Amber Richards - How to Set Up Photography Lighting for a Home Studio

This book is intended for the beginner or hobbyist photographer, wanting to learn more about lighting, to include perhaps setting up a small home studio. When I was just starting out and a total newbie to photography, at times I found the learning curve quite frustrating. Although there are many excellent resources out there, I found personally at the ver beginner levels, that many of the books, resources and tutorials, were simply over my head. Once I got more basic knowledge under my belt, I could then understand what they were communicating. The authors seemed to assume I knew more than I did, and key building blocks were missed.

You'll find early on in this book that there will be images of lighting components as well as what each piece of equipment is called, with a short description of what it is. If you already know this, you may want to skip that portion. When I started out, it would be been very helpful for me to see these in order to visualize what technology specifically was being referred to, so my hope is that it will provide value to some readers.

In the past few years or so, there have been many people who have gotten into photography as a hobby. One reason for this is the DSLR or the Digital SLR cameras, which are easily available, affordable and take great quality pictures. The shutterbug can be quite contagious as one begins to master new techniques. It is also a challenging hobby as well since there is always more to learn.

Social media venues such as Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, and Tumblr, have made it simpler than ever to share your photos with others.

Taking beautiful photos, (some of which may even be considered professional) has become easier than ever, many photography enthusiasts are considering taking their passion to the next level by turning it into a business. Nowadays many simple birthday parties have a photographer covering the event. Gone are the days where your Uncle with the cheap film camera is the official photographer. Today, semi-professional and even professional photographers are being hired to cover family events.

A few years ago, no one had ever heard of an engagement photo shoot, or a postnup shoot, a debut shoot, a baby bump shoot, and a new born shoot, toy photography, product photography, etc. But now all these shoots (and so many more) are part of everyday life; this goes to show that the demand and need for the services of photographers has gradually increased these past years.

You might already be considering bringing your passion for photography to the next level, whether you will be pursuing it professionally or as a serious enthusiast, you may want to consider setting up your own home studio.

If youve gotten to the point in your hobby or small business that you want to set up your own photography studio in your home, you might be asking yourself how you should go about it.

You might possess most of your equipment, except for the lighting. This can be tricky because it all depends on the room size, the natural and artificial lighting already available, not to mention the color of the walls, carpet and/or flooring. So first things first, lets go over some basics.