| Often a beginning professional photographer | | | | free as possible for lights and equipment. |
| must do with a single large space to set up a | | | | Walls should be painted in a bone white for |
| new portrait studio. It must contain a | | | | use as a reflective surface with bounce |
| reception and display area, a dressing room, | | | | lighting. The posing area may be carpeted |
| an office, and of course, a camera room.The | | | | with a loop type rug in a neutral solid |
| camera room must be able to accommodate large | | | | color. The area used by the camera stand |
| families, various groups and the typical | | | | should be covered in cushioned tile or |
| wedding party with bride and groom. These | | | | linoleum for easy rolling. Ideally, pulleys |
| demands require a background wall of at least | | | | can be installed on the ceiling for raising |
| sixteen feet wide for a group portrait | | | | and lowering muslin type backgrounds. It |
| without wall shadows. The background wall | | | | takes but a few minutes to attach two corners |
| can be covered with floor to ceiling drapes | | | | of a muslin and raise it to the ceiling and |
| of a solid color in a muted shade. Colors | | | | stretching it out to the edge of the rug. |
| that have worked well in the past are gray | | | | Several muslins can be stored in bags for |
| green, light gray, blue/gray and wine red. | | | | easy access.The reception and display area |
| The drapes should part in the middle to | | | | can utilize low couches and a cocktail table |
| expose most of the back wall which will be | | | | for showing albums. One area can be reserved |
| artistically painted in tones of brown, gray, | | | | for a computer terminal for displaying poses |
| and beige with accents of apple green and | | | | and another desk for taking orders and making |
| rose red. The drapes should extend six feet | | | | reservations. Only sixteen by twenty and |
| along the left and right walls for extremely | | | | larger portraits should be displayed on the |
| large groups. A curved bracket will eliminate | | | | walls. Smaller sizes for selling purposes |
| the corner. If a rear exit exists in the | | | | can be displayed on the desks.The dressing |
| back wall, a false wall can be built with a | | | | room should incorporate a lighted mirror and |
| door to the extreme side for rear access. | | | | dressing table with bench, hooks and hangers |
| This door will be hidden by the drapes and | | | | for clothing and a small lavatory. The |
| the area behind the wall can be utilized for | | | | office can double as a room for computer |
| frames, ready orders and back up | | | | work, ordering supplies and customer calling. |
| equipment.Since the camera lens sweeps a | | | | Your new efficient studio will be a pleasure |
| triangular area, the dead spot to the left | | | | to work in making for a happy photographer |
| can be utilized for an office and the area to | | | | and satisfied customers. [In progress - |
| the right, a dressing room. Props can be | | | | Articles, Digital Art, poetry, Original sheet |
| stored on shelves along the wall and hung | | | | music.] Comments welcome. |
| from the ceiling. The floor should be kept | | | | |