Thanks to the bad weather, I've been staying indoors for the pass week. Got bored and decided to build a cheapo light box and play around with it.

My setup:


The results:
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Thanks for viewing!

This post has been edited by viNcee: Jun 26 2008, 07:16 PM

IMHO, it's a great setup! Very well exposed photos and no harsh reflections. Much better than using a off shoe flash setup.

not bad not bad.. now u'll need to try to DIY a box which u can have light source from under. So everything will be litted up. really will be full high key liao..

Thank you I don't have any flash units yet so have to use this poor man's setup.


Thanks for the suggestion! Actually most people use two light sources shining in from both sides. I only had one so I just put it on top of the box, that's why the shadow at the bottom of the subject quite harsh.

thanks for sharing,good pics u got there

Good job! Make one for me

I actually like the shadow, give it a sense of depth.

nice setup very good lighting

bro,ur poorman setup also got good result mah,btw how u did it?? show us the pic of ur light box la............haha

You're welcome. Thanks for viewing


Thank you Haha. Very easy to make only the box. Like me I simply cut and all my lines crooked also take about 20 minutes only. I think if use 2 light sources the shadow should be nicer. But I very kedekut don't feel like spending on a lamp


Thank you!


The picture of my light box is in the spoiler of the first post. Or you can check out my blog also, the link is just below

i dun quite understand yr setup picture...so theres only one light source from the top diffused through the paper? how did you light up the face then?

Maybe the white paper can reflect??

but not enough to light the face i think

Hi there. Nice shots u got there. A good start.

Especially on the watch shot, what you can do is lift the front part of the paper to reflect a bit onto the face of the watch... you will get an even nice pic... try it.

Yes, it is the only light source that I have. I turn my ceiling lights off and close the room door as well when I'm shooting. The only light source in the entire room is that fluorescent tube on the box. It was enough to light up the front of the watch


Actually some people stick white paper in the interior of the whole box. The idea is to have light bouncing everywhere.


Thanks for the suggestion! I will try it out tomorrow.

This post has been edited by viNcee: Jun 22 2008, 12:22 AM

Great job man, alot better than those who r using those so call built in remote trigger from the other brand

Thank you!

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Added on June 26, 2008, 7:15 pmDid some changes to the light box and I found myself a piece of glass!

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Not too happy with the shots cause the background is underexposed (not completely white). If I try to make the background white, the cars will overexpose I think the cars are just too reflective... not too sure lah.

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This post has been edited by viNcee: Jun 26 2008, 07:15 PM

You can use a dedicated light for the background, then the car won't be overexpose and you can get a completely white background

what cam you using bro?

on behalf.. Canon EOS 400D

I thought about that but I'm trying to avoid spending money Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for viewing


Using Canon EOS 400D as shutterspeaks mentioned. Haha

For photos 1-4 : Sigma 18-50mm
For photos 5-8 : Sigma 18-200mm OS


Haha. Thanks for viewing