L. P. Skeen on sat 27 oct 01
In this issue of PMI there is a rather complicated article about how to =
build a light box. Seems like I heard or read in another magazine (CM? =
CT?) instructions of how to build one with foamcore boards. Anybody =
remember which issue it is?
Just went digging in my magazine collection. Still seems to me that CT =
was just introduced, but I found an issue from 1995!!!!!!!! It had Ron =
Meyers' work on front, and only 15 pages inside. This past July/August =
issue had 62 pages...... I have CM from 1995 as well, some of which are =
in a box that I can't get to.....
L
L. P. Skeen www.living-tree.net
Living Tree Studios, Summerfield, NC
"Just because nobody understands you does NOT mean that you are an =
artist."
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John Hesselberth on sat 27 oct 01
on 10/27/01 4:48 PM, L. P. Skeen at lpskeen@LIVING-TREE.NET wrote:
> In this issue of PMI there is a rather complicated article about how to build
> a light box. Seems like I heard or read in another magazine (CM? CT?)
> instructions of how to build one with foamcore boards. Anybody remember which
> issue it is?
Hi Lisa,
You're probably referring to my articles in Clay Times in March/April and
May/June of 1998. They are also posted on the Clay Times web site at
http://www.claytimes.com
and on mine. The PMI author is using 3 250 watt flood lamps--hence the need
for a heavy duty soft box that will stand the heat. I used an electronic
flash so foamcore board was quite adequate and, in fact, I am still using
exactly the same foamcore board soft box over 3 years later.
For an very simple flood light system see the follow-up article I wrote for
the Sep/Oct 2001 issue of Clay Times.
Regards,
John
P.S. the pot photo I sent for the cookbook was taken with my foamcore board
soft box.
Web site: http://www.frogpondpottery.com Email: john@frogpondpottery.com
"The life so short, the craft so long to learn." Chaucer's translation of
Hippocrates, 5th cent. B.C.
Jennifer F Boyer on sun 28 oct 01
I'm using a REALLY easy light box set up now: It can be done
without carpentry! You get flourescent 2 grow light holders(you
could probably use an old 4 bulb one too if you find one that
plugs in) , buy 4 full spectrum bulbs for them(expensive, but
can be used with daylight film) and hang them over a table. Then
buy sheets of mylar from your art supply store and suspend it
below the lights and above the table to make a diffuser. I'm
using a double layer stapled to either side of a big picture
frame. I bet a big canvas stretcher would also work well. You
could also rig up a frame of card board and tape the mylar to
that. Then all you need is some kind of drape background
material. If the table is next to a wall, you can tack the
background material to the wall and drape it onto the table.
This is all do-able with the duct tape and string approach. I've
got my lights rigged to pulleys in the ceiling so I can pull
them up out of the way when not in use. This all allows you to
move the lights and the mylar diffuser up and down to get the
look you want. This is all SO much easier than the whole
tungsten set up with hot lights that you can't leave on between
shots. I got the idea for using full spetrum flourescent with
day light film(or digital camera) from Jan Cannon who does nice
photographs of his pots. Check out his website:
http://www.jancannonpottery.com/
Jennifer
"L. P. Skeen" wrote:
>
> In this issue of PMI there is a rather complicated article about how to =
> build a light box. Seems like I heard or read in another magazine (CM? =
> CT?) instructions of how to build one with foamcore boards. Anybody =
> remember which issue it is?
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Cindy Strnad on sun 28 oct 01
Thanks for your light "box" instructions,
Jennifer! At last a project I can conceive of not
spending a whole week on (I'm not a woodworker).
I'm going to get started on this ASAP. Less work
for my Paint Shop program. And I visited the
website you recommended. Very nice photography.
Cindy Strnad
Earthen Vessels Pottery
RR 1, Box 51
Custer, SD 57730
USA
cindy@earthen-vessels-pottery.com
http://www.earthen-vessels-pottery.com
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