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home made light tent

PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:00 pm
by NJ
well ok not so much as a tent as it is a ripped up cardboard box. got really bored the other night, so thought i would have some fun trying to create some soft light. first is my "set up" and next the results, with only minor pp being levels and sharpning. C&C would as always be greatly appreciated. thanks.

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thanks for looking :D

PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:33 pm
by Alpha_7
Pretty Nice results considering the materials used, I'm actually working on a DYI cheap arse Light Tent as well, as a few other lighting modifying gadgets.. the one I'm making is along the lines of...
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/07/ho ... tudio.html

PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:31 pm
by Mr Darcy
Much better results that my attempts at a home made tent

PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:08 pm
by Matt. K
As a young soldier living in barracks many years ago....I saw many light tents. :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:33 pm
by Yi-P
Great stuff, will you tell little about the materials used for the light diffusion? And your background?

PostPosted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:49 am
by NJ
thanks guys!

craig thanks for that link, i might give that ashot when i get some more free time, i made mine in about 15 minuts :P

yi-p, the material is hard to describe, but its what dvd players are usually wrapped up in when you first take them out of the box, a strange almost foam like material. for the backdrop i just used an A4 piece pf paper.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:41 am
by Alpha_7
NJ wrote:thanks guys!

craig thanks for that link, i might give that ashot when i get some more free time, i made mine in about 15 minuts :P

yi-p, the material is hard to describe, but its what dvd players are usually wrapped up in when you first take them out of the box, a strange almost foam like material. for the backdrop i just used an A4 piece pf paper.

I've used the same soft foam to light some of my egg entries last year, it works well as a light ghetto light diffusor.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 10:55 am
by firsty
here is one I posted in "TIPS & TRICKS" last year... I have just fixed the photo links to point to their new location

http://www.dslrusers.com/viewtopic.php?p=223170#223170

PostPosted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:13 am
by Yi-P
Alpha_7 wrote:
NJ wrote:thanks guys!

craig thanks for that link, i might give that ashot when i get some more free time, i made mine in about 15 minuts :P

yi-p, the material is hard to describe, but its what dvd players are usually wrapped up in when you first take them out of the box, a strange almost foam like material. for the backdrop i just used an A4 piece pf paper.

I've used the same soft foam to light some of my egg entries last year, it works well as a light ghetto light diffusor.


I'm actually trying to find one of these stuffs, I know that you can build a mini lightsphere out of it for the SB800... I just don't know where can I buy a few, or anyone has some surplus that can give to me will be a plus!

PostPosted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:18 pm
by surenj
Great light! Are you using a macro lens or macro mode on a zoom?

PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:47 am
by NJ
hey there surenj, yeah i was using the sigma 105 macro.

firsty, that is a great set up! i like it a lot.

craig, i went out and paid the $5 for materials and made the one that was on the link you provided, havent had a chance to use it yet tho, cant wait!

PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:56 pm
by Alpha_7
Can't wait to see the results of your new light tent, I've got most the materials just haven't built it yet :)