video: episode 4 , the mother of all stick in a can lighting vids
April 12, 2008 – 1:00 amLet’s take the DIY lighting videos a step farther than in part 1: it’s time for a bigger setup and what I like to call “the mother of all stick-in-a-can videos”. You’ll know why once you watch it. I’ve realized there’s more to these pieces than setting a wooden stick in concrete and attaching diffusion material to a wooden frame, so in a few days I’ll post either a video or text on how to best make them and where to get the right materials.
Now it’s off to spend time with the family today. I hope you enjoy the video…
- Jim T.
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6 Responses to “video: episode 4 , the mother of all stick in a can lighting vids”
Great ideas for low-budget studio setups., thanks.
Getting it straight, level & square more quickly:
mark all your stick-in-a-cans, measuring up from the floor. They’ll look like rules in an ID parade or a police mug shot, but it helps you can clamp at the same height or distance first time when building.
By Peter Bryenton on Apr 12, 2008
Ahhh…marking the sticks with heights: great idea. If you add it all up, over the course of the years that would have saved me days spent nudging and squaring things up. Thanks for the tip!
By Jim Talkington on Apr 12, 2008
These vids are great. Thanks for taking the time to do them.
I would love to see how you do a product shot on a lightbox. I’ve seen products shot this way but can never duplicate it.
By mike on Apr 12, 2008
Jim T: these videos have inspired me too to make some, after I move house & lightroom.
Meanwhile, here’s a way of using lightboxes as soft sources:
http://peterbryenton.typepad.com/intervallic/2007/03/two_green_bottl.html
By Peter Bryenton on Apr 12, 2008
Sorry, I misread a line. My lightbox reply was to Mike.
Oops, Peter.
By Peter Bryenton on Apr 12, 2008
Great information on this site
Joel from France
By Joel on Apr 12, 2008