craft book photography secrets
By Heather on Saturday, July 1st, 2006
so *that’s* how they do it!
looks like a little white tent! that’s how they get the light so bright and fresh. and i’m sitting here waiting for sunny days in the middle of the rainy season.
the photo is from the the website is by Miyuki who writes amigurumi patterns like these at the clover site. see more of her work at: http://amigurumi.com/
July 2nd, 2006 at 2:17 am
thanks for the visual tip…i’ve always wondered how they do it too!
July 2nd, 2006 at 9:24 am
it’s quite expensive, but you can reach the same effect with this
http://www.lowelego.com/
And, well, if you don’t want to spend money at all, it’s amazing how easy it is to make reflectors with strong white paper.
Then you can play with the level option in photoshop…Et voila!
July 3rd, 2006 at 11:03 am
I thought it was a bathtub, until I looked closely! Hmmm…I wonder if the tub would work?
July 3rd, 2006 at 12:13 pm
i think if our tubs were transluscent it might! i think the idea is that the items are softly ‘bathed’ in light from translucent filters on all sides. i think i saw a homemade one somewhere of a cardboard box with the sides cut, and paper placed on the sides… for jewelry photos.
not sure where tho!
July 3rd, 2006 at 2:04 pm
yes you can make something like this yourself using a cone of white paper and cutting a small hole just big enough to poke the camera into
July 13th, 2006 at 5:15 am
Dooce.com recently linked to this DIY macro reflector box, maybe similar to the one Heather saw?
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-diy-10-macro-photo-studio.html