Playing around with my homemade softbox.....

frXnz kafka · Apr 22, 2008

CC welcome and encouraged

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i-photogadget · Apr 22, 2008

i love the first one, specially as there's that tint of colour of the lense, fantastic. Is it a silver background, or alumminium looks really cool

frXnz kafka · Apr 22, 2008

i-photogadget said:
i love the first one, specially as there's that tint of colour of the lense, fantastic. Is it a silver background, or alumminium looks really cool

The back is a white poster board, the base is a white foam board. Just played around with the lighting to get them to look gray. I was quite surprised by how reflective the foam board is.

i-photogadget · Apr 22, 2008

thats awesome, mind you that kinda sums up photography, some times the most simple things come out the best

Someday · Apr 22, 2008

I definitely like the first one best~ it isn't like a straight-on shot like the last one (usually straight-on ones are on those camera-selling websites XD) and looks slightly more artistic. I really like ALL of them though because of the absolutely terrific lighting. You said it was homemade; how did you make it? I definitely want a softbox like this

NewEden · Apr 22, 2008

How did you make your soft box? Been thinking of making one too.

MarcusM · Apr 22, 2008

Nice shots...but I don't like the seam where the poster board meets the foam board. If you just drape the posterboard down so that it makes up the wall and the base, you get a seamless background.

I built my light box based on strobist.com

http://www.strobist.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-diy-10-macro-photo-studio.html

JimmyO · Apr 22, 2008

Very nice, great shots, good job!

logan9967 · Apr 22, 2008

nice shots great lighting, pics of the setup?

frXnz kafka · Apr 22, 2008

logan9967 said:
nice shots great lighting, pics of the setup?

I didn't take any, unfortunately. It was a pretty simple setup though. Softbox camera right, aluminum foil reflector somewhere to the left/front/top. I might be using a similar setup for something tonight, if I do I'll get a shot of it.

I'll try to get some photos of my softbox tonight. It's sort of a pyramid shaped thing, with a flat top. I have a white t-shirt being used as the diffuser, but I think I might swap it for a white trashbag. The inside is lined with aluminum foil for maximum light output, and the flash fits right inside a slot in the back. Nothing fancy.