for macro photography? I've just been making home made reflectors, but was told a softbox might help.
well, that's like saying, is a camera for macro photography? a softbox is nothing more than a light modifier, which can be used for any type of photography, depending on the effect you're trying to achieve. a softbox is diffuses the light as well as gives it more direction than a standard bowl reflector or umbrella. if you want soft to shadowless light with your macro photography, a softbox will help, but you also need to surround the subject with light through the use of white reflectors. now, you don't have to go out and buy a softbox just for this purpose, but you can try to replicate the softbox effect by using a white translucent material to light through. sean
hmmmm . so , why not try adapting a dome-tent, WITHOUT the flysheet (just the inner-dome with sewn-in groundsheet) would this be like a softbox which uses direct sunlight. i'm thinking with regard to macro subjects/small products like you mention. (obviously the taller/bigger the tent, then..etc). if you used a covered table-top (w/o legs, laid on the floor), for a level, rigid base, the lighting could look good inside what would be essentially, a translucent bag.
