Any wind machine suggestions for studios?
Just not the size of a smartcar. Medium sized or small/portable.
Thought about just buying a high velocity floor fan at Home Depot but not sure if it would be good enough. Would be mostly for blowing hair and giving movement to fabrics.
Others, I'm sure, have had different experiences with fans. I've used them, but have found the following works better:
1. Order a large pizza.
2. Eat it. If you have models around it should be consumed quite quickly.
3. Take the empty pizza box, cut out the bottom of it.
4. Have someone wave it towards whatever needs movement. Don't use it to fan air so much as to
push it.
If you don't have someone to deploy it for you, you can set your camera up on a tripod and trigger it remotely. I've done this and it works well. If I want a little movement in the hair, push a little air, actuate the camera.
I personally like this approach better than a fan because with a fan it's noisy and it's difficult to control. The key is to have very subtle movement.
Plus it can be uncomfortable for models. And cold.
Typically,the need for a fan is something that is very limited. It's doubtful you'll use one on every shoot, and if you do it's doubtful you'll use it more than a few short minutes or shots. It's an extra thing to haul/store/buy that you'll not likely use very often.
