Year book picture help. TY

Unfortunetly my mom cant afford to get pictures taken of my sister for her senior year book. So i figured i would give it a try for her, but dont know much about lighting. I plan on getting some AB's eventually, but cant right now. I have heard of people buying stuff from home depot and putting together a cheap little studio and this is what i would like to do. If ANYONE can help me put together a list of things i need to get decent pictures for my sister, like lamps and bulbs(what kind of bulbs?) that would be great. any help would be appriciated!

Maybe this thread could help you some

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=246797

I'd try an outside portrait. More appealing in my opinion and certainly cheaper as far as lighting goes!

Use a north facing window for some nice soft natural light. Other windows will work too just avoid harsh direct sunlight. Maybe get a piece of white foam board or poster board to reflect a little light on the other side. Put some kind of a makshift background that you can tape or hang behind her behind her and you have yourself a makeshift studio. If you don't have a suitable window, desk lamps or floor lamps can be used to add some light in th right spot. Use a tripod if your light levels are low.

Have fun and experiment!

You don't mention what type of camera and lens you have available but I really like AdamJT's suggestions here. Available light should work very nicely and the weather we have been having here (except for the cold) would really help with lots of sun. Find a northern window, get some white foam board for a reflector and give it a go.

i have an XT with a 50 1.8. And i live in oregon!! which means now natural light! plus looking through my sisters past few years books, noone takes an outside picture for this particular shot. thanks for all the feed back so far.

A few points: #1 ... most studios have a yearbook only OR small amount of poses session fee. To order just yearbook glossies is not too much either. And if a small package is ordered the yearbook glossies are free.

#2 ... with that said, if you want to do them you will need to buy an old masters canvas background to meet the yearbook's requirements. You can maybe buy one for around $200.00 in a small size.

#3 Then you will need to buy studio strobes .. a 3 light setup would be ok. You can probably get them for under $750.00 if you get inexpensive ones.

Final line ... pro quality yearbook head & shoulders to meet most yearbooks requirements will cost a lot more than just having them done with a pro studio. And with some schools, yearbook only is free ... with some school contracts.