Made a light box!

[ababysean]

Someone would like me to photograph their homemade soaps for their business webpage, so before I said OK I wanted to see if I could make a light box. Now I only had ONE lamp on ONE side, I'm going to walmart tomorrow to get another 5 dollar desk lamp.

1.
Standard photo of crayons (and yes, I know the box should be flipped over the other way)

2.
Jessie from Toy Story

3.
An original My Little Pony from the 80's

 

[tirediron]

I'd say with the second lamp you'll be in business. Good job! How about a photo of the setup?

 

[sleist]

Ya, these came out nice! Post a pic of what you made.

 

[786soul]

Looks really good. I made one of these lightboxes from an old monitor box and some white sheets. Still waiting for a second strobe or lamp myself to get it working the way I want. I'll post a picture of mine when I get a chance also.

 

[ababysean]

kk stay tuned set up coming right up!

 

[SageMark]

...but I like the color pink in focus too

 

[kundalini]

Do you have a shot of your setup?

Focus is off in #1. The foremost crayon is severly OOF.

#2 & 3. Your lighting is a bit harsh and have hot spots. This can be corrected by flagging and diffusing your lights and possibly repositioning them to a more advatageous position.

You want the item well lighted while still retaining detail. I am currently going through three clients for product photography and can empathize with you. It's a tough game to get the lighting right.

Soaps should be an easier task since it is not a reflective surface. Have you considered a graduated background sweep?

 

[ababysean]

 

[misstwinklytoes]

Looks like you did a good job to me!! Please tell me how you did it! I'd love to make one!

EDIT: I see the pic! This looks extremely doable! Cut the sides and top out of the box and replace with paper? Trashbags? Then just a piece of posterboard on the inside??

 

[ababysean]

Yea, I only had ONE light, so I knew there would be dark/light spots. I think I need 3 though, one on each side and another over?

 

[ababysean]

old box from garage, tissue paper, the kind that you use to wrap gifts and a sheet of posterboard.....lol
Walmart has the desk lamps on sale for back to school deal for 5 dollars

 

[ababysean]

Have you considered a graduated background sweep?

what is that?

 

[misstwinklytoes]

what wattage on the lamps? I have 2 lamps already. I am impressed!

 

[SageMark]

What is this graduated background sweep you speak of, a mini cyc wall?

 

[ababysean]

no the stuff on the side is tissue paper used to stuff gift bags! do NOT use trashbags! I have a 60 watt light bulb in that lamp, if I had two, I could probably do 40 watts in each...