NZPhotographer Issue 59, September 2022
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As of December 2022, NZPhotographer magazine is only available when you purchase an annual or monthly subscription via the NZP website. Find out more: www.nzphotographer.nz
THE DIY HOME STUDIO WITH EMMA MONAGHAN Emma Monaghan is well known on the Kapiti Coast for her Pop-in Portraits and her successful photography business. She started taking photos when her children were small, which soon turned into a passion and career change. After studying photography, she set up her own home studio in order to be able to balance a career and childcare. She uses a wall in her guest room as her portrait photography space, along with a large softbox umbrella for light. There isn’t enough natural light from the windows in the room yet by using a Bowen’s Gemini light and the large white backdrop, Emma’s portraits are well-lit, crisp and clean. Emma’s guest bedroom has doubled as a home studio for the last four years and has also been used for private newborn shoots, and family and business portraits. The space is versatile in that Emma has kept it simple so that she can add or subtract from the backdrop. Using a clean, clear backdrop facilitates easy photoshopping of textures or logos onto client photos when needed. Popping a white seat in front of the white backdrop also removes any distraction from the subject itself. The focus is not on props, instead the colour in the clothing, the eyes and the skin of Emma’s subjects become the vibrant focal points for photos. In addition to baby and family portraits, in a space like this, it is easy to capture clean business portraits, where the person is the focal point, rather than what they are standing in front of. www.emmamonaghan.co.nz 64 September 2022 NZPhotographer
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