Do it yourself phuntography
It's nice to know I'm out-geeked. Check it, yo.
His setup makes my black swag look homely.
Actually, I've had a few people ask me how I jimmy'd up the black/white background so I figured I might as well pass along Sophie's Secret to Spine-Tingling Swag Goodness (thank god I'm not passing on my secrets for alliterating, cuz that needs a little work).
Step 1: Convince yourself there's nothing better you could be doing with your Friday evening. Nothing. Nothing at all.
Step 2: Head to your local fabric store and pick up a little somethin' somethin' in the color(s) of your choice. Old bedsheets will work too, just make sure they're cleanish. For my setup I bought fabric that was 180cm by 5 yards.
Step 3: Buy yourself something nice on the way home. You deserve it.
Step 4: You might want to pick up some clips like these while you're at it. This is how I hung mine from the living room wall because A) it was easy, B) I had a bunch of them laying around, and C) it won't damage your fabric. It also makes for changing out colors as easy as slurping down a Hurricane in the middle of summer.
Step 5: Call all your friends and invite them over to observe how many ways in which you rock. When you get them in the front door knock 'em over the head with something blunt, prop 'em up in front of your new background, and then take their picture until consciousness starts settling in. Have some liquor readily available - makes for a fun party game!
Alternatively, you could just take a bunch of pictures of yourself in various states of undress.
Have fun!
($10 bucks says DeRusha's the first to post his own home studio'd photos. Anyone wanna take me up on that?)
Comments
I am so going to build myself that Green-screen frame (not the greenscreen) and add a roll of white and a roll of black to my setup.
And what will you shoot with your new setup? ;-)