Setting up a Home Studio
Ashok Kandimalla has been in the photographic field for over three decades and has extensive experience in both film and digital photography. Being an electronics engineer by profession and a photographer, he possesses a unique and deep insight into the technical aspects of digital photography and equipment. He has published more than a 100 articles on photography and some of his writings have also been published in the well-known international magazine Popular Photography.
An avid collector of photographic books and vintage cameras, Ashok has a keen interest in the history of photography and a passion for sharing his knowledge on photography through teaching and writing. He is the only Indian photographer to be featured on the Nikon Centenary website. He is presently working as a Management and Engineering consutant. He can be reached at kashokk@gmail.com.
Stuck at home? Though unwelcome, we may have to face it, be it due to inclement weather or something more calamitous like what happened recently. Photographers do get frustrated in times like this, but you can do a lot if you have a small studio at home. Not only will that keep you occupied, but it will also help you to hone your skills as photographing under controlled conditions is the best way to learn how light behaves.
Contrary to what you think, a small home studio will not cost much and more importantly will not occupy a great deal of the most important resource in a home, viz. space. This article has been written assuming that you will not need a separate room for your studio. The idea here is to give you an economical solution suitable for tabletop products though it can be extended to other
