video: episode 4 , the mother of all stick in a can lighting vids
Let’s take the DIY lighting videos a step farther than in part 1: it’s time for a bigger setup and what I like to call “the mother of all stick-in-a-can videos”. You’ll know why once you watch it. I’ve realized there’s more to these pieces than setting a wooden stick in concrete and attaching diffusion material to a wooden frame, so in a few days I’ll post either a video or text on how to best make them and where to get the right materials.
Now it’s off to spend time with the family today. I hope you enjoy the video…
- Jim T.
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Great ideas for low-budget studio setups., thanks.
Getting it straight, level & square more quickly:
mark all your stick-in-a-cans, measuring up from the floor. They’ll look like rules in an ID parade or a police mug shot, but it helps you can clamp at the same height or distance first time when building.
Ahhh…marking the sticks with heights: great idea. If you add it all up, over the course of the years that would have saved me days spent nudging and squaring things up. Thanks for the tip!
These vids are great. Thanks for taking the time to do them.
I would love to see how you do a product shot on a lightbox. I’ve seen products shot this way but can never duplicate it.
Jim T: these videos have inspired me too to make some, after I move house & lightroom.
Meanwhile, here’s a way of using lightboxes as soft sources:
http://peterbryenton.typepad.com/intervallic/2007/03/two_green_bottl.html
Sorry, I misread a line. My lightbox reply was to Mike.
Oops, Peter.
Great information on this site
Joel from France
What material do you use for your screen?
Hi Nancy, you’ll find more info on the screens and stick-in-a-cans here:
http://prophotolife.com/2008/04/22/technical-more-sticks-screens-and-bulbs/
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Great idea.
Thanks
Jim,
Would this lighting setup work for a beginner just getting started at in-home portrait photography? I don’t have any fancy lights or a lot of money available, so up until I now I have been doing all of my portraits at home using available window light. I would like to set up a small studio using this equipment if you think it would work for people too.
Thanks!
Brad