Ghetto style light box
Well i’ve been meaning to make one for a while now, and this afternoon i finally did it.
All you need to do is cut out the sides of a cardboard box and cover it with white paper/tracing paper/white plastic etc… Only took about 10 minutes also which was good as my concentration span doesnt often last much longer than that.
The idea is that the light box provides a nice soft even light source to the object placed inside. Its best to have the same type of light on the outside to help with white-balance etc. As you can see my white balances are off as i ended up using 4 completely different light sources, which wasnt ideal.
I think i got an ok result for a first time. I need to work on focusing and composition, aswell as exposure and controlling the harshness of the lights a bit more.. So basically everything..
I’m looking forward to giving it another go.
Here are a few of my results so far (yeah, white balance is pretty badly out).
Oh, and here is my dodgy setup complete with messy room
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gotta love DIY.
looks good. like to see where you can take it.
btw, is that an L series i see?
Heya Tim, yep i love anything to do with DIY stuff like this. Its especially good because camera gear is usually so damn expensive hey! I noticed your DIY flah ringlight you made. I might try that next
I have a few things to improve, so will try again next week and see if i get some better results or not.
Oh yeah, thats my 24-105 f/4L IS. I’ve found it a fantastic walk around lens, it has an almost perfect focal length in my opinion. Not as heavy as some others at a similar focal length in the L series too. But like most DSLR crap, its damn bulky compared to the nice older film gear.
I love the old Oly’s, great cameras they are. Found you on Rangefinderforum and noticed your ghetto setup post on OCAU, what a coincidence.
Haha yeah, thanks for coming by Brian. I’ve noticed a few guys now from OCAU on Rangefinderfoum actually
Terrific info, I will come back soon:)