Minimum Room Size For Studio

[japhjaki]

Hi There,
I wonder if anyone out there can give some advice. I am trying to set up a home studio. I will be photographing posed dancing shots mainly including two people. Before I start to lash out on all the lighting etc, I need to know if it is a feasible project. Room sizes are obviously limited but distance from subjects is not really a problem as the room available is quite long. What I am worried about is the minimum width of room needed, taking into account the distance the lights would need to be apart in order to give a pleasing effect.

I am totally new to studio lighting and set up so any advice would be appreciated....

 

[hypnotic]

It would help to know what main lens you intend on using for this.

You should have at least three feet of space between the models and the wall/backdrop.

Try placing someone about three feet away from the far wall and see if you can get all of them in the shot.

 

[japhjaki]

Sorry about not specifying the focal length of the lenses I will be using. The main one will probably be a 70-200 but I also have a 17-55. I use a Nikon D200 so obviously I have a 1.5X Conversion on focal length. However, it's mainly the width of space needed. What I mean by that is that I think I may struggle to get a decent angle of light onto the subject. You see I don't know how near to straight-on the lighting can be before it is useless. Thanks anyway for reply...