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Mar 20 2010 07:23am

Quote (Antichrist- @ Mar 8 2010 04:25am)

but with dslr you can just choose other place to meter from to get accurate readings since you see if pic is under or over exposured and with film you dont know if the exposure will be right unless you know how the metering works and if you do you can just read it from the right place. imo this rule if useful only when you shoot non metering camera and dont have a external light meter

Well just read post #7 and some of the other posts in this thread and my may will change your mind

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=258905

I am still a newbie here so I haven't really applied this rule when shooting but I do have noticed inaccurate exposures in some circumstances.

Here is a tutorial on how to make simple and inexpensive light tents

I have always wondered how they get those nice product shots and found my answer when I saw this tutorial ^_^

http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-a-inexpensive-light-tent

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Mar 20 2010 07:44am

Quote (Futurama @ Mar 20 2010 05:23am)

Well just read post #7 and some of the other posts in this thread and my may will change your mind

I have always wondered how they get those nice product shots and found my answer when I saw this tutorial ^_^

http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-a-inexpensive-light-tent

I've made a light tent like that. I also made another one out of PVC pipe and threw a white sheet over it. I prefer the pipe one for it's stability and ability to break-down and store. The PVC pipe was made out of 1/2" pvc and basically looks like a shell that has four legs and is open on all sides. I thought I took a couple of photos of it during a shoot with it but I guess I deleted them. I did get a photo of my (then) new phone with it: http://lifeinstill.zenfolio.com/products/h10d5c8fc#h10d5c8fc

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Mar 21 2010 05:47am

you can get light tents on eebay for pennies !

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Mar 23 2010 03:11am

Quote (Solarves @ Mar 20 2010 07:44am)

Cool stuff! The PVC pipe idea sounds neat and a lot more durable and flexible than just a paper box. So did you use just regular paper or something more fancy? What kind of lights did you use?

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