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How to build out your own DIY white seamless studio cyclorama on a budget

March 27, 2020 by John Aldred Leave a Comment

This isn’t a project for the little home studio in your spare bedroom, but if you’re looking to build out a new studio space, this might be just the video for you. When the folks at Syrp moved into new offices a couple of years ago, they wanted to build out a new studio. High on the list for the studio was a cyc wall (also known as a cyclorama, infinity wall, or various other names).

A professional cyclorama can cost tens of thousands of dollars, but the Syrp team decided to build their own. And they did it for less than $2,000. In this video, we get to see how it all went together, from the initial design on the computer to the final result, and the reasons for all of the design decisions made during its construction.

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The Black and White portrait – The Lighting Series #10

January 13, 2019 by Stefan Kohler Leave a Comment

Taking a 180 degrees turn from our color-bursting portrait, here is a very soft black and white portrait and how to build a great setup for it.

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Quick Tip: How To Protect A Cyclorama With A Tennis Ball

January 21, 2016 by Udi Tirosh 5 Comments

If you own a cyclorama you know that part of the job of owning such a wonderful thing is that you have to occasionally re-paint it. (If Amazon does not shut you down first). I was visiting Stefan and Rosi from RawExchange in Germany, and they showed me a great tip. (RawExchange are my partners in the Image Manipulation Store and actually shoot many of the packages).

When you move a light-stand on a cyclorama it skids and leaves marks. If you are just before a cyclorama-re-paint it’s no biggie, but if you have just painted your surface white, it could be quite annoying.

The team’s solution was to place tennis balls on the legs of the light stands to help them slide easily with no marks.

Have to say that this is probably the best use for a Tennis ball I’ve seen.

You Can Close The Studio, Amazon Patents Photographing On Seamless White

May 6, 2014 by Udi Tirosh 211 Comments

I am not really sure how to tag this other than a big #fail for the USPTO, or a huge Kudos for Amazon’s IP attorneys. In a patent simply called Studio arrangement Amazon took IP ownership on what we all call shooting against a seamless white backdrop.

The patent describes the arrangement of elements in the studio to make a product shot. it even details the F-stop, ISO value and focal length you need to use [bold text by me]:[Read More…]