Now that's one heavy duty light box.
Better than my foam core one that got wrecked not to add had nowhere to store it.
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Now that's one heavy duty light box.
Better than my foam core one that got wrecked not to add had nowhere to store it.
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yeh
i have a spot to store it and i will be using it in shed so not far to carry
its not that heavy at the moment
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sides ripped and screwed to the top and bottom
ready for cleanup and fit curtains
i will pull screws out and fill holes prior to paint when the glue dries
cheers macca
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the rounded sides will be where the lights are fitted
and another light which will be adjustable will be a spotlight from the front
cheers macca
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a quick fit of the curtains and a dash to the lighting shop to see what they have
cheers macca
i have four diffrent colour backgrounds blue black white and red
Interesting looking really heavy duty light box, mine looks funny comparing to yours , my friend has a shed and lots of tools so might have a go with better one myself
thank you for step by step guide Macca
cheers
Maciek
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maciek
theres still a bit to go yet
i have to light it up and get it ready for painting to spruce it up a bit
its not a better one yet until i give it a go
cheers macca
Hi ,
here is one I took using mine, got ''how to do it?'' directions from some photographic magazine,
it has white piece of paper on the back wall to allow light to go through and sides and top are black, quite different to yours
cheers
Maciek
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same principal
there are many diffrent types of tents
its just getting your lights in the right position
having your item set up right and right camera settings
i am also going to build a stand to suit my height instead of bending over
i will build to suit camera on tripod height
cheers macca
I don't see what benefit this box is with solid sides. I think it's a design fault and over engineered.
the benefit was that white rose had accentuated (darken)edges of petals in this situation and totaly white background shooting against light, dont really think it is a fault trying something different if effect satisfies the authorOriginally Posted by JimD
This is looking great Macca.
Thanks for taking the time to document this so thoroughly for future reference. I'm keen to see the final product and what it produces.
Very nice engineering also I might add.
That's the second useless comment i've seen you write in as many months.
The first time was just as useless, as well as offensive, and directed at me personally.
Do you have a useful contribution to this thread? Why did you feel the need to join this thread?
What are your reasons for feeling that a well engineered unit, that is designed to suit a persons specific needs, is in any way faulty? (Apart from it possibly not having any use in your own tiny universe)
Have you also produced a thread dedicated to the light box that you have constructed? I can't seem to find it when I search the threads. Do you have an image or a post which has an image of your customised light box setup??
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jim d
the solid sides are for a reason
reason being i do not want to unfold and fold a tent up all the time
i do not want to take the lights out all the time
the sides protect the unit whilst stored in the shed
the sides are for thje lighting to be attached
and most importantly if it did not have sides i would have to by a skyhook to hold the top up
and thats fine if you think its over engineered buy a light tent
cheers macca
Last edited by macmich; 30-09-2010 at 8:40am.
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dan
thanks dan
i suppose when denton corker marshall one of the most respected architectral firms in australia
designed the cheese sticks at the flemington road end of tulla freeway
i thought they were a load of crap
i suppose everyone sees everything diffrent
but i waited until i seen the finished product before making decision
cheers macca
And I don't mind stating it either, regardless of what the rest of the circus (including Dan Gamble) think.i suppose everyone sees everything diffrent
Thank God we're all not Lemmings that just coo and say "How utterly fantastic" etc etc
I think you're going to find that you're constricted eventually within the tight constraints of the box that you've designed and built. Every photo is going to end up looking virtually the same. You haven't left yourself with many options of changing the light. Something that IS photography. Even the weight I see as a minus to the build design.
Most likely I'll get jumped on once again from the sideline for having a viewpoint (or I should say a differing viewpoint) but I make no apology for that. And I think you could have arrived at a better set-up a lot more simpler with the ability to be able to change and adapt your lighting to suit.
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another reason for the box being solid i can set up drip system etc on top of unit and will be a nice solid platform
the curved sides i can fix any configuration of lighting to suit my needs
the lighting is placed in void between solid wall and curtain diffuser
i can experiment with diffrentlight configurations from top of unit i can have it diffused or remove the curtain and have direct light on subject
cheers macca
We build stuff like this to suit our needs. At least macmich built something useful and robust.
This design may not suit others, but I would rather see someone having a go than doing nothing.
How will you manage that macca? Are you going to have the solid sides removable?the curved sides i can fix any configuration of lighting to suit my needs
It's untested as yet and I'm entitled to a viewpoint.We build stuff like this to suit our needs. At least macmich built something useful and robust.
This design may not suit others, but I would rather see someone having a go than doing nothing.
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