Setting up a studio at home
Hi, it’s Sharon (aka skyezak) here with this week’s Photography Phriday post 
I’m by no means a pro at this photography stuff, but I like to play and having a fab camera (Canon EOS 400D) helps me take the most stunning pics without even really trying. I’m yet to master all of it’s capabilities, but I’ve loved some of the shots I’ve managed to snap during the few years I’ve owned it. Today I thought I’d share the photos I took outside in our garage for a Christmas shoot in 2007. Yes, it was quite a while back and I’ve been wanting to do another shoot of the kids again but just haven’t gotten around to doing it. So I thought I’d show you what I took back then and give you some tips on how I achieved it.
Let’s have a look at what I took first. Now remember, it was just me and the kids out in our garage. I popped the camera onto a tripod, hung up a black sheet from the roof and set the counter to snap us! No fancy lighting or anything – I was relying on the sunlight that was filtered through from our pergola. The first shot in each set is the original straight out of the camera and then I’ve shown the Photoshopped version.
Some of them came out a little glary, but with some help from Photoshop to boost the contrast and reduce the brightness, I was ready to use these in our annual Christmas cards that year. You don’t have to take the most fabulous shots ever but with a little bit of effort, you can achieve some fun shots like I did. Have a few props at the ready and the kids are ready to pose all day!
March 27th, 2009 at 10:33 am
I could do this!! Thanks!
March 27th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
What a great tip Sharon! I never would have thought of that but it would be soooooo easy. Thanks for sharing. Cute pictures too – your kids are ADORABLE!