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DIY Light Box

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darktiger

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Here is my first attempt at a light box.

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And here are the results.

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Sean said:
Prepping for Ebay? AWB or manual Kelvin?
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I am actually using the fluorescent WB setting and manual kelvin(depending on the pic). I was just testing different settings.
 
darktiger said:
I am actually using the fluorescent WB setting and manual kelvin(depending on the pic). I was just testing different settings.
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Are you filtering the light on either side? Might I suggest some tissue/parchment paper on the side windows to diffuse the light a little. Getting some reflections on the right and left sides.
 
Yes I am using parchment paper. I am going to add a CPL to stop some of the reflections.
 
darktiger said:
Yes I am using parchment paper. I am going to add a CPL to stop some of the reflections.
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Perfect. I have this as a project when I get our house. I wanted to use two daylight bulbs to see how that result is. I like the texture contrast of the background you are using.
 
I went uberghetto for an ebay prep. Taped some printer paper to the heater/wall. It's good enough :p
 
Nice. I like DIY projects. The cloth? material has too much texture to my tastes but it works. The car looks a little out of focus in the back. so I'd increase the depth of field a bit more.
 
I'm in the process of making a light box (using this tutorial, along with this one). I have the actual box completed, and purchased a white sheet. The only thing left to do is buy some lights, and some different backdrops... and perhaps some plexi-glass to create a reflective surface.

As far as your box, I'd definitely shorten the width of that cloth backdrop if you're going to continue to use it (though maybe you just threw it in there for testing). You have it folded underneath itself, and you can see the crease in the shot with the green smiley faced guy. It doesn't make it look seamless, which would look 100x better.
 
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