>>10599011My setup is just a roombox with three walls and an open top. I can change the setup by swapping small craft fabrics I got from a hobby store / random pages of scrapbook paper I manage to scrounge up. These aren't big enough to fill the whole room usually, so I just have to be selective with camera angles / make use of foreground objects to give the illusion that it's filling up a whole room. An eclectic collection of adjustable brightness lamps / led streamer circle lights covering various angles around the roombox space gives me control over lighting.
When furnishing a space I just have fun with it for the most part. Though when I feel unhappy with a shot / want to refine it more I try to apply things such as color theory or composition. Those aren't things that I follow aggressively, but rather solutions I try to apply when I feel like a shot is missing the thing that makes more interesting or pleasant to look at.
As for my furniture sets, if you end up with a large collection, doing things such as only choosing cherry-wood or white furniture pieces for a shot helps with cohesion. Though, the same effect can be done with just object placement. Ie. having several gold colored items throughout the composition to try to guide the viewer's eyes around the picture.
When I do decide to take a picture of something I mentally ask myself if I'm taking that picture to show off the setting I've made, or if I'm taking a picture to show off a figure subject. But really, a lot of my CTG shots have simply been: "I got a new thing, and i want to take a picture of it."
I've seen and enjoyed the shots that anons have taken where they just have a plain/basic 'infinite space' background. I appreciate their simplicity. I sort of want to do some shots like that too, but my desktop studio doesn't have enough real estate for it.
I have no knowledge of crafting things out of foam / plastic / wood.
Nice cat though. Sorry for the late reply.