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video: episode 6 , product lighting tricks for the DIY studio

Monday, April 28th, 2008

In episode 6 : create product photo backgrounds with no shadows and multiple colors using simple lighting equipment. Subscribers view video on the website. Here are the images, a little larger, with a bit more info. It's a challenge posting large images in a blog without linking to external sources but I ...

technical: more sticks, screens and bulbs

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Today's tech section is a chance to tie up some loose ends started over the last month or so. A little stick-in-a-can (from the DIY lighting videos) and a little bulb shootout follow up are on tap. I've been promising stick-in-a-can and screen info and here it is: The screens are made ...

tech: battle of the bulbs shootout

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

To date I've been using standard 75 watt household bulbs in the clamp lights used in the DIY lighting videos. But there are tons of bulb choices out there (tungsten, halogen, fluorescent), and I've been getting questions about how they compare. Well, that's something that's hard to describe and, after ...

video: episode 4 , the mother of all stick in a can lighting vids

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Let'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 ...

video: episode 1 , DIY studio product photography

Friday, April 4th, 2008

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