When I am not photographing I masquerade as the owner of an antique lighting business. I need to shoot some of my inventory, primarily table lamps and chandeliers, for use in brochures and other printed material. I'll be using a Walker Titan and a 210mm Rodenstock Sironar N. My problem is that although I am a fairly adept black and white outdoor shooter, I know next to nothing about studio lighting. In an effort to keep this project as simple as possible, I am considering simply bouncing strobes (acouple Vivitar 283's) off of a large piece of white foamcore placed at about a 45 degree angle to the subjects. Does this make sense? Or do some of you experienced studio shooters have any other suggestions? I am hoping to have a standard setup into which I can put items as I need to photograph them without doing a lot of messing around with lights.
Also I need color film recommendations-negative or transparency?
Thank you all in advance for your help Richard
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