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Post by BruceS on Jan 12, 2005 21:14:37 GMT -5
Shot these in a light tent. It has a very different effect. Much softer, but with dial clouding (which I didn't bother trying to edit out)   So..do you like the results better in the tent or just on the table like the others? Cheers, |
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Post by wetowne on Jan 13, 2005 5:53:40 GMT -5
Hello, I think I prefer the tent shots, the contrast is a bit overwhelming in the table shots. What was your lighting setup for the table shots and how did you light the tent?
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Post by MikeS on Jan 13, 2005 7:38:12 GMT -5
Hawaii in February i am going to build a light box! I am looking for a Nikon 4200 currently for pictur taking!
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Post by BruceS on Jan 13, 2005 8:12:30 GMT -5
On the table I just have two daylight flourescents on either side of the watch, and move the around to adjust the effect. With the light tent, I kept the same basic setup, but had to move one of the lights overhead to keep the dial from totally washing out. It's never the same...
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Post by JBHII on Jan 13, 2005 9:52:35 GMT -5
One of the things I've noticed about the pre-made light tents that are out there for sale is their lack of flexibility. They do a reasonably good job of creating a well lit envoirnment for photos, but it's hard/impossible to vary the background in them, and you can't use reflector cards to bounce light or chase away reflections etc. That's why I like the el-cheapo storage bin light box I use.... ;D
Great pics, but if you were able to use a reflector card, it would help with some of the crystal variations your seeing.
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Post by DavidHernandez on Jan 14, 2005 15:32:03 GMT -5
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Post by BruceS on Jan 15, 2005 9:11:29 GMT -5
That's pretty cool! I've got a box similar to that and I'll give it a try. Question for John, how do you compensate for the different temperatures of the different light sources? What ever you do works 'cause your photos are awesome!
Cheers,
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