I was bored yesterday so I made a sort of lightbox. It's really a shoebox with a hole cut in the top with a flash light in the whole of the shoebox. and a piece of paper I'll post a picture of it in a few minutes. Here are some I took last night. Nothing spectacular but I think I got some good results. The things I took pictures of are kinda random, I didn't plan on doing this so I just shot what was around. [This attachment has been purged. Older attachments are purged from time to time to conserve disk space. Please feel free to repost your image.]
I like the effect, especially the last one. Be good for product shots on eBay. Be interested in the metadata for that shot and how you did it. Great idea!
I'll post a picture of it. I've been trying to get work done this morning because I'm leaving for a very short WDW trip tomorrow.
Here is a pic of the setup. The only things you need are a flashlight preferably small and bright a shoebox regular 8.5 by 11 paper tape might not need it but good to have around cut a whole in the box for the flashlight (see pic) mine is square because I was too inept to cut a circular hole. put in the paper an shoot. I'm not sure of the data but I shot with the flash on to make the background totally white but on the first one it is obvious that flash is off. It's a fun little project take about five minutes if your as slow as I am. [This attachment has been purged. Older attachments are purged from time to time to conserve disk space. Please feel free to repost your image.]
The effect on the first one is really cool! Nice work. I've been meaning to make one of these macro studio setups for a while now. Maybe I'll find time this weekend if I don't have to do stuff for work.
Nice effects. Your setup is great for occasional use, and basically all there is to it, but if you're serious about such a setup for ebay, there are dozens of companies that sell really cool "all in one" lightbox kits for $50. They're great for still life and product shots, and the superior materials and construction make them very useful for heavy use and traveling. I have a buddy that sells old Xbox games for people on ebay - he'll come to your house with his set up and image all your games and do the postings for a commission. He has a setup he got from B & H for nothing and it's very cool. He's also done some cool stuff with gel paper overlays on the light source.
There is a good article at Strobist on how to make a $10 Macro Studio for the those of us who like to make our own. Also, the entire Strobist site is an excellent resource for flash photography. In the archives, they have a whole list of DIY projects related to flash photography and equipment.
Thanks for the link mSummers. The one I made is quite tiny so you'll probably want a bigger one for most things.
