Susan P on wed 24 may 06
Has anyone made the photobox from Foam Core found in Linda Arbuckle's
handouts? I searched around on archives - found that and Frog Pond, but
still a bit confused. Saw an opportunity in my neck of the woods that suits
some of my work and will take digital submissions, but deadline is Friday.
Found 18% grey background, bought foam core, have camera, lights, tripod...
but for the box...?
1) L shapes for sides - cut through one layer? Fold in half? 1/3?
2) I see window in top - most of the say across? or 2 small windows? Are
they in line with the side windows? Aprroximately how far back?
3) Are the notches mentioned on sides to hole top on?
4) Is there a back for stability? ...to hold end of photo backdrop paper up=
?
Thanks in advance.
Susan near Seattle in a Saga of Ceramics
Arnold Howard on wed 24 may 06
Susan, photo light boxes are easy to make. Their purpose is
to diffuse the light, which gives the subject soft shadows.
I have a 10-year-old light box that I made out of cardboard.
It has a round hole in the back where I mount a studio flash
on the outside. The front is covered with a sheet of
translucent plastic. I suspend the box with tape and
C-clamps. The inside of the box is lined with white paper.
You can also diffuse light with wooden frames covered with
translucent plastic. You can make entire miniature tents if
you want.
If you use light bulbs instead of studio flash with an
enclosed light box, there may be a fire hazard. The bulbs
get very hot. So the bulbs should be left on for only short
periods.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan P"
Has anyone made the photobox from Foam Core found in Linda
Arbuckle's
handouts? I searched around on archives - found that and
Frog Pond, but
still a bit confused.
lee love on wed 24 may 06
Susan,
I wouldn't worry about the details. Can you tack the background
to the wall? If not, can you make a frame out of something, a box
out of poles, that can hold the background and also the overhead
light? I don't always use side lights, so if you are in a hurry,
you might just go with the overhead light.
The side walls are primarily to block light coming from the
rest of the room. If you shoot at night in a dark room, yo don't
need them. I use two pieces of thin plywood to block the light on
the sides. I also have a piece of thin plywood overhead, that can be
pulled forward to block out part of the light from overhead.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Japan
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
Susan P on fri 26 may 06
Thank you all! I learn so much from reading clay art!
I have put a few of my first attempt on the following site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32686158@N00/ Think you will have to paste
this url in - does not seem to be a link.
Could not get enough light into my foamcore box - I think the vellum I used
on windows might be too much??? but there were still hot spots yet not
enough light.
Susan near Seattle
On 5/24/06, lee love wrote:
>
> Susan,
>
> I wouldn't worry about the details. Can you tack the background
> to the wall? If not, can you make a frame out of something, a box
> out of poles, that can hold the background and also the overhead
> light? I don't always use side lights, so if you are in a hurry,
> you might just go with the overhead light.
>
> The side walls are primarily to block light coming from the
> rest of the room. If you shoot at night in a dark room, yo don't
> need them. I use two pieces of thin plywood to block the light on
> the sides. I also have a piece of thin plywood overhead, that can be
> pulled forward to block out part of the light from overhead.
>
>
> --
> Lee in Mashiko, Japan
>
> "Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
>
>
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Arnold Howard on tue 30 may 06
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan P"
> Could not get enough light into my foamcore box - I think
> the vellum I used
> on windows might be too much??? but there were still hot
> spots yet not
> enough light.
Easier solutions might be to use brighter lights or a longer
exposure. Years ago when I used black & white film for
product photography, my exposure was 1 second. I didn't need
a fast exposure, because there is no movement in a still
life.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
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