How to Make a Natural Light Photography Studio in My Home

Photography studios typically contain any number of artificial lighting solutions, such as strobes, spotlights, lamps and flash units. Such lighting equipment is costly and takes up space in the studio, so photographers with a limited budget or storage space can make a natural light photography studio in a spare room or other available space in the home.

Instructions

1

Pick a room or an area of the house that has several windows or other openings through which light comes through. An optimal setting is a room with light coming in from several directions at once.

2

Cover windows or other openings with curtains or drapes. The key to using natural light with your subject is controlling the direction and intensity of the lighting. If you have an east- or west-facing window and are shooting during sunrise or sunset, you will need a thin, neutral-colored window covering to diffuse the sunlight.

3

Set up the backdrop in an area that is getting light from multiple directions. Angle the backdrop so that it is not getting any harsh light from a single direction. If there is too much light hitting the subject from a single direction, the subject will have harsh, angular shadows.

4

Set up reflectors as needed if you do not have enough windows or openings in the studio to light the subject from multiple directions.

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Photography studios typically contain any number of artificial lighting solutions, such as strobes, spotlights, lamps and flash units. Such lighting equipment is costly and takes up space in the studio, so photographers with a limited budget or storage space can make a natural light photography studio in a spare room or other available space in the home.

Instructions

1

Pick a room or an area of the house that has several windows or other openings through which light comes through. An optimal setting is a room with light coming in from several directions at once.

2

Cover windows or other openings with curtains or drapes. The key to using natural light with your subject is controlling the direction and intensity of the lighting. If you have an east- or west-facing window and are shooting during sunrise or sunset, you will need a thin, neutral-colored window covering to diffuse the sunlight.

3

Set up the backdrop in an area that is getting light from multiple directions. Angle the backdrop so that it is not getting any harsh light from a single direction. If there is too much light hitting the subject from a single direction, the subject will have harsh, angular shadows.

4

Set up reflectors as needed if you do not have enough windows or openings in the studio to light the subject from multiple directions.

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