![]() ![]() In a pinch you can improvise a light tent with a cone of drafting film. Twist and keep twisting until it collapses, and keep your nose and face well out of its way when you pop it back up!Įdit. You have to be quite brutal to fold it though. It folds flattish into a thick circular shape. So it might be a lottery finding the identical product. The downside is that it's unbranded, came in a plain white box and is only marked "Light cube 20 x 20 inch" on the black storage bag it came in. Since it's translucent on 5 sides, you can simply point any kind of light(s) at it from almost any angle to get a directional or flat soft light. The sides of the cube are 20" with rounded corners. The base is a white plush material that matches the texture of the BG sheets. The front has a simple flap with slit that you poke the lens through. I have a little popup - spring loaded - light tent that came with 4 different colour background sheets that velcro inside it. ![]() Appreciate your input, I do have some fabric I bought for backgrounds and like your DIY suggestions. Some of the items are high albedo as well, and I was thinking that some sort of tent setup might work. ![]() I can and may drag out the old stuff, but was looking for a compact package that could be tucked away in the storage room after and between use rather than requiring lengthy setup and dominating my family room. Nikon FTn, various AI lenses, Sekonic Studio and film. (backgrounds long gone) to put it in perspective, the last time I sold product photography was some industrial stuff for a catalog. I have a lot of gear I used long ago, some antique lights, background stands, etc. In recent decades, my photography has generally been outdoors and personal. I also use a light table for special effects. I can use speedlights, or small studio strobes for the lighting(no more than 3). The flash is on the other side of the panels which allowes me to move them closer, or farther away depending on the effect I want. I arrange the panels around the subjetc and shoot from there. The panels give me more flexibility in my shooting angles than a light-box tent would give me. Then instead of inserting a photo, I inserted some Roscoe diffusion paper. I made the diffuser panels from cheap photo frames I purchased at an Art store. It consists of a medium to large folding table, an adjustable backdrop pole with stands, various colored backdrop paper, clamps and a set of diffuser panels. I created my own (DIY) 'roaming' table-top set-up. A still-life shooting table is more flexible, but can get quite expensive and can be bulky if you have to travel to your subject. I find the light-box approach a little limiting since you can only shoot at one, or maybe 2 to 3 angles. It all depends on how much you are willing to invest. Or you can get a still-life shooting table with studio flash to boot. You can use a light-box/tent if your items are going to be relatively small. Nice project ! The question is, have you ever done this before ? If so, then what tecnique did you use ? There are a variety of options out there when it comes to table-top photography. ![]()
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