One Sock Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 This is a great idea, had to share for those trying to take better images, cheap and easy to do How to Make A Inexpensive Light Tent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m82a1 Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 That is a great idea! Thanks for sharing the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Thanx One Sock JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Looks great,and is something I need.Thank you for your post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico24 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 This is great for taking some really good pictures of some lures or some baits you just made. Thanks for the link, i made one myself, works great, and takes about 15 minutes! Rico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Any suggestions on lighting? I have a make shift box I made but am having a terrible time with lighting. I am guessing I do not have enough light as the full sun produces better photos than my box. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Jim. Most cameras have a setting for artificial light. If you don't change this, all your light box photo's will be tinted yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Not getting any yellowing as I do have that setting. Most of mine are just not as bright as I would like. Bought a new camera however and some of the close ups show the flake intact. Still not getting "true" color so I assume my lighting is my issue. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Sock Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 There are a few approachs, shutter speed, direct light on the box, not just a desk lamp, try a irredescent bulb, or in some case's move the light back a bit. I have also had some luck covering the flash, if you are using it..with sometissue to dull the flash a bit what kind of material are you using to cover the sides of the box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Bought some fabric on a recommendation from a local photographer and made mine out of pvc. I just need to get more light on the baits I think as I can take a decent shot in the sunlight. I'll be playing with it some this weekend.... Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBaits Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Although natural light is best I find that if you play with the exposure correction setting on your camera you can usually get the "true color" no matter what the light source is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint308 Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 What type of fabric works best for this. I tried paper towels this weekend and it was terrible. It was very yellow and the worm color was very dark. I will also try an incadescent bulb. Thanks. Saint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 (edited) A new white bed sheet, with out stains What ever buld you use make sure your camera has an adjustment for it, this is very very important. I tried the box one and I didnt like it, I like the one out of PVC pipe better. also a white satin sheet will give you better results than a plain white sheet. depending on the bait color will depend on what type of backgound color you use. I have 5 different colors ( construction paper) Black,Blue red, Day glow green and white Edited December 15, 2008 by Delw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint308 Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Thank you, and the only stains my sheets have is if the dog pees on it. I may post another question tomorrow asking abou the camera settings as I am an idiot when it comes to that stuff. Saint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 I had my 17 year old daughter set my camera up, then my 8 year old modified it ever better Geeze I love kids. Its going to make a huge amount of difference in the type of camera you have also. and it helps to have a quality photo program. My daughter owns a seat of photo shop and its really good even y screw-ups can be fixed. The camera we have now takes fantastic pics even with the stock lens but I have a grand into it too. I have seen some other cheaper cameras take great pics as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint308 Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 This is the camera I have. It is a sony 7.2 megapixel. Saint. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 Digital Camera - Full Review - The Imaging Resource! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 This is the camera I have. It is a sony 7.2 megapixel. Saint.Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 Digital Camera - Full Review - The Imaging Resource! Those are pretty nice cameras My daughters friend has one.(might be a older version. it has adjustable shutter speed and you can turn off the flash along with a marco setting, it also has the white balance I think thats the one that dictates what type of light your using. Floresant, white light halegon etc etc( this is very important) whats nice about digitals you can click away with every different setting and see the results immediately and it cost you nothing but a few mins. on my Camera I am able to shoot it from the PC with out touching the camera and it makes it nice for testing. I took hundreds of pics before I got some good close ups done. then when I was happy with them my daughters made them better ( something about reading the instructions LOL) What I use most for adjustments are iso( old film speed asa settings) and shutter speed. if your camera has memory settings keep what you want in the memory so you dont have to remember it next time. Make sure you right them down before you save them cause you will forget. or like I found out a year later, That my daughter pointed out you can use photoshop ( and most other programs) and it will tell you every detail about the picture from settings to time of the day. For example whenI see a nice pic on the web I will look up the file info in photoshop to see hwo they did it. Jerrys Gallery has the same feature if he turns it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint308 Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Thanks. Saint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Adjust your white balance and that will take out some of the yellow. There will be a menu option for this somewhere on your camera. I use a styrofoam ice chest for my light box. It's super cheap and perfect for small items like baits. Cut holes for your lights and diffuse the light with white tissue paper. I use white poster board inside the box, but you can use other colors. I still have issues with yellowing and have to use Photoshop to get the yellow out. I believe the light source is the issue. If I use an incandescent bulb up top and use a flourescent low it helps with the yellow. Anyone have a recommendation for a light bulb for photographing things up close? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
