Made a light box!

[ababysean]

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?

Did you change your picture? lol I could have sworn there was a different vase up there at first?

 

[misstwinklytoes]

Gotcha! Is typing paper too thick? My husband is a light addict. I don't think I have anything under 75watt lol!

btw I posted some pics and followed your suggestions on letting Alex run wild at the "park"

 

[misstwinklytoes]

Yeah, they did lol. I noticed that too.

 

[ababysean]

I think that paper might be too thick. I mean it wouldnt hurt to try then next time you are out, if it doesnt work, just get some from the dollar store or walmart. It is like 50 cents.

 

[Corvphotography]

thats a great lightbox. im totally gonna make my own.

 

[er111a]

I want to make a light box

 

[kundalini]

Have you considered a graduated background sweep?

what is that?

The background graduates from one color to another. Personally I like the white to black.
Graduated Backgrounds from ALZO digital

Did you change your picture? lol I could have sworn there was a different vase up there at first?

BUSTED!

If you are going to use a desklamp for your light source, take the trouble to purchase a 5500K dayllight bulb. It makes life in the tent much easier. 5500K is a daylight temperature bulb. Also, if you set your WB to flash, you will notice the K temperature is at 5500.

 

[eilla05]

Copying....lol Great idea!

 

[ababysean]

83 dollars! lol um nope, not worth it! I'm not even charging her 83 dollars!

Where do I get this bulb?
I was tossing up getting a utility light from like Lowes, I think the have 500 watts but wouldn't I still need two?

and I think when I edit in RAW my "daylight" is 5500

 

[kundalini]

For those that are inqusitive........

Strobist: How To: DIY $10 Macro Photo Studio


I built a few of these. Unfortunately, I needed mine to travel. This did not suit my needs. I went with a purchased and collaspsible 28" light tent.

Light Tent for Product Photography by ALZO Digital

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This product was meant to have no shadows or artistic flare. The intent is for web and print media with the company's background of choice.​

 

[ababysean]

ZOMG!

 

[786soul]

Here's my ghetto light-box I apologize cellphone pix are fairly garbage

 

[ababysean]

Here's my ghetto light-box I apologize cellphone pix are fairly garbage

I knew I should have kept a little flap like that on the front of mine! oh well, guess I'll go look for another box! haha

 

[ababysean]

oh and I didnt actually have a box at home but at walmartz they have their cheapie hangers in the box I used, and one side is already cut out for you. I just rearranged the hangers and took the empty box!@

 

[786soul]

There's a big problem with such a big opening in the front though, anything reflective ends up reflecting the camera in it :x

And the brown cardboard on the inside that is seen messed us reflections too. I plan on building a new light box with all cloth and no cardboard/post showing on the inside to help with reflection problems.