built a light box ---> test shot of a redbull can

[YAN-3]

well, here it is, ive been wanting to play around with a light box, but spending anything over $50 for something as small as a 16x16 is crazy, so i made my own 24x24 for less than that... let me know what you guys think. comments are welcome.



and the results...



when i took it down from 300dpi to 72dpi it got a bit fuzzy and crappy lookin but you guys get the idea... all home made for less than $50

[shmutzigE30]

thats pretty cool. what are you gonna shoot in it?

[e30rcr]

Dude you sleep on an air matress on the floor? Priorities man!

[k_wakasugi]

Dude you sleep on an air matress on the floor? Priorities man!

What'd you use to build it?

[Van Westervelt]

Im a nooob. Hows the background black if the box is white?

[YAN-3]

thats pretty cool. what are you gonna shoot in it?

Dude you sleep on an air matress on the floor? Priorities man!

Im a nooob. Hows the background black if the box is white?

ahh i don't know for the long term, but for now i want to shoot a series of S14 and e30 M3 specific parts and then frame them over my couch... as for sleeping on the floor, LOL I just moved from Germany to Cali and my stuff hasn't come in yet, so for the last week, ive been sleeping on a crappy air mattress yes! I used thick (2mm) poster/foam board and translucent card stock for the diffuser windows on the sides and on top. as for the black background, a simple thin (the thinner the better as i learned) poster board. all from Michaels arts and crafts store. the local Photo store out here had a "professional light box" (made in china) that cost almost $120. i made mine for a bit under $50. and the quality is much better than the Chinese stuff.

Here is the second shot i took. i added the text of course, but man, i like it. almost looks worthy of a magazine add.. no?

[Van Westervelt]

take a picture OF the box with the black and can in there. I am missing something.

[ethirtydavid]

I wanna see the e30 parts once you start taking more shots

[YAN-3]

k here it is




does this help bro?

[Van Westervelt]

Things make so much more sense in my head now. lol Thanks!

[clavinZERO]

Yan, is your car here too? I am assuming yes, which means I can also assume I will get to see it in real life someday.

[TwoJ's]

I have never seen that kind of Red Bull. Did you buy that in the states?

And that's a cool setup. Nice work.

[YAN-3]

well the Red Bull is new in the states, but i have been hooked on it for 6 months now when i tried it in Germany at the German GP in Hockenheim

[Julien]

well the Red Bull is new in the states, but i have been hooked on it for 6 months now when i tried it in Germany at the German GP in Hockenheim

seriously you had 100 empty cans in your apartment ;-)

[cbouchez]

very well done.