. If it doesn’t then consider doing mobile or location portraits using lightweight kit.

The camera model you’ve chosen is not the best for studio work because you WILL need external lighting. Sony is the only camera manufacturer that doesn’t use an industry standard hotshoe, so for starters you’d have to get an adapter and the model doesn’t have a PC sync cord for flash. I’d check out the entry level Nikon/Canon cameras before you jump in with this choice.

You need good lenses for portrait work – fast primes usually.

Lighting gear is essential – if you go as a ‘mobile’ studio, as I suggested, then getting a few cheap manual flashes (speedlights) some radio triggers, and light modifiers (softboxes, umbrellas) will give you the portability you need as they are battery, not mains based.

I shoot models both in the studio & on location with speedlight based lighting and it will be fine for what you are doing.

Before you start any of this though you need to learn how to use a DLSR properly. Portrait shots are rarely done in Auto modes – you need to be comfortable shooting manual and know the relationship between shutter speed, ISO, aperture & flash power inside out.

A good starting point for off camera lighting is the Strobist group;

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101.html

At the risk of ‘going all smart on you’ as you put it, please listen to good advice. You are putting the cart waaay before the horse here discussing how your studio will look & what to charge customers before you’ve even learnt the basics. Slow down! Knowledge & skill in photography won’t happen overnight but you’ve got plenty of time to learn.

I’m extremely interested in getting into Digital Photography. I live in a sort of small town and I don’t really know how to get started. I have a Nikon L100 and I love that camera! I would love to possibly start my own portrait studio or something like that. But how could I get started and get myself promoted around town? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.

One way is get some of your friends and take portraits of them and use the best picture on a flier and as bussiness to put it in there store and have bussiness cards also. Make sure you know how to do good portriats. A few bad pictures can hurt your start up. Also go to your church and do there church direcory and do it for free to the church. help chairitys out and for free things for them and you will be seen doing it and that can get your name out there. put a ad in the newspaper, just do what you need to to let people know you are out there and you are good they will find you. Get in the yellow pages also.

I want to enlarge some photos. I am using canon photo studio and iphoto programs, on my Mac. The images when i print them come out too small but i can’t figure out how to make them bigger. Please help!
thanks for your answer Jeannie. I see the set sizes, but don’t see the possibility of making a custom size.

Good question. I don’t find iphoto to be especially user friendly, especially to someone experience with photoshop. I looked in the Help menu, and what do ya know! It told me to do the following:

Choose the photos you want to print, make them into a project or album/event.

Click on one and choose File, print. In the print dialogue box where you choose the printer you can also choose the print size (lower right hand corner) from a pull down menu. You can choose a series of presets or customize and print to whatever size your heart desires.

have fun

I’m getting really bored at home… and i started thinking… why not start a homemade….

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now all i need is to figure out how to set up the studio… I’ve got:
hair gel (a #1 essential for my curls)
brush
acessories
outfits
makeup
a room +a window
15x zoom digital sony camera… with lots of space
a computer
printer… (just moved so won’t b reddy til needed)
a small electric fan
multiple PINK SHEETS & BLANKETS
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AS YOU CAN TELL SOME PICTURES I TAKE WILL DEF. B GIRLY!!!!
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THANKS… LUV, ModelingDiva
im so sorry about that, i guess i got a little carried away…..

"how do i setup a photography studio at home using these listed items?"

thanks bundles!!!!

Could you clarify what your question is?

EDIT:

Well, you’ve focused way too much on things that aren’t part of a studio. Hair gel, a brush, accessories, outfits, makeup…that has nothing to do with taking pictures.

The window will let in some light, but a "real" studio usually has other lighting sources available.

Your best bet is to hang the background sheet from a wall or the ceiling. Bring the "models" at least a few feet away from it. That’s about all I can tell you based on what you’ve got.

My photography project is ‘time’… but I cant think of many ideas to do. I have thought about past,present, future and also how things have changed through the decades but I need some ideas that I can actually do. We have a photography studio at college. I have a digital & SLR also photoshop so can do more/less anything… any ideas ? ? ?

There are MANY ideas that you can do with this project.

You can focus on things in different stages of life (budding flower, flower, dead flower OR 3 different people of different ages).

You can do time lapse photography. Where you hold the shutter open for an extend time and move through the frame. That way it will show where you were in the past, in the present and the future as you move.

You could also do multiple exposures in a single image.

You could actually do it with the type of prints you do. For example, simple images taken with a pin hole camera, 35mm black and white, 35mm color, digital, then into a scanner.

You could find a project going on around you (painting a building, construction work, putting up Christmas lights, etc) and photograph them.

It really depends on your time constraints.

You could even do something like fruit/food rotting.

I seen some really cool work done with a pin hole using paper negatives (ISO of 6) which along for long exposures.

Even you are a morning or evening person you could do a set of the sitting or rising sun.

But think about other parts of time. Maybe do something about how much time is pasted in a blink of an eye. What we miss because humans are always in a hurry. The idea of something moving extremely fast that we miss it.

If this is just a basic few week project I would have fun with it. If it is for a larger project go to the teacher with some ideas of what you have and see what they think would be best and more your style that you would enjoy working on it for awhile.

Another idea could be another technique I used a few times. It is based on EXTENDED FRAMES. Meaning you put a roll of film into your 35mm camera. Advance the entire roll without capturing any images and then in a darker room (usually for a play or performance where there is dim lighting) and while keeping the shutter open your manually wind up the film back into the container. This way you will get some action shots and if you want you can place your lens cap over the camera or stop the shutter every few frames and play with it some so you will get a good bracket range for it.

There is a few photographers that I have done things with time and space you may like to look at. Just google them long exposure photography, time as subject photography, and time lapse.

In a home environment, when taking a portrait using reading lights, how to achieve "studio like" turn out for portraints & still life? What equipments are essential to bring out proper lighting? Is it necessary to buy metering device, flash, transmitter, reflectors, etc?

Your best bet is to buy a cheap off camera flash and look at cheap wireless triggers. You can get a Yongnuo flash which is manually adjustable by power levels off eBay for about £40. A set of triggers, like RF-602’s (1 transmitter + 1 receiver) will cost around £35. Buy a 5-in-1 reflector (£8) and you’re good to go.
Whilst the continuous lighting solutions offered by others might be a tad cheaper, they’re a pain to white balance and you’ll quickly find out their limitations & end up with flash, particularly if you want to do a lot of this type of work. If you want to do location portraits for example, the hotshoe flash is the way to go for portability (batteries only, & lightweight).
You don’t need to buy a light meter either at this stage.

I suggest you read Lighting 101 at the Strobist site (see right hand pane);

http://strobist.blogspot.com/

LOTS of information there on off camera lighting (principally hotshoe flashes)

I want to double major in phycology and Special Education and Minor in Photography.
My deepest loves are in helping others with disabilities who can’t help themselves and I also love taking photo’s. I am in my junior year of High School and I am taking 4 photography classes- Advanced Photography, Digital Photography, Studio Lighting, and Independent Photography. I am also a buddy in the Special Ed gym class and in 3 phycology courses; AP phycology, Regular Phycology, Sociology and Philosophy.

What schools would you recommend for someone like me?

Schools with all of those majors, prestigious ones if your grades r good enough.

I’m looking for a movie/documentary that shows the ins and outs of photography, shooting with studio light, portraits, even fashion etc.

I’m NOT looking for movies ABOUT a photographer; I’m looking for instructional videos about the actual art.

http://www.digital1to1.com/Default.aspx?k=nelsonphotosupplies&v=Comp-Intro

http://www.studiolighting.net/category/photography-video-tutorials/

I own a Nikon D40x that I recently purchased about a year ago.
I am planning on buying a new SLR camera, any tips on what kind of camera I should buy, or lean towards?

I would also like to some studio equipment for taking shots.
Any tips on what I need to get started?
Where can I find equipment at a affordable price?
Can any household items be substituted?

I have also been taking many pictures for people, thing is I would like to put my name, my trademark on photos so people will know who took them.
How would be able to do that?
Any tips on what program I need or should use?

If you have any more tips on taking photos, lighting, editing, cameras, lenses, flashes, etc. I would greatly appreciate it.

Since you have a Nikon D40x, I would stay with Nikon, because you can use your lens or lenses that you already do have with your new camera. You can go with the Nikon D90 or the more expensive ones such as the D300, D700. Don’t buy from Ritz camera! You’ll usually find the best deals online, like Amazon or try MySimon (for comparing prices).

"google: strobist" (I can’t link sights for some reason)
Above is a fantastic website that will help you a lot with taking better pictures and from there, you’ll know what you need to buy as far as lighting and other equipment goes. It also has a huge and helpful community of fellow "strobists" that will answer any of your questions at "flickr.com/groups/strobist/"

For editing, I would just go to youtube and search photoshop editing videos, they’re really helpful and easy to learn.

One last thing. A lens that I think every photographer should own is the 50mm 1.8d. It’s about $90, it’s one of the sharpest lenses, it has beautiful bokeh, amazing in low light situations, great for everyday use and portraits, and it’s cheap!!!

Good luck. A lot of research is needed, but it will all be worth it.