Photographers: I built meself a light box :)

[SampSon]

I just got a bunch of 16x20 frame sections and a bunch of matte board to mount some prints.
Why didn't you go with glass on a frame like that?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: keeleysam
Do not go to the Home Depot if you want to do the tub. They don't have clear ones, and the lamps are $12 each.

I bought 100w equivatlent flourescents from Home Depot for $10, then went to Target and got lamps for $8 each, and a tub for $8.99, as well as some posterboards.

I have not put the sheet on yet, as it's in the washing machine, and I've no clue where my 50mm lens is.

Here's my first shot with my 28-135mm lens, shot as RAW, opened in Photoshop with Flourescent settings, and run auto levels:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/371202794_e2e9638c84_b.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/371202794_e2e9638c84_o.jpg

Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.25 sec (1/4)
Aperture: f/36
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

Why did you choose those settings?

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: SampSon
I just got a bunch of 16x20 frame sections and a bunch of matte board to mount some prints.
Why didn't you go with glass on a frame like that?

Acrylic is actually the better quality material:

For larger prints, acrylic is a lot lighter and safer to ship.
You can easily buy acrylic with non-reflective and UV blocking coatings on it.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: keeleysam
Do not go to the Home Depot if you want to do the tub. They don't have clear ones, and the lamps are $12 each.

I bought 100w equivatlent flourescents from Home Depot for $10, then went to Target and got lamps for $8 each, and a tub for $8.99, as well as some posterboards.

I have not put the sheet on yet, as it's in the washing machine, and I've no clue where my 50mm lens is.

Here's my first shot with my 28-135mm lens, shot as RAW, opened in Photoshop with Flourescent settings, and run auto levels:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/371202794_e2e9638c84_b.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/371202794_e2e9638c84_o.jpg

Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.25 sec (1/4)
Aperture: f/36
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

Why did you choose those settings?

Yeah, you should DEFINITELY stop up the aperture to around f/8. f/36 is not needed and your image quality is actually largely degraded because of light diffraction at those small apertures. f/5.6-f/8 is usually where a lens is the sharpest, so always try to shoot around these apertures unless you're trying to go for a specific effect.

 

[Kaido]

Still too cold to build mine I have all of the materials though. The lamps ended up costing me a small fortune ($15 for the big ones and $10 for the small ones), but they work great with the 3500k lamps I got from Home Depot. I'm very excited to put it to good use

 

[keeleysam]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: keeleysam
Do not go to the Home Depot if you want to do the tub. They don't have clear ones, and the lamps are $12 each.

I bought 100w equivatlent flourescents from Home Depot for $10, then went to Target and got lamps for $8 each, and a tub for $8.99, as well as some posterboards.

I have not put the sheet on yet, as it's in the washing machine, and I've no clue where my 50mm lens is.

Here's my first shot with my 28-135mm lens, shot as RAW, opened in Photoshop with Flourescent settings, and run auto levels:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/371202794_e2e9638c84_b.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/371202794_e2e9638c84_o.jpg

Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.25 sec (1/4)
Aperture: f/36
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

Why did you choose those settings?

Yeah, you should DEFINITELY stop up the aperture to around f/8. f/36 is not needed and your image quality is actually largely degraded because of light diffraction at those small apertures. f/5.6-f/8 is usually where a lens is the sharpest, so always try to shoot around these apertures unless you're trying to go for a specific effect.

Whoops.