I don’t have much extra space in my living room, so as I’ve become more involved with photography, I’ve had to made some decisions. I’m currently taking a Light and Photography class at the Arts Council of Princeton, and my goal for the next few months is to increase my experience dealing with light. On Sunday, I picked up some lighting equipment, and the only suitable location in my apartment for setting up the equipment is the dining room.
B&H Photo and Video is now richer, while some items formerly in their store now find their home in my apartment. I purchased inexpensive floodlights, a two-strobe kit (Bowens brand, 800 watt-seconds total, with umbrellas), three PocketWizards, and a backdrop set-up.
As part of assignments for the class, I spent some time experimenting with different placements of the floodlights and strobes. I’ve been using this as a chance to get used to using the equipment for the first time. I discovered that I don’t want to use the strobes at full power, particularly when the space I have available for the “studio” is about eight feet by eight feet.
I chose three photos from this first session to share. The set is on Flickr and I’m including the photos below, as well.