sfdgs Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 This morning I had a customer ask me to shoot some model figures he had created so that the pictures can be placed in a hobby magazine that covered a contest he had won. I happened to have just purchased a 105mm macro lens but I'm not sure how to properly light it. I have 2- 580EX flashes and a 3 light novatron studio kit that I'm still getting used to. I don't have a ring flash and won't be able to get one for a while, if I ever do decide to get one. The figures are between 4 to 8 inches in height and are already placed in different scenes on the display so I won't be able to move them. Can you please help me with how to light this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Laur Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 What are the odds of posting a quick snapshot (even a phone-cam shot!) of the item(s) and the setting in which you have to shoot them? Might make it a lot easier to comment constructively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdw Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Google How to Make a Light Tent for some homemade light tent solutions. Look at www.webphotoschool.com for some tutorials. They are trying to sell a product but the instructions are worth reading and you can rig a tent to cover the scenes. Someplace on the web is how to build a tent out of a cardboard box which you could modify by cutting out the bottom to fit over the scenes. Or possibly rig something out of white plastic trash bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garry edwards Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Forget light tents, unless you want a simple record of what they look like rather than a shot that shows their beauty. There are people here who can help, once we know more about the subjects - are they transparent, translucent, opaque? shiny or matt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooks short Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 You don't use a ring flash for this kind of product photography. Using your Novatron lights I'd place a softbox overhead and slightly to the rear and a second softbox on one side. You can adjust the power between these two lights so one is the main and the other is the fill. I'd use the overhead softbox as the fill. A fill card or reflector opposite the side softbox to help lighten any shadows would be a good idea also. If you don't have any softbozes you could use scrims. A third light with a grid spot would also be useful positioned on the opposite side as the softbox and well behind the set to act as an accent light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfdgs Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 Thanks for all your help, I'm going to go with Brooks idea and use a couple of softboxes and some reflectors. This should do what I'm wanting. That way I can light each section of the display the way I want and readjust the lighting. Thanks again--- Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Light it so it looks right to your eye and to your customer's too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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