Drumkit photography studio & Ligting??

Hi Guys
I need to set up a temporary budjet, studio to shoot some drumkits.
I am somewhat a beginner with studio photography and lighting.
any suggestions to lighting & backdrop/material setup would be much appreciated.
thanks

mal

You'll need a LOT of room and I'd suggest some fairly large SB's. A large black/dark room/scene is ideal. It will allow you to show off the kit's chrome, color, etc better. I'd look at three lights. There are many routes you can take with the lighting, so it might be wise to share your budget. Also, what lenses do you have to work with? I've taken some drum product shots in the past. I'll try to help a little. It can be really simple depending on your needs. I shot this image below in a simple warehouse with available light only. Not the greatest, but exactly what was needed.

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That's a great shot for available light, Amonline! The branded symbol overhead is great composition too!

Thanks! The only thing I wish I had done different was put up a front white bounce to control the reflections better... but, this was a low budget quick shot for website fill.

Thanks,
i think i'll be using a friends 16-45 with a pentax k20d.
I only have a 70-200 2.8 with my canon so far.

We really want white looking chrome like below.

The "white" chrome shown along the length of those stands is from the white paper backdrops on each side of the set. Instead of just using a small reflector, follow that example and make sure your paper/reflectors run the same length (or longer) than the uprights stands do.

what types of materials are suitable for the backdrops.
We have previously used white linen sheets.

Depending on your skills in Photoshop, a white sheet is just fine. As was said, just follow that setup in the image. You'll need quite some length to use a 70-200 though. A drumset is not something you want a short DOF on. They probably used a simple 2 softbox setup for that image. Is this similar to what you'll be shooting?

yeah this is much the same as what we are shooting.
I have a large room and roof and wall mounts for sheets.

photoshop is my second job so hopfully i'll do ok.

thanks for the help.