DIY setup for Close-ups & Product Shots

GTP

I posted this in another forum, but just wanted to make sure the folks here also saw it too.

I put together a webpage to show off my DIY light frame for Macro and photographing other small objects like product shots and ebay etc.

You can get to it from my website's gallery page, but here is the direct URL.

:click http://www.garypalamara.com/Articles_Photo_Frame.htm

mr peas

hah cool. not a bad set-up at all. this way you can disassemble the entire thing and pack it up real easily. ive used a box with holes all over the sides lined with fine tissue wrapping paper for small little product shots, wouldnt want to carry a big ugly box with me everywhere i need to go.

thanks for sharing

Skippy

GTP wrote:

I posted this in another forum, but just wanted to make sure the folks here also saw it too.

I put together a webpage to show off my DIY light frame for Macro and photographing other small objects like product shots and ebay etc.

You can get to it from my website's gallery page, but here is the direct URL.

http://www.garypalamara.com/Articles_Photo_Frame.htm

Thanks for the link Gary, looks an interesting set up.
Inexpensive too instructions look easy enough to follow too
I'm glad there are folks like you around who are willing to share their designs to others who are interested in this type of photography.

Thanks again ..... Skippy
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GTP

Glad it helped
Thanks for the kind words. I love trying to think outside the box (sorry, for that). But seriously, I'm glad it helped someone. That's what these forums are supposed to be about I guess.
Enjoy.
Gary

pathfinder

GTP wrote:

I posted this in another forum, but just wanted to make sure the folks here also saw it too.

I put together a webpage to show off my DIY light frame for Macro and photographing other small objects like product shots and ebay etc.

You can get to it from my website's gallery page, but here is the direct URL.

http://www.garypalamara.com/Articles_Photo_Frame.htm

I built a frame very much like this out of PVC pipe. I use art paper for a background - I cover it with a white bedsheet on the top and sides and light it with studio strobes or speedlites to shoot product shots like this

GTP

The flashes work great
but I only have two 550ex's and I've found that it's a little more difficult to evenly light the background and the subject. So, I bought the floods (cheap) and they seem to work out well. I had seen another setup on line where someone used linen as a light diffuser, but I thought that would suck up too much light.