The ‘Photography Thursday’ Video Corner today again looks in on Monte Zucker as he outlines his typical studio/lighting set up. He also goes over a couple of portraits and discusses the impact of the lighting and positioning on those photos.

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s starting to get a lot warmer outside, and today’s ‘Photography Thursday’ Video Corner shows us how to create a classic studio portrait in any outdoor location using the Sun as the only light source. To shape the light, the photographer in the video simply uses a Matthew’s 6×6 diffusion panel, a muslin background (with a couple of light stands to support it), and a couple of plexiglass mirrors to reflect the sunlight onto the subjects hair for back-lighting.

Portrait photography can be quite a lucrative small business, especially when savings can be found by setting a studio up within your own home. Apart from the appropriate camera equipment, which I will review shortly, there is a minimal amount of other equipment required, and all of it is available through the internet or mail order sources. A quick search done through the internet will reveal numerous discount and retail outlets.