Studio Time - Equipment

Bowens Lighting Specifications Ref [online] http://www.karlu.com/product_info.php?products_id=11333

Coiled Cable Hazard was removed and care taken to avoid banging my head on the overhead lighting

Studio Camera

The camera i used in the studio is a Canon D5 with a 24-105mm lens, an ideal choice for my assignments however i might need to set up this camera slightly differently for my close-up theme and incorporate the use of a macro lens.

Cannon D5

The controls on the back of the Bowens light unit allows the photographer to switch the lamp on and off select beep and pulse a strobe, it was directly connected to the Canon D5 using a sync cable.

Soft Box & Controllable Lighting

Here i have added extra lighting underneath my subject

Lighting the object from underneath and two other angles helped me to understand how this lighting method can be used to create the desired effect of seamless white detailed backgrounds.

The above images were taken from my mobile phone during my last studio photography shoot, as a log of equipment used. From using this equipment i have learned how to utilize a different type of lighting. The lighting used is fully controllable. A pulse of light is also fired off in sync with the camera via a sync cable, although a radio transmitter was also available for operation without a cable.

During the initial set up of all the equipment i used careful consideration of where all cables and props and obstacles were placed to keep walking areas safe and clear, The working environment was dark during shots taken and my preparation prevented any potential hazards, such as trips falls and walking into any objects.

I identified some possible hazards, were cables that could cause a trip hazard, general check and test of all electrical equipment checking for damaged cables or power outlets, the scissor brackets that hold the overhead lighting can cause a hazard if incorrectly used, fingers could get caught up in the mechanical brackets and cable pulleys.

Some of my other studio safety considerations, included familiarizing my surroundings, hazardous chemicals in the area and implications of using electrical equipment.

Ref: Heath & Safety Act 1974 [online] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/part/I/crossheading/health-and-safety-regulations-and-approved-codes-of-practice

Ref: [onilne] http://www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/resources/healthandsafety/studiosafety.php