Another DIY light box, with build and test pics

pepperoni · 24th of February 2007 (Sat)

~UPDATE~
If you're just joining this thread, keep reading. There's been some changes to the original box design and a few more designs posted by other members.

I spent a rainy Saturday morning making a cheap, home made light box. Here's my ghetto set up. Build pictures were taken with my wife's P&S.
Comments or criticizims always welcome.

The build...

The parts list..

The test...

morlia · 24th of February 2007 (Sat)

I love it! Very smart.

T0DD · 24th of February 2007 (Sat)

This is exactly why I love forums !! Brilliant and inexpensive. Thank you for this contribution.

rambler71 · 24th of February 2007 (Sat)

Pretty frickin cool!

ACDCROCKS · 24th of February 2007 (Sat)

Pretty nice. I have them halogen lights, Do you leave them on for a certain amounf of time, say 20 mins?

pheelfresh · 24th of February 2007 (Sat)

Thats a pretty nice setup. Looks like it works good too.

pepperoni · 24th of February 2007 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACDCROCKS

Pretty nice. I have them halogen lights, Do you leave them on for a certain amounf of time, say 20 mins?

They do get hot, but I just leave them on until I'm done with the shoot. Maybe 5-10 minutes or so.

Thanks everyone. I need to get some black paper for the background and try that next.

rparchen · 24th of February 2007 (Sat)

Those shots look really great. I gotta build me one of those. I'm probably have the same rain you are...looks like I'm going to hit up Home Depot.

pepperoni · 24th of February 2007 (Sat)

Yep.. same rain.

The roll of easel paper was $5, and the lights were $10 each.

Trackside · 24th of February 2007 (Sat)

Hmmm, I was thinking, "How Getto!" but the proofs in the pudding.

pepperoni · 24th of February 2007 (Sat)

My wife came home from shopping and saw what I was up to. She said she's been thinking about putting one of her Coach purses on ebay and asked me to shoot it. It barely fit in the box and the crop was super tight, but it worked.

joshandlauri · 24th of February 2007 (Sat)

Great idea, be safe with those lights.

pepperoni · 26th of February 2007 (Mon)

I can't stop playing around with this thing..

The camera needed to be lower on this shot.

zacker · 26th of February 2007 (Mon)

cool gotta luv DIY!! i made minie out of white foamcore and tracing paper... thing is, i could have bought one off ebay for less....lol but then again, mine is bigger and can be made bigger if need be so.. i guess that counts!!

hannaxt · 26th of February 2007 (Mon)

I'm beyond impressed.

24th of February 2007 (Sat)	#1
pepperoni Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 975 IMAGE EDITING OK	Another DIY light box, with build and test pics ~UPDATE~ If you're just joining this thread, keep reading. There's been some changes to the original box design and a few more designs posted by other members. I spent a rainy Saturday morning making a cheap, home made light box. Here's my ghetto set up. Build pictures were taken with my wife's P&S. Comments or criticizims always welcome. The build... The parts list.. The test... __________________ Cameras = Mamiya 645AFD - 5Dmk2 - 5D - 1Dmk2n - 10D - XTi - LumixLX3 Glass = 17-40 f4L - 24-70 f2.8L - 70-200 f2.8ISL IS - 70-200 f4L - 35 f1.4L - 135 f2L - 85 f1.8 - 50f1.4 - 50 f1.8 - Sigy 17-70 Lighting = Elinchrom RX600 x3 - X1600 - ABR800 - Explorer XT - Vagabond II Last edited by pepperoni : 13th of March 2007 (Tue) at 12:05.

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morlia Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern AlbertaCanada Posts: 733 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Another DIY light box, with build and test pics I love it! Very smart. __________________ not a lot of gear, but I have endless amounts of energy! http://www.madchenstudios.com

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T0DD Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tacoma, WA. Posts: 292 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Another DIY light box, with build and test pics This is exactly why I love forums !! Brilliant and inexpensive. Thank you for this contribution. __________________ "I'm a procrastinator, but I'll tell you about that some other time" 40D, 30D, XTI, XT -Kit Lens,17-85 IS,24-70 2.8 L, 70-200m F4 L, 70-200mm 2.8 L, 300mm F4 L 1.4x II, 580EX

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ACDCROCKS 321 123 33 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: in your attic Posts: 2,912 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Another DIY light box, with build and test pics Pretty nice. I have them halogen lights, Do you leave them on for a certain amounf of time, say 20 mins? __________________ "Artistic photographers may have good eyes, but us sports photographers have the greatest intuition."-Paul Patterson

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pheelfresh Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 114	Re: Another DIY light box, with build and test pics Thats a pretty nice setup. Looks like it works good too. __________________ pheelfresh@deviantART Canon EOS 5D - Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM - Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM - Canon EF 50 f/1.4 USM I almost never set out to photograph a landscape, nor do I think of my camera as a means of recording a mountain or an animal unless I absolutely need a 'record shot'. My first thought is always of light. -Galen Rowell

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rparchen Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 669 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Another DIY light box, with build and test pics Those shots look really great. I gotta build me one of those. I'm probably have the same rain you are...looks like I'm going to hit up Home Depot. __________________ [50D] [Canon 17-55 F/2.8 IS, 70-200 F/4L IS, 100-400L] [Sigma 10-20 and 150mm Macro] [1.4x TC]

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Trackside Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Everett/Millcreek, WA Posts: 82 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Another DIY light box, with build and test pics Hmmm, I was thinking, "How Getto!" but the proofs in the pudding. __________________ - Ross Fotheringham Canon 300D & 30D Platforms Canon 10-22mm, 18-55mm Kit, 28-135mm IS, 50mm f/1.8, 100-400mm L www.trackside-photography.com

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joshandlauri Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 245	Re: Another DIY light box, with build and test pics Great idea, be safe with those lights.

26th of February 2007 (Mon)	#13
pepperoni Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 975 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Another DIY light box, with build and test pics I can't stop playing around with this thing.. The camera needed to be lower on this shot. __________________ Cameras = Mamiya 645AFD - 5Dmk2 - 5D - 1Dmk2n - 10D - XTi - LumixLX3 Glass = 17-40 f4L - 24-70 f2.8L - 70-200 f2.8ISL IS - 70-200 f4L - 35 f1.4L - 135 f2L - 85 f1.8 - 50f1.4 - 50 f1.8 - Sigy 17-70 Lighting = Elinchrom RX600 x3 - X1600 - ABR800 - Explorer XT - Vagabond II

26th of February 2007 (Mon)	#14
zacker Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wallingford, CT. Posts: 5,961 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Another DIY light box, with build and test pics cool gotta luv DIY!! i made minie out of white foamcore and tracing paper... thing is, i could have bought one off ebay for less....lol but then again, mine is bigger and can be made bigger if need be so.. i guess that counts!! __________________ My Animal Shelter.. (Not MINE, Im a Director there..lol)http://www.theanimalhaven.com My Facebook, Friend me If you want!http://www.facebook.com/brokenfencephotography http://www.facebook.com/theanimalhaven?ref=ts

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hannaxt Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 354	Re: Another DIY light box, with build and test pics I'm beyond impressed. __________________ Rebel XT • EF-s 60mm f/2.8 •EF85mm f1.8• EF17-40mm f/4L•EF24-70mm f/2.8L•EF70-200mm f/4L

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