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Caladina replied to the thread Lighting issues, advice welcome.

you may also want to check out Karl Taylor on youtube as he has videos on lighting product photography, for both the small simple budget...

Caladina replied to the thread Glare from lighting on shiny objects help suggestions please.

for what its worth sylvanian led light battens which are the led lights to replace florescent ones dont flicker so they make for decent...

Caladina attached a file to the thread November Monthly Challenge - "Sports".

just in time ish[ATTACH] i don't do much in the way of sports but my partner Ruth took part in the Hackney 10k run today so while i...

Bpip liked johnsey's post in the thread Glare from lighting on shiny objects help suggestions please.

Not sure what you have for a softbox, but the silver reflective material allows the light to be pointed toward that and bounces back at...

Bpip liked johnsey's post in the thread Lighting issues, advice welcome.

The softbox isnt too hard to sort out, maybe the godox 47in octagon would be a decent idea once you have the lighting sorted, its larger...

johnsey replied to the thread Glare from lighting on shiny objects help suggestions please.

Not sure what you have for a softbox, but the silver reflective material allows the light to be pointed toward that and bounces back at...

johnsey replied to the thread Lighting issues, advice welcome.

The softbox isnt too hard to sort out, maybe the godox 47in octagon would be a decent idea once you have the lighting sorted, its larger...

Bpip replied to the thread Lighting issues, advice welcome.

Thank you johnsey for your in-depth reply. I was really naive thinking my cheap light box would work! Its fine for certain materials...

Bpip replied to the thread Lighting issues, advice welcome.

Thank you Ray for your detailed reply. Can soft boxes be used directly onto the subject? There’s so many small details to capture...

Bpip replied to the thread Glare from lighting on shiny objects help suggestions please.

Thank you Craig - it seems i over-estimated the capability of my lighting box! Trial and error with these things… Especially as im...

Bpip liked Craig Sherriff's post in the thread Glare from lighting on shiny objects help suggestions please.

As Caladina said a bed sheet., also curtain material, it may also pay to purchase a lighting set, a cheap one for Ebay will do the job....

Bpip replied to the thread Glare from lighting on shiny objects help suggestions please.

Thank you for your reply Caladina. On reflection i think my light box is a bad design overall, and i’d need to seriously mod it to make...

Craig Sherriff replied to the thread Glare from lighting on shiny objects help suggestions please.

As Caladina said a bed sheet., also curtain material, it may also pay to purchase a lighting set, a cheap one for Ebay will do the job....

Bpip liked Caladina's post in the thread Glare from lighting on shiny objects help suggestions please.

couple things, use a huge soft box, you'll get softer light, you can make your own on the cheap with a bed sheet. also as they are still...