Made a light box from a Bud light box lol

[06azrex]

Shot with my D40 50mm 1.8D
C&C appreciated

Needless to say, I'm having fun lol.

 

[Josh66]

Are you using Auto White Balance? ...It's kind of all over the place.

For stuff like this, you would be better off doing a custom WB.

 

[o hey tyler]

I'd like to see some photos of this "Bud light light box"

 

[Stephen.C]

Why didn't you just invite over a few of your beautiful lady friends, shotgun all of the beers, then have a photoshoot!?
Things may have gotten NSFW FAST!
Anyways, I second O Hay Tyler, Pix or it didnt happen =)

 

[mikehaugen]

Finally, something useful from Budweiser! lol

 

[06azrex]

Yes I am on auto for my white balance. I'm still trying to learn all this. Here are pics of the Bud Light Light Box lol. I'm using 2-75 watt bulbs for lighting.

I just made this one today lol.

 

[Josh66]

Yes I am on auto for my white balance. I'm still trying to learn all this.

I'm not familiar with your camera, but look up White Balance in the index of your manual. Somewhere in there it will tell you how to set a custom WB. It's usually fairly simple.

Set up your box, turn the lights on, then do whatever you have to do to set a custom WB. Just take a picture of the empty white box. Use that as the WB for the following shots, and they should be pretty much dead on.


Auto WB is generally not bad, but sometimes it does tend to shift around from shot to shot. If you shot in RAW, it is really simple to adjust in PP. If you shot in JPG it's still doable, it's just not as simple as it is with a RAW.
With a RAW it's as simple as selecting the appropriate tool and then clicking on something that should be neutral. Depending on the software you're using, you might be able to do the same with a JPG...

 

[06azrex]

Thanks Josh, I did adjust the levels in CS5 but I still have alot to learn as you can see. Thanks got the info and I'll give it a shot. john

 

[dxqcanada]

I'd like to see some photos of this "Bud light light box"

06, what we really want to see is a shot of a can of Bud Lite !! ... or even better a 6pack.

 

[KevinPutman]

Use sheets of foam board, and some duck tape.
works much better.

 

[kundalini]

I'm too (fill in the blank) to read, much less to understand the other posts, but your WB and focus need attention as they both .................................... (removed expletive deletes) need attention.

 

[MissCream]

I'm too (fill in the blank) to read, much less to understand the other posts, but your WB and focus need attention as they both .................................... (removed expletive deletes) need attention.

Can I PLEASE use this in my signature?