Been playing with my lightbox a little...

NorthstaNder · 17 Jun 2007 at 22:35

Trying to learn to use my lightbox properly.

Think I'm getting there, although with two 50w halogen spots and a wonky mini tripod it's a little difficult! Anyway, here's a couple that I took that I quite like. Lets see if anyone agrees with me! The background is supposed to be grey

Messiah Khan · 21 Jun 2007 at 22:39

Not too bad. Your getting nice soft shadows, which is half the battle. I however find the background distracting due to its texture. Try using some plain white printpaper instead and see what that looks like. Your also could do with slightly stronger lights. Hope that helps.

NorthstaNder · 21 Jun 2007 at 22:47

Thanks Messiah Khan

It is a bit of a job when using 2x50w lights! I want to get hold of 3 angle poise lamps soon which will take much stronger bulbs. I've got some bright white plain card that I'm going to try as a background.

I've cropped one of my original images to make it a little more interesting (I hope!) Think I need to get rid of the dust on the film itself in Photoshop!

Aod · 23 Jun 2007 at 16:31

NorthstaNder said:
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I've cropped one of my original images to make it a little more interesting (I hope!) Think I need to get rid of the dust on the film itself in Photoshop!

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k316/NorthstaNder/DSCF0249_2.jpg

i like the original more, but i'm that sort of person.