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Quite often I find myself at home wanting to do some photography but not having any ideas. I have a d200 with a wide angle 10-20, 18-100, and a 70-300mm lens and a tripod . I dont have any flashes.

What would you do/photograph?
 
Buy yourself a cheap lighttent off Ebay, couple of cheap bendy lights and the world is your oyster....
 
Do the above and pick flowers or borrow small toys.
books

something in the food cupboard

cutlery
 
Mike V said:
cheap bendy lights?
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Bedside lamps with long, flexible necks so you can easily adjust the angle of the light. I use 60W Halogen bulbs as they give out over 100W with less power draw but as long as the wattage is over 60 they will be fine (enough light).
 
hi have a similar kit to you and i got a desk lamp an a3 sheet of paper taped to the side of the box so it was kind of link a miniature back drop and snapped away at anything small enough to fit on the paper, with my son's miniature monster truck being my favoured subject
 
neo2810 said:
Buy yourself a cheap lighttent off Ebay, couple of cheap bendy lights and the world is your oyster....
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What do you do about the horrible shadows and grey background? I can't seem to diffuse the light enough to get rid of those blasted shadows, and the background always turns greyish...

Do you take the grey background out with photoshop?
 
Kerioak said:
It is surprising what you can get with long exposures using available light if you do not have specific lights for photography
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Intriguing answer, almost like your suggesting we should try something ... :|
 
Food maybe? This picture was taken using I think, a wall light and a standard lamp across the room with a long exposure. It was a while ago and I cannot remember, just know I was experimenting with long exposures - see, a perfectly innocent answer .

Suit the subject to the light available if you can, if you want a white background you will need some intense light (it is possible with a couple of desk lamps but post processing will normally be necessary). If you want to shoot something/anything then pick a subject where a lot of light is not essential - did anyone see that pair of boots Anonymous posted yesterday? That was a beautifully moody shot.
 
xil3 said:
What do you do about the horrible shadows and grey background? I can't seem to diffuse the light enough to get rid of those blasted shadows, and the background always turns greyish...

Do you take the grey background out with photoshop?
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It depends on the subject and setup. Sometimes I fire a 430EX at the background through the diffused top of the tent to whiten it out but you get some overspill onto the subject if you don't use sheilds. Sometimes a little PP is necessary.

Or you could painstakingly and carefully iron the backgrounds every time you use them.... :gag:
 
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