Another DIY light box, with build and test pics

Wow - one of the best pics in this thread IMO. One major problem though - the reflections (white/black patch) on the short guy's hat. Small thing but is distracting though

riyazi wrote in post #6582469
Wow - one of the best pics in this thread IMO. One major problem though - the reflections (white/black patch) on the short guy's hat. Small thing but is distracting though

Thanks! And I agree about the reflection. I'll probably have to take two separate shots to avoid catching the taller guy in the shorter guy's hat.

alduin wrote in post #6583006
Thanks! And I agree about the reflection. I'll probably have to take two separate shots to avoid catching the taller guy in the shorter guy's hat.

Great shot I wouldn't recommend getting rid of the reflection altogether ... just try to make it less noticeable ... otherwise you'll get someone saying "Hey, why isn't there a reflection on the little guy's hat?"

David

here's my ghetto setup and attempts. Trying to get this right

whoops forgot to post the sample pics, here we go

The box may be a bit narrow and probably too shallow. Also the holes you've cut might be a bit high too... try moving them towarde the botom of the box a bit so there isn't such a big strip of cardboard. Possibly also back the lights off a little.

You also want to cover the entire inside of the box with the white paper. It will help a lot in evening out the light. I agree with making the holes in the box bigger.

My contribution to the thread:

wooo, this is great fun!

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so much fun.. playing with exposure and such..

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Im going to do mine in PVC.

Did a bunch of quick ebay shots this morning.

Actually this was not shot in a box. Simply shot on a foam core board with a umbrella to the left and another foam core to the right to cut down the shadow.

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Mark1 wrote in post #6622248
Quick ebay shot.

Actually this was not shot in a box. Simply shot on a foam core board with a umbrella to the left and another foam core to the right to cut down the shadow.

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Now that's a sweet pedal and not that digitech crap......

photobitz wrote in post #6585830
The box may be a bit narrow and probably too shallow. Also the holes you've cut might be a bit high too... try moving them towarde the botom of the box a bit so there isn't such a big strip of cardboard. Possibly also back the lights off a little.

Mark1 wrote in post #6590344
You also want to cover the entire inside of the box with the white paper. It will help a lot in evening out the light. I agree with making the holes in the box bigger.

thanks for the tips, now I just need to find a bigger box

You want the holes to be as big as you can cut them and have the box still stand on its own. Bigger hole = bigger light scorce. Bigger light scorce = more even light and less shadows.