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Phil “Small - med then.” Yes, I suppose on reflection they are. However, they seem enormous when I’m tripping over 4 sets of the damned legs and wires and they’re threatening to topple over when they are 8’ up . The light source is a spiral shaped bulb in the middle of the softbox. Two of my...

“Something like this will do https://www.dx.com/p/godox” Thank you Garry. So these are small lights, and put on the little Lencarta stands I can put them on the floor either side under my softboxes to illuminate the bottom 3’ of background grey into white?

My softboxes are 28” x 20” when open. The lowest position puts the centre light 30” up from floor level.

Yes, I was thinking the softbox is the light....? That ebay product does not come with a stand. I was looking for one, couldn’t find one, so gave up on it when I found the Hilite and thought that could work for me instead. Then just before I thought Garry’s lencarta stand could hold the strip...

Hi Phil, “if I understand your problem - it’s to get an evenly lit white background? And you’ve read that a hi-lite will do it with less space than lighting a background? thats correct! Until you include some floor in your images and then all you’ve done is move the same issue a couple of...

“The item that fits onto the stand is for any flash head.” Ok, can you link an example of what fits on the lencarta stand then? Obvs, I use continuous lighting at the moment.

That Lencarta stand looks perfect. You designed it? That is not expensive at all. Will they fit this sort of thing ? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Godox-35x160cm-Rectangle-Strip-Softbox-Bowens-Mount-for-Studio-Strobe-Light/183966660698 I am not worried by the flat / dull comment, it quite amused...

Gaaah! I think my will to live is expiring . We’ve been able to put astronauts on the moon for over half a century and all I’m hearing is we can’t light up a piece of paper evenly?? A reasonable pass must be possible... I am not seeking perfection. I am even almost there even with my current...

“Getting a pure white background is not difficult (just blitz it) but getting a white background that is perfectly evenly lit all over and also carefully balanced to your main subject lights is essential if you're to use images straight out of the camera.” Thank you Hoppy. I get the blitzing it...

“You have a solution, you are just choosing to ignore it. Get better and faster at editing, you are correct 30 mins per image is ridiculous, but that is your lack of skill and experience not the process.” That is not a solution. And to clarify, is not 30 mins per image, it can be up to 30 mins...

“what is the difference between a white wall correctly lit and a hilite? The answer is Marketing.” Also space, which I need, and also an even backdrop, which I need. ”I see you bought an invisible mannequin? And then didn’t use it“ Yes, I did buy one, and use it sometimes. I happened not to on...

My backdrop is currently lit with softboxes a few feet away at 45 degrees. The mannequin is then in front of those softboxes such that no light directly hits the back of the mannequin. This already chews up perhaps 5’ depth. My item lights are then several feet in front of the mannequin again at...

Some interesting ideas here - thank you. The damaged edges are definitely from my dodgy editing software, not background lighting - this item wasn’t background lit. I accept that SOME editing may always be necessary, but it needs to be a LOT less than I currently do. Some sets of 12 are taking...

Thank you for inputs. I sell vintage and used designer clothes, using a 6 ft mannequin, so a light cube is probably not an option. Because I aim to list about 10 items a day, that’s 120 photos. That’s a LOT of editing, even if the edit process is fast. I spend hours a day editing. I cannot scale...

Hi! I am a complete photography novice, having taken thousands of product shots for ebay reselling, on my ipad! I don’t own a camera. I currently use a vinyl black / white reversible backdrop and 4 cheap softboxes (2 lighting the backdrop and 2 lighting the item), and then edit my either black...