Starting a studio, you’ll want these tools to make your work
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Sandbag 25 Pound
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Sandbag 15 Pound
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Sandbag 5 pound
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Shot Bag
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* If you opt for the empty sandbags, get sand for sandboxes from a home improvement center – do not use beach sand!
Apple Box Full
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Apple Box Half
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Apple Box Quarter
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Apple Box Pancake
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Apple Box Set
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C-Stand Chrome (40”)
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C-Stand Black (40”)
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C-Stand Chrome (20”)
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C-Stand Black (20”)
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650 Pin (to put a light on the C-Stand Arm)
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Extension Cord
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Cable Cuffs
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Flag 24×36
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Flag 18×24
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Folding Ladder
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PRODUCTION NOTES:
Shot on Sling Studio Multi-Cam
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With A SONY A6500:
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Sony 18-105 f4 (LOVE this for video)
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Audio Recorded on a Zoom H4N:
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Microphone – Shure SM58-LC:
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Daniel
Grip rule… when you grab your C-stand, always grab both the main shaft and the arm at the same time. If you're putting it away and someone else grabs it the stand and the arm, and you are just holding the stand, you will get your hand crushed.
Hi. Great videos. Been looking at them for about a month, I've learned a lot. I just saw the banner image for this video. GenCon? You play RPGs? Whaddya know!
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Thank you for this video! Love your style!
Nice recommendations. I am always surprised how many photographers don't use any grip equipment. Gaffer's tape?
2 things that are nearly impossible to get in Brazil: Foam boards and c-stands. a c-stand here cost (if you find one) nearly a kidney.
I see… Subscribed.
I use small pebbles instead of sand in the bags, sand wrecks the zippers and is a lot messier to deal with.
Big like from me for mentioning the use of flags. They can be just as important as using reflectors, which most people only buy, and in some cases more important depending what you what to accomplish. Flags are great just like using snoots & barn doors on lights for better control
Great video! You will never be able to make too many videos with quick tips like this. No one will ever get tired of them.
Best photography channel on youtube
Excellent. Thank you so much
Solid Video. Keep them coming. Really good stuff. Thanks for all the links!
Another great video Daniel! I think a little history of Daniel Norton would be an interesting video. If you could talk about how you started, the first things you got to start a studio and what you did before that, how that changed and developed as time went on, what gets used all the time vs. what you bought but rarely use and so on. Thanks!
Great video, Daniel. Thanks for the info
Enjoying your videos Daniel and I have a request which is kind of related to one of the items you have mentioned in this video. Would you please consider a video about flags? Use of black boards etc. I'm unsure of how to employ them and what effects they have.
Perfect timing. I'm trying to build up a little studio. I would like to know what tripod you like.
One thing people never talk about (it seems) is how to start a photography business. Laws change from place to place, but would you recommend doing a small business course, doing a business plan with an accountant, talking to a lawyer who is familiar with photography e.t.c. ?
Daniel, if I had to pick one channel to subscribe to, it would be yours. Taking pictures as a hobby is cool and all, but every time I watch one of your videos, I want to quit my day job and dive into it! You are an inspiration and loving MY dream brother!
Thanx for this videos. And all your other videos. Recently started subscribing to your channel. Keep up the good work! 👍 I'm doing mostly real estate photography, but I'm trying to get into product photography. Future videos on THAT topic will be welcomed with open arms! 😂
Hey, can you talk more about C Stand, their types and accessories?
No lead in shotbags for a long time, for OHS standards, they use steel pellets punched from off-cuts of steel sheet used in manufacturing.
Reminder – the shot bag goes OPPOSITE the mass you need to balance on the C-stand, ask Archimedes about 'levers'.
The c-stand 'knuckle' is called a 'Grip Head' in other places.
A decent tool-box can also be used as an Apple Box, so long as it's strong enough.
20feet is like, 6 meters for the rest of the world. 20 meter cables are more Gaffer kit then studio photographer kit 🙂
Ladders are also great platforms to use for a Slider in a pinch.
Do you have a recommended square meter of area that would be most suitable for a studio? Also recommend ceiling height as I may consider building one at the end my garden. Thanks Justin
More good info, love these videos man.
Good stuff… Keep em coming…. Can you go a bit into backgrounds? Paper, vinyl, canvas, lengths, widths..
I enjoy your channel. Thanks.
Thanks for the nice video! I really enjoy the content you create and how you make your thought process and workflow easy to understand. Would love to see more videos like this and it would be great if you could talk about potential alternatives for starting lighting kits that are more affordable to people who are still learning lighting techniques and cannot afford pro-grade equipment. Living outside of the US makes everything more expensive and I am planning to buy a kit that is good enough to start up and then replace them with better quality ones when I start making money. Keep up with the good work!
Thanks Daniel – I was going to buy a Aputure Light-dome – do you have a recommendation.