The Stolen Present

The Ipod Nano was a present that my girlfriend sent me for my birthday. She lives in the USA and I live in the Netherlands. It should have arrived within a week or so, but it never arrived. We thought the postal office employee had simply taken it home himself... Stolen... We were so sad about it :(

 

But then, out of the blue, about a month too late, I got a note saying that the Dutch postal services had tried to deliver a package, but that I had not been home to accept it. I could pick it up at the nearest post office! I rused there the same day and it was actually the Ipod! I couldnt believe it! :) After that we were very happy of course, and I still enjoy the ipod every day! :)

 

This photo is inspired by a lightbox that Andreas Reinhold posted a "Do it yourself - Guide" of. The ipod is lying inside a cardboard box, smaller than a shoebox even, which has some holes in it, about 20x30cm big. These holes are covered by a normal A4 size piece of paper, and I aim a light at the hole. Soft, even light spreads over the contents of the box. No harsh reflections, except in the previous image, because the opening of the box through which I take the photo lets light fall in as well of course. I want to make a bigger box one day, but will need some large size paper as well.

 

Only editing was autolevels in photoshop and making the background a little bit whiter by increasing the contrast a bit.

 

Here is another great Lightbox idea from Linux-Works and here is a great and cheap Ikea lightbox. Also very creative, and an idea of Zepofan. Definitely also check out this tutorial, also links to another one, created by Strobist

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