enclosed light boxes for photography

anyone with experience?

[pshea]

My photographs are good but I wonder if they could be better . . . my products include glass which, wnen light bounces off it, can mirror items in the background on the final image.

I'm considering purchasing a product called, 'The Box', which is an actual box with all kinds of gizmos attached to enable one to poke a camera lens into it.

Does anyone have any experience with this product? If it's against the TOS to post a request such as this, just sticky me your thoughts on this product or alternatives.

Thanks all.

-pshea

[Nutter]

You might try a "light tent". Google it, there should be plenty of information.

Or, rig your own. I've done this a few times with pictures of small things. You prop up a white piece of fabric to surround the object. Leave plenty of room around it and get as many wrinkles out as possible. The only thing going into the tent from outside is the camera lens. The flash stays outside. Basically what happens is when the flash hits the fabric it makes it into a inside out soft box. If your stuff is small enough an upside down white plastic bowl with a hole for the lens can work too.

Or, you might try bouncing the flash off of a piece of white foam core board. It's a good cheap soft box if you don't mind it looking cheap (the bounce, the pictures come out good).

Multiple flashes may also help to weed out unwanted reflections.

- Ryan

[pshea]

Thanks Ryan, that's some good riggin advice, appreciate your time.

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