Your Picture Rig

[KendallJ]

For those of you who have posted pics of pens, I'm wondering what you use as a rig for lighting. Have seen several posts on PT with reference to a light box, but wouldn't want to spend too much $ if I was going to acquire.

 

I'm using a basic lamp shade to diffuse the light, and incandescent lights for lighting. This is the general sort of result I get:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v366/justiniano/DSCN2722.jpg

 

Others?

Edited November 12, 2004 by KendallJ

[Keith with a capital K]

I have three incandescent lights that I can set up and shades for all of them... the shades are merely white cloths to diffuse the light. Sometimes I use 2 light sources and sometimes the glam shots warrant three lights.

 

I also have the opportunity to use natural light in my office as my window faces east and early mornings are excellent times to get those shots in.

 

My current camera is a Kodak 2mp which takes decent shots but no macros and an older Sony Mavica 90 series which is only 1.2 mp but has great optics.

 

This quick shot was taken with the Kodak using natural light...

 

http://members.shaw.ca/feynn/images/karin1.jpg

[KCat]

i have a lamp shade, one incandescent and one fluorescent. Some pens I've taken outside because they just photograph so much better in natural light but have to wait for an overcast day usually.

[KendallJ]

Ok looks like everyone uses lampshades. I have notices that mine provides pics with a slightly yellowed cast, which my camera won't white correct for.

 

Bill R. What does your rig look like!!??