Home made cheap mini product photoshoot setup

haha already got the 420ex. will play with it more once that photo paper arrives

Nice shots, Grimnar. It keeps getting simpler and simpler and the shots are great. Less is more, kind of a zen thing going on here.

John

i have a question, if you're using those white lightbulbs, do you still need to use a flash?

I sometimes do, but be careful, mixing light sources can give you wacky WB issues.

I use flash on mine and its pointed straight up at the ceiling when I use it.

Great ideas.

What is the purpose of the graduated paper? Do You have a shot where You used that?

Nothing other than a background effect. Create one of your own taste and have a go. I have created lots of differedt A4 backgrounds.

There is something to be said for a legitimate background fade over one added in an editor. Very nice.

wow! i'm glad i found this post! very interesting and very cool!

In the past I have done a similar setup. White grey or black posterboard propped up and curved; and 3 or 4 desk lamps with pieces of translucent white plastice to act as diffusers to light the product and eliminate shadows.

I've actually built a portable table with a hinged back to do this on and mount every thing to, but you can easly get the same setup by pushing a table against the wall and tapping your posterboard to that. Don't use really heavy posterboard or it won't bend nicely and don't use light paper or you will get more of a corner and not a nice curve.

depends on how large the subject is, and how important it is for you to eliminate glare, shadows, and uneven lighting. Jfrancho's system provides even lighting for stuff small enough to put inside a milk jug, but for larger things, if you want even lighting, try this cheap solution.

David, I like your invention - it can be as big as you need it, as long as you have the lights for it. I can imagine this is useful for most anything that's too big for a table top. Even then, it's economical to build a couple frames in different sizes.

A couple friends are using this light box.....cheap materials and good results!

http://www.pbase.com/w​lhuber/light_box_light​_tent

Medic1 wrote:
A couple friends are using this light box.....cheap materials and good results!

http://www.pbase.com/w​lhuber/light_box_light​_tent

I saw another user here had built one of those.