[Tim Budong]

decided i want a light tent. I was reminded of those closet shelves that hang from the clothes hanger and that they would work perfect for the tent, so went to have a look

after shopping at ikea, i ended up with this getup
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/3344202650_e2714c312f.jpg

total bill was a bit over $20 after tax

here are some shots

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3364/3343370253_03027c923c.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3343370797_c0ee1bf57d.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3556/3343364685_c509abbfac.jpg?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3568/3344202338_e224b89590.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3329/3343366327_6d60f53e37.jpg

the last pic turned out no good

[Soundy]

The Charlie Brown one is awesome.

The problem with the beer one is that it isn't open yet. :D

So let's have some details of this rig!

[mickz]

lol I have the same Pelican light from Costco back in the day.

[Mananetwork]

That's actually not to bad!!

[niforpix]

Well, I know what I'm doing this weekend :D
PS. IKEA rocks for breakfast. Can't beat their prices!

[JLC]

Looks great!
That Charlie Brown picture is awesome...I love it...

What exactly did you buy at Ikea? just that box you're using as a tent?

Please share...I've been looking into getting something like that to use as a light tent...

[77civic1200]

Ooooh someone has the LX3...

I think you need a little more light coming from the front, its all side lighting so far.

[Tim Budong]

heres the list of materials i boguht yesterday

Skobb Drawer
2x Largra table lamp
25w bulbs

those tiny 25watt bulbs are not enuff, so i need to flush it with some bright flouresent lighting from the top to make it look good.

I need to head to staples to buy a white bristol board now for a white background so u dont see the actual box.

the only problem with the those lamps. it only uses these ikea bulbs, and i unno how good they are. They ave a white bulb which i will try today

[Raid3n]

if those are halogen/tungsten bulbs, i'd be concerned about keeping them that close to the material for extended periods of time =x

[Senna4ever]

Ooooh someone has the LX3...

I think you need a little more light coming from the front, its all side lighting so far.

You fool. That's a LX2.:p

The results aren't too bad! Are you finding any strange colour casts?

[Tim Budong]

but wow
the results are good
guess the girlfriend's idea for a lighttent works well!

[HyperREV]

nice!

[K-Dub]

Looks good.

[Trinity]

Even cheaper light tent...

http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2008/02/trash-can-turns-into-photography-light.html

I actually made one, it's not bad for straight down shots.

[Matsuda]

here's the light tent that I bought off dx, comes with 3 other colored backgrounds.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3346188838_980d74ca5b.jpg

Unfortunately I haven't gotten a flash for the D90 yet so these pic's are taken with only the one light shining through the side

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3333/3345354927_4ce50872fa.jpg

Obligatory Lego shot

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3346187544_449735aa10.jpg

[niforpix]

^^ only crappy thing is you can see where the material bends...

[Matsuda]

yeah if I had a flash, it would of just blown that out for me. Another thing i don't like is that things don't sit very well inside the tent. Its also not very stable cause the base isn't flat so its actually kinda rocked to one side.

[J32A2-S]

hey i have the same light tent from DX

same bends too...wonder if it can be ironed out?

i haven't really had the time to play with it yet

[Matsuda]

yeah people who got the light tent recommended ironing it out, I've just been lazy. I don't use it all that much

[Tim Budong]

in terms of strange colors..not so much
set a custom whitebalance b4 snapping anything fixed alot of weird lighting/color issues

if that made any sense...

[silva27]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3343370797_c0ee1bf57d.jpg

This is awesome, Great shots!

BTW, what lens was use for the shots?

[Armind]

Cool!

[Tim Budong]

once i get my wireless triggers,
i can flash thru the box
hehe

[Tim Budong]

i used a 17-55mm f2.8
not the best for this stuff tho...heres 2 more...i did last nite

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3660/3359587168_0c810fe434.jpg

and heres a one that i cropped to hell....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/3361937580_8517f17120.jpg

[niforpix]

How do you like that lens? I was thinking about it, but it wasn't within my budget...

Nice shots! :)

[Raid3n]

lol last one = gohan and part of picolo hahaha

[peazs]

Thanks for the set-up idea! I've tried to play around as well, but as you said, the 25W lights aren't strong enough. Did you use a flash to take the shots or just lit by 3 lights and a top light?

Here's one I did where I moved one of the side lights to the front (you can see the shadow) to light it up better. No top light was used. I think to have one would be better eh...

http://www3.telus.net/peazs/light%20box/IMG_0582_edit_small.jpg

[Soundy]

i used a 17-55mm f2.8
not the best for this stuff tho...heres 2 more...i did last nite

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3660/3359587168_0c810fe434.jpg

Great angle and wicked sharp, but a little under-exposed, I'm thinking... probably need to get a bit of light lower down.

and heres a one that i cropped to hell....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/3361937580_8517f17120.jpg

Love the crop, but the colors seem so... faded.

[Tim Budong]

my girlfriend is currently testing a differnt lighting setup
we are using a reflector for front lighting so its softer!

pics later 2nite

[DeFactoGuy]

c & c welcome. shot under a DIY light shed w/ 2 lights.

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/576/angelj.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/3476/cameraj.jpg

[ddr]

is this (http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/70102528) what you got? what kind of paper did you use for the background?

[Tim Budong]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3643/3366948923_f268fb54b3.jpg

this time using a different approach..something similar to shooting a person in a studio!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3366949181_610c0fe6ff.jpg

we used a very strong white light thru a "diffuser" with the pelican flourescent as top lighting
then we used two "reflectors" to front light the product to eliminate any shadows from Haruhi's face

[Senna4ever]

Actually, if that were a real person, you'd light her face more by about 1/2 stop.

[Tim Budong]

Actually, if that were a real person, you'd light her face more by about 1/2 stop.

i'll keep this in mind!
hopefully i'll have saved enough money to buy some umbrellas/softboxes for the summer!

heres one more

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3559/3366948593_e8189977e2.jpg

[Armind]

Do you happen to have a larger resolution of the charlie brown one? I wanna use it as my wallpaper :D

[Mkhun]

Do you happen to have a larger resolution of the charlie brown one? I wanna use it as my wallpaper :D

+1


looks so cool

[Tim Budong]

heres the file..

http://www.$$$$$$$$$$.com/?d=NZUGJ285

and one more

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3603/3367039429_b56a68a30b.jpg

[Armind]

^Thanks!

[MikesJo]

Last one is cool! Neat shots.

[tallshorty]

These are really great shots. Awesome idea! I'll probably do something like this in the summer.

[ykwong]

This is my setup, I also had the balance and cloth issue, what I did was I grabbed 2 books and placed it inside the tent to balance it, then at the dollar store I got a large white cardboard, cut it down to size and slipped it in as the back and bottom, worked like a charm so far and if I spoiled the cardboard, I can just go get another one

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OvMDZcoTrqY/SdZc15_bupI/AAAAAAAAASg/0RfS8I2yddk/s512/090403_7103.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OvMDZcoTrqY/SdZc2PyEOnI/AAAAAAAAASo/oUB5Ln2W8Zo/090403_7082.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OvMDZcoTrqY/SdZc1Qe2MoI/AAAAAAAAASY/xeH0E8Xiz3U/090403_7089.jpg

[Tim Budong]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3633/3417942990_bfdc1917d1.jpg

[bikerx]

^ nice one !

[!Nhan]

Where do you guys find these lamps for this?

[Senna4ever]

Where do you guys find these lamps for this?
You can use any lamp. Just make sure you use lamps that are the same colour temperature, so you can set the white balance later without having mixed lighting.

[bikerx]

the lamps above i've seen at home depot in the extention cords section

[Alatar]

The first sample shots... I do need to find/make a better light box though. Please, don't laugh too hard!

The box!
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs012.snc1/2920_152918120602_639790602_6409046_2391274_n.jpg

The first shot... underexposed. Bigtime.
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs012.snc1/2920_152917470602_639790602_6409039_172147_n.jpg

The second shot... I think the exposure worked out better... still underexposed but getting there! But... the focus is on the wrong stack.
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs012.snc1/2920_152917475602_639790602_6409040_569870_n.jpg

Take 3... and final attempt before I get back to spring cleaning!
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs012.snc1/2920_152927180602_639790602_6409224_668582_n.jpg

A little info on the setup...
2x Office Depot Clamp Desk Lamps
2x 6500K CFL Bulbs (60w equivalent)
Ikea El Cheapo White Box/Zip Bag of some sort
Black Satin as backdrop

[Alphamale]

^set a custom white balance.

[Alatar]

I'm waiting for it to be dark so I can have the two lamps as the only source of light before I set a custom white balance. Main thing was getting the exposure set, as well as the focus. Had to make sure it would work before I could invest more time into it later tonight :D

darthchilli suggested I move the lamps lower, as well as reflect the light back in front. Good suggestions so far, and I will try them!

[+Kardboard+]

Just stop cleaning and spend the whole evening playing with it. I, for one, will make instant noodles and wait until you post more LOL

I will start doing these soon too...soon as I find a proper lightbox set up that can fit Obama-sama AND a Gundam or too. hehehehehe :lol

[Tim Budong]

u dont need to!
u can use those lamps and then a diffuser!

try this AJ
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3366949181_610c0fe6ff_b.jpg

as u can see
this thing can be BIG
and it wont matter how big the figure is!
i took the MG gouf in this thing!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3430/3361832207_3a88c71fc0.jpg

[+Kardboard+]

Oh, cool. Will do.

[Tim Budong]

oh yea..the pic from that setup shot..
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3643/3366948923_f268fb54b3.jpg
needs a lil more light on the face

i treated this shoot like shooting people!