Taking photos of props

Saw this http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber/light_box_light_tent and thought some of you might be interested in a cheap way to take nice pics of your prop collections.

Here's an even simpler one: http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/BEFDA1F0...CB001143E7E506/

 

Very nice and simple setup....and easily scalable up or down depending on the prop size

:cheers,

Thomas

 

Thanks Tif. I've been looking for a cheap way to make nice photos of props.

 

The key is the lighting... I have a little tent with nice white material that scatters well, but I only use the camera flash and room lighting... I end up with gray tones and shadows that I either have to get rid of in Photoshop or just live with. A 2 or 3 light setup is def. the way to go.






- k

 

Thanks for posting the links, very useful.

 

looks great, gotta try it out

 

Good info, Thanks.

 

I use something similar but I did pay for it. It's from ezcube.com. I bought their lighting setup as well. I don't use a flash (never do.) and I am able to get some nice photos with minimal work in Photoshop.

 

nice work, Phase :thumbsup

 

Thanks for the links....

 

Wow cool. Thanks for the links.

 

Oh, yeah. Cool - thanks for the info. Always looking for better pic-taking skills.