Poor Man's Studio Lights

Poor Man's Studio Lights, that is exactly what these are; they cost me about 50 cents a piece at a yard sale. Through rummage sales I have gathered a fair collection of cheap, usable lighting - spots, floods, blue, red, green, yellow, and some strange in-between color shifts that provide me with a pleasant versatility. Oh, and sometimes even a pleasant subject in and of themselves!




1/350 sec. f/5.6 ISO 200 300mm

On the Level

OK, so I missed a few days, but here I am and I am staying on subject; studio photography, today being table top studio photography. I like to pick various objects from around me and see what happens. I didn't think much of the dull ordinariness of white lights upon this carpenters level so I brought in some colored highlights by setting up a couple of outdoor floodlights. That bit of blue is a highlight from the beam of an LED flashlight, hand held, to place an emphasis.


1/50 sec. f=? ISO 200 Nikon 70-210 "E" at Macro

Photo Of the Day - Coyote

Ever tried to get to get a coyote to stand still in the studio?
It is much easier with a figurine!



122mm 1/40 sec. f6.3 ISO 200 Tripod

Studio Still Life

For the next few posts I am going to try my hand at Photo Of the Day kind of postings - 1 picture a day, posted almost daily. I really enjoy studio photography so here goes...


This is not a toy. It is an actual sewing machine from the early twentieth century. It belongs to my last surviving Aunty, who has used it extensively over the years. Her daughters all learnt to sew upon this wonderful piece of machinery.