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My DIY photo box
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Really good setup, does the lightbox help with reducing reflection? My current problem is that whenever I try to take a picture of my watches front the glass reflects too much, making the dial somewhat unviewable.
Hi Trent. Yes the box does indeed allow you to reduce and get rid of reflections. The holes for the lens is very much part of that getting rid of all those distracting reflections. Patience is also a prerequisite of doing this. Inching the angle of the watch to get the perfect reflection-less image or even the shot with a little reflection to create interest.
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Excellent love to see some images. And thank you Natas.
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Nice tutorial mate! Is it hard to cut the hole with the mug? Wouldn't it be hard to keep the mug still?
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Mr D, thank you. I probably drew round the mug and cut it out. Cannot quite remember.
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Not sure if I get your question right.. But the general purpose of a Photo Box is to diffuse your light so you get an even lighting without direct reflections and to be able to decrease shadows etc.. Cutting another hole would eliminate this benefit solely.
So ideally you have your object in the box and light it indirectly by two angles to have that 'clean product photo' look.
I Hope this helps?
Cheers,
T.
It's probably me not explaining myself well.
Many light boxes seem to come with lights which are positioned around the box. You mention 'indirectly by two angles' so I'm guessing you do use them?
Al Fresco
Many light boxes seem to come with lights which are positioned around the box. You mention 'indirectly by two angles' so I'm guessing you do use them?
Al Fresco
Basically I mean sth like this:
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Depending on what and how you want to take the Photo you might want to change the directions/ angles each light comes from.
Cheers,
T
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)Depending on what and how you want to take the Photo you might want to change the directions/ angles each light comes from.
Cheers,
T
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Well, they say a picture paints a thousand words. Thanks for that, I'm going to give this a go.
Tried Hobbeycraft and a couple of local art shops but can't seem to find the frosted corrugated plastic. Ebay/Amazon seem to have white stuff that is more or less solid rather than transparent.
If anyone has sourced some I'd appreciate a link.
Al Fresco
Tried Hobbeycraft and a couple of local art shops but can't seem to find the frosted corrugated plastic. Ebay/Amazon seem to have white stuff that is more or less solid rather than transparent.
If anyone has sourced some I'd appreciate a link.
Al Fresco
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im making one out of.. multiple ways to skin a cat.
-cardboard box
-white muslin paper for top / sodes
-white drawing paper for inside of box and back drop
-cardboard box
-white muslin paper for top / sodes
-white drawing paper for inside of box and back drop
What do you guys think of this cheapie?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Foldable-Po...415785?hash=item28147ccfa9:g:M8wAAOSwMORW8Kp0
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Foldable-Po...415785?hash=item28147ccfa9:g:M8wAAOSwMORW8Kp0
It looks good for frontal shots, but you might have very little room to move the camera around if you want to shoot a pic from an angle.
My box is a bit oversized at 60x60 cm, if I were to buy it now I'd look for 40-50 cm size.