Lightbox Experiment 01

Okay, so I guess that I must be some kind of anti-social or something if I spent my Friday evening building a lightbox while watching my recording of the Kennedy Center Honors. Haha!! :-)

Anyway - I DID build a lightbox, and am now attempting to teach myself about lighting. I want ANY and ALL suggestions or help that you can possible send my way!

For example, I set my aperture for f8. Why is the DOF so shallow? And what about those shadows ... should they be there? I've got four lights bouncing off of just about every corner of the box. How can there be such shadows?

Thank you!!

I am brand new to studio lighting ... built myself a very small

lightbox and am working on lighting and other techniques. This is one

of the first few images. Please help! Thanks so much!!