Photo Studio - Diorama - Build 4

Another WIP update...

Some progress has been made. Even though I have been sidetracked in making a TARDIS...

So, here we are toying with the idea of a ceiling, of course, it wouldn't be pink. This is just a form board to see how it could look. It now has curtains, and some drawers. But I am feeling that the drawers have made the space feel too cramped. So, as this whole thing is on a base which is a table top that I've attached wheels to, there is actually another one underneath it, also with wheels. I've moved the bottom one out, and have tried various options, and think that giving more depth is the best option for my attic space.... Here's the potential size the dio could end up being:

With this option the space has doubled. But depth rather than width. I don't have the room for width... I like this idea, I can add another sofa or three piece suite, a coffee table, etc. On the new walls that need to be built, my plan is that behind the backdrop, that wall will have a roll-down garage-type door. This is only possible, because the studio is on the ground floor, but will allow for the potential of motorbikes, or cars as props to be bought into the dio. On the outer side of that wall, will be brick work, so I can double duty that garage door for other possibilities (The window wall is also bricked on the other side, these will match, and I might even try to match the brick placement, if it is at all possible. On the other side wall, it will just be plain. That area will house any other props, like stools, chairs, etc that could be used for shoots. I am planning to add the fourth wall (prior discussion, because if I do bring in other large props, it is likely that the fourth wall will be seen in images, so it needs to be there. Likewise, a ceiling will need to be in place, because of any lot to high angled images. I do have a couple of options for internal lighting, that I already have, so that shouldn't be an issue. I can either reuse the Spy Camp Accommodation lights, or I have another LED small strip that can be used too. 

So, even though there has been progress, it is now slowed down, because more walls need to be cut, made (bricks) and painted. Oh, I do need to work on the rolling door. I've make a mockup, and figured out how it can work, so that's stage one. Next will be actually building the door, the scotch tape (cellotape) version can't be the final, as it would be too flimsy, but was good enough for a proof of concept.  

Above wooden slats taped with scotch tape, they will need to be trimmed to the same size, but this is just to see how well it would roll up over a wooden rod, see below...

Seems like that will work. I need to build some form of channels for the door to run up and down in, and a base that will hold it in place. 

So, there's now quite a bit more work to do before this studio is ready for use, but it is fun getting there. I had to go through this process to realise that the initial size was going to be too small. Initially it was 3 feet x 2 feet. Now it will be 3 feet x 4 feet. I do believe I will be happier with the extra space, as it does give more options for photo shoots. 

The idea around this studio, isn't for a static diorama, but a working one. As a photographer myself, I intend to make the studio a working one, to an extent. The Phicen Photographer will be taking images, and I'll take those images of her and the subject matter, as well as showing what the Photographer can see through his or her lens. Models have already been applying to the Photographer for modelling sessions, so it should be a busy studio once it is all up and running.