jedirunner
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So today I spent some money ... actually one of the cheapest photography purchases ever, probably. I bought some PVC, joints, clamps, a white sheet, and some lamps with 100w 5000k bulbs for a cheap light box setup. Cut and assemble the PVC into a 2'x2'x2' (roughly) cube. Clamped the white sheet over top and sides. Draped a dark piece of fleece over the back for a cheap backdrop. Finally, took the 7 year old daughter out to pick a couple of our daffodils. Popped them in a glass, put it inside the box, put the lamps on the outside of the box, and had some fun. (absolutely no care about composition, or photographic artistry or perfection -- just let the 7 year old grab her old hand-me-down camera (she has a canon powershot sx200), and took some snaps.
While this isn't any sort of a professional light cube or strobe setup, it certainly should fill the gap when I want to go shoot something but the weather's horrible, and I can just bring a flower inside.
Also, it has the lovely side-effect of showing my wife what lighting setup can do and what it's significant limitations are. She's already 90% convinced I need a $500-$750 budget for a lighting setup to start learning portraits with lighting. hehehe... Just have to keep convincing her.
Regardless -- i have a blast snapping away with my daughters.
Kevin
While this isn't any sort of a professional light cube or strobe setup, it certainly should fill the gap when I want to go shoot something but the weather's horrible, and I can just bring a flower inside.
Also, it has the lovely side-effect of showing my wife what lighting setup can do and what it's significant limitations are. She's already 90% convinced I need a $500-$750 budget for a lighting setup to start learning portraits with lighting. hehehe... Just have to keep convincing her.
Regardless -- i have a blast snapping away with my daughters.
Kevin