What are some cheap and easier ways to make up for photography lamps?

I'm planning on taking some of my friends senior pics for them and they want them done indoors but I don't have the lamps to get good lighting. Is there a way I can make up for those lamps or is there a way I could create a similar fix. [[plain black or white background, maybe a chair other than that no props.]]What are some cheap and easier ways to make up for photography lamps?
Workman's flood lights or painters lights work, but are quite harsh and get very hot. To be honest, a senior portrait is often the way a person is remembered for decades, I would want it to be done well and professionally. I wish you the best with it, at least it will be fun!What are some cheap and easier ways to make up for photography lamps?
Set up your background and everything outside where there is plenty of natural light. Lamps and things are often very harsh. The best thing to use is what comes natural--sunlight.





Early to late afternoon is the best time to work with sunlight. Morning light tends to be whiter and therefore harsher.
Use several regular table lamps without any shades around the room, including one or two very low out of the frame and behind the subject to eliminate shadows on the background. Set your white balance to tungsten.





Good luck!
use day light or take the shades of table lamps, car inspection lamp loft lamps. if you look around you Will find a lot of portable lighting, get your friends to bring some over


use a sheet for a back drop


good luck
You should be able to get some clamp lights (they have an aluminum reflector and take a normal household bulb) pretty cheaply. They should light your subject fairly well, but the lighting will be pretty harsh so you're best off bouncing it off of a ceiling, wall, or reflector of some kind.





The biggest issue you're going to have shooting inside is the color cast from incandescent lighting - it will have an orange tone. If you shoot digital, be sure to make sure your color is balanced for the type of lighting you are using.
Get a regular lamp and put it next to the camera lens. I have had the same problem when I was your age. The camera couldn't capture people in regular lighted places. So I got a little portable lamp and when I take a picture, if it is close enough. It looks like the professional way! Try at home on a regular picture if you want to try.
Use natural sun light... artificial lighting can create a yellow cast.





You can also rent studio lighting from most photography stores.
You can play around with work lamps and other kludges but unless they have proper diffusion you won't get pro results.





Here's what I'd do:





-- Rent two studio flashes with softboxes and stands from a pro camera store.





Tell the rental guy what you want to do with them and I'm sure he'll help.





With even minimal competence you'll get pro-quality shots.





-- OR...forget artificial lighting and shoot next to a large window.





Pick a day when it's cloudy-bright outside.





Have someone hold up a sheet of white foamcore (art supply store) as a reflector on the other side of the subject to even up shadows.





This gives you lovely ';Rembrandt'; lighting which also looks very professional.





It works best with a natural BG like an older brick or barnboard wall, but a cloth backdrop is nice too.





HTH


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