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So here's the finished rig. As is evident from the shot it's somewhat large and bit of a squeeze in a tiny apartment like ours, but I like the fact that I can fit something as large as a computer or even my daughter inside to be photographed.
This setup will need more light than a small one as the light fall-off in a larger rig is greater. I'm using my 1,000 watt Redhead video lights for illumination. Workshop Halogen lights from a hardware store should work well too. (Caution: keep hot lights at a reasonable distance from the cloth and other materials as they can catch fire). Also, try using a flash bounced off the inside roof of the rig as it scatters nicely off the walls and back to give a nice even light. The obective is to fill the box with as much (scattered) light as possible to minimize shadows and create even illumination - depending on the effect you want of course. Experimentation is key in a project like this.
I bought about 4 meters of white polyester from our local fabric supply store (Fabricland - $4.99/m) but other white materials will work too - just hold it up to the light and see how much light makes it through before choosing a material. Keep in mind if it's too sheer light won't scatter as much and you'll wind up with less even lighting and hotspots on your subject. If you can see and recognize objects on the other side of the fabric, it's too thin or coarse weave.
In the shot I have an Ikea coffee table inside to raise my subject off the floor. The black PVC pipes should probably be painted white to minimize them showing up in reflections - or the cloth could be sewn together to form a fabric cube and suspended inside the frame (if you know someone very good at sewing).
I used a couple of Manfrotto universal clamps attached to the pipes inside to hang a roll of backdrop paper from. But you can just as easily cut a sheet of the right length you need and tape it to the horizontal top pipe in the back and drape it forwards.
Note: after some experimenting, I added a piece of material to cover the opening part as well to reflect frontal light onto the items being shot inside (flap missing in this photo). You can either cut an opening for your camera in the flap or if the box is big enough as mine, you can sit right inside with your camera and shoot freehand.
The Nikkor 50mm f1.4 is my favourite portrait lens and i never leave home without it, EVER. Lightweight, inconspicuous, its all i ever need.
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fooling around with my new lightbox, and i realised that lights i bought were incandescent instead of white light.
-fumes-
here's a sample. error on the lighting, causing yellow tinge to lens cap and focussing ring.
not to worry, charging back to the shop tmr!
I build a lightbox to get some shots of our 2 little kittens, and they really seemed to enjoy it. They think there's candy in my camera and just ignore the flashes. Excellent! :-)
SB24 & SB25 on both sides off cardboard box, both set to 1/16th.
The fifth photo is one based on the use of soft boxes\light boxes and scrims. It is a pretty standard product shot and for the most part features what can be done with a good light box and an “infinity” background and controlled, diffused lighting from strobes. I learned that scrims, soft boxes, and light boxes are all about diffusing the light to such a point that the shadows are very soft if almost non-existent. This has a great deal of control on subject spectral highlights and reflections. This was setup
in DIY Lightbox with SB at subject left thru box set to 1/16, 24mm set to 12" away. SB at subject right thru box set to 1/8 about 18" away and set to 24mm. I think of this one, as one of my better product shots and included it in my portfolio for that reason.
Canon 60mm @ 1/100 sec at f14, ISO 100
more lightbox. Ill reshoot some of these in natural light. there are 3 things i have noted.
1. lightboxes are useless unless you buy an expensive one, the light is uneven and bad
2. i need a macro lens
3. Backdrops are the key, im better working outside in the open at this
thoughts welcome
I got my lightbox from amazon today and I decided to do some test shots with it! I'm really happy with it and I can't wait to use it for regular photos! Its a little hard to capture? the light because as you can see the backround sometimes varies from white to grey or even extremely light blue. Happy New Year!
Made the switch from Canon to Nikon.
Taken with:
Canon XSi/450D
1/200
f/8
Strobist:
DIY Macro Lightbox
Canon 430EX II camera right in manual (1/16 or 1/32)
Triggered by Yongnuo RF-602
I got my lightbox from amazon today and I decided to do some test shots with it! I'm really happy with it and I can't wait to use it for regular photos! Its a little hard to capture? the light because as you can see the backround sometimes varies from white to grey or even extremely light blue. Happy New Year!
I got my lightbox from amazon today and I decided to do some test shots with it! I'm really happy with it and I can't wait to use it for regular photos! Its a little hard to capture? the light because as you can see the backround sometimes varies from white to grey or even extremely light blue. Happy New Year!