Photo Studio in a Box

Finally opened up my photo lighting kit and made efforts to set it up and take photos of my beanies last night.

The Square Perfect SP500 Platinum Photo Studio in a Box I bought on sale from amazon.com is awesome. It's everything a hobby photographer could ask for: two lights on adjustable stands, a large light diffusion tent, alight reflector, backgrounds, and a camera tripod. Everything comes in a big, snazzy looking carrying case with a padded interior and padded dividers.

The equipment setup was easy, but I realized immediately I hadn't given myself enough room for adjustments. A small desk is not enough surface space to set up the tent, the lights, and the tripod. The lights are small-ish for tabletop use, so I just rigged them up on a couple bar stools for the time being.

The tripod can stand on the ground, but I thought it was kind of unwieldy for my little digital point-and-shoot, so I used my GorillaPod on the tabletop instead.

Next step: Photo composition. Trying to figure out how to make a beanie on a white mannequin head look more interesting :)