Recording Studios In Your Home
i want to get music studio equipment, along with instruments , to start up a business(renting studio time to local kids my age), anyone know of any good place to buy equipment , new and used?
Definetly check e-bay!
New and used its the best place to get the best price
and if you buy a lot from one seller or company on e-bay they will give you discounted shipping
Anyone have old or used studio equipment that they are giving away?
You can see by the number of responses that this isn’t the right way to go about this. Perhaps you can try craigslist and put something in a wanted post. Also check ebay …Sorry….no one gives anything away….
i want to make a studio but i want an estimate of much it will coast for the equipment. i don’t want anything fancy just a regula stidio.
Kinda vague… What kind of studio?
Television, movie, music, photography or art studio?
I’m looking for a place in Chicago that teach u how to use studio equipment top make music. Also, if anyone is giving away free studio equipment let me know.
Check out courses at Columbia College. The are the leaders in Chicago for teaching about the music industry.
It’s traditionally black and white made from wood, though I know there’s electronic ones now. You see them in movies sometimes, someone usually says, "Scene 4, Take 25" and you can write on them with chalk?
Although it is sometimes called a "clap board", because it has a piece of wood that is struck on the bottom of the device (to synchronize sound with picture when editing), it is actually known in the industry also as a "slate". A director will call for "Camera", and then when it is up to speed, He will say "Sound" and then, "Slate It", before he says "Action ".
Although traditionally it was made of wood, today it is most likely to be electronic, with LED letters and numbers, and issuing a audible tone instead of the "clap" of the wooden part.
The Slate will have the name of the picture, the director and cameraman, and the scene number, and the "take" number, so it can be quickly found in the daily "rushes", or prints of the daily shots. An assistant director or other person will make notes of which "takes" to "print" , and they tell this information to the film processor.
Thanks In Advanced 
I meant Online stores..sorry
Musicians friend. They have a huge store here in K.C that sells restocks & B stocks. They also ship nation wide.
www.musiciansfriend.com
Was wanting recommendations for great books that explain in detail the functions and uses of photography studio equipment. Looking for more of a description manual for each piece of equipment. Thanks in advance. Much appreciated.
Tons of good info out there, you might want to look in local used book shops. The market for this sort of book isn’t what it was even 5 yrs ago.
I’d start with a good beginners book, like The Basic Darkroom– about as good as it gets in terms of understanding the machines and what they do, though of course different brands/models work a bit differently, the basic functions are the same.
The Photographer’s Master Printing Course has a lot about the machines and how to use them, and will help you understand the finer points of manipulating the image.
The Darkroom Handbook is another classic, but it’s about *building* a darkroom as much as operating one.
Both are linked below.
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I own a Nikon D40 with a 18-55mm lens/wide angle and macro lens. I have taken beautiful photos outside with natural light, but when it comes to taking nice portraits at home-it doesn’t look right. I would like to take photographs and have Rembrandt lighting on my subjects. I would like the opinions of photographers/graphic designers-and anyone else that seriously knows. Thank you very much for your input.
you don’t have to spend big money on studio style lighting. you can achieve all you want to with a couple of secondhand speed lights, shoot through umbrellas off ebay and some practice.
check out the book mentioned on the link below – it will teach you all you need to know about lighting on the cheap.
So I want to set up a photography studio. Just a little one in either the garage or another room in the house to take portraits of friends and family. Problem is, I know nothing about studio lighting and what you need.
Can anyone just give me a basic equipment list or something of the sort? Maybe explain to me what I need and why I need it? I know a little about lights and reflectors and umbrellas, but would love just some solid information.
Thanks for any help.
You need lights. Lights are important. You can provide light any way you desire and can afford. That means thousands of dollars for a Profoto pack and heads, or $50 at the local Home Depot. Or many, many options in between.
Th most inexpensive lights are going to be drop lights, work lights, or trouble lights. Preferably the kind with the aluminum reflector, about 10-12" in diameter. For a small room, put large CFL (fluorescent) bulbs in them, as they won’t generate any heat that way. At least 2, maybe 3 of these will be good to start with. The lamps have a spring clip on the back to hang them on whatever is handy, which also makes it easy to move them around as needed. Remember that you can bounce continuous lights too, they don’t have to point right at the subject.
A stool or chair for posing. Maybe a table. Backgrounds are good, but not absolutely necessary. A tripod. A cable release for your camera, preferably long enough so that you aren’t stuck behind the camera. This allows you to interact with the subjects, but still capture the expressions you are trying to get.
If you want your setup to *look* a little more "professional", you can get a hot light kit at B&H for $65 that include what is basically the work light mentioned above (with a handle and stand mount) a light stand, and umbrella. It comes with a 500 watt tungsten bulb, which will be very bright but will also put out a ton of heat. Replace that with a 35-43 watt fluorescent, and it will stay cool. Get a couple of these kits, and away you go. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/414532-REG/Impact_FL_500_KII_One_Light_Umbrella_Kit.html#features
There are also tons of them on ebay…