Comments on: craft book photography secrets

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 20:15:25 +0000

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

By: kathreen

kathreen — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 05:04:33 +0000

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

By: heather

heather — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 03:13:09 +0000

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!

By: rose

rose — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 02:03:21 +0000

I thought it was a bathtub, until I looked closely! Hmmm…I wonder if the tub would work?

By: del4yo

del4yo — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 00:24:29 +0000

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!

By: kristin

kristin — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 17:17:10 +0000

thanks for the visual tip…i’ve always wondered how they do it too!