THIRTYFIVEMILL
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I've been asked several times in the last few days what I use for lighting. My home setup is fairly basic and rudimentary but it does the job for the most part. As such, I thought I'd post a few photos which might help beginners wanting to set up something similar at home.
I use an old Ikea table as the base. In the left corner is an old Nikon copy stand that I've rarely used but recently re-attached with the thought of using it for some of the more extreme macro stuff I'm currently learning. I have 5 x 5500k cheap "studio" lights in differing sizes that I've picked up cheaply on eBay over the years.
I generally use A4 pieces of paper to diffuse the lights. The camera sits on a Velbon SuperMag Slider for most of my shots. It helps when fine tuning focus and framing and also helps focus lenses that cannot be focused in any other way (microscope or enlarger lenses, for example).
The 3 sided diffuser you see in the above and below image is a piece of frosted perspex that I had a manufacturer make for me. They simply took a single piece and bent it twice. Cheap as chips and very useful for creating good even light.
I have another much larger perspex light box that I had made for me, too. That one comes to pieces for storage but when up stands about 70cm x 70cm is is 5 sided. I might put that one back together later and if I do I'll post a pic. Hope this might helps someone put together a cheap but functional home studio for macro and product type photography.
I use an old Ikea table as the base. In the left corner is an old Nikon copy stand that I've rarely used but recently re-attached with the thought of using it for some of the more extreme macro stuff I'm currently learning. I have 5 x 5500k cheap "studio" lights in differing sizes that I've picked up cheaply on eBay over the years.
I generally use A4 pieces of paper to diffuse the lights. The camera sits on a Velbon SuperMag Slider for most of my shots. It helps when fine tuning focus and framing and also helps focus lenses that cannot be focused in any other way (microscope or enlarger lenses, for example).
The 3 sided diffuser you see in the above and below image is a piece of frosted perspex that I had a manufacturer make for me. They simply took a single piece and bent it twice. Cheap as chips and very useful for creating good even light.
I have another much larger perspex light box that I had made for me, too. That one comes to pieces for storage but when up stands about 70cm x 70cm is is 5 sided. I might put that one back together later and if I do I'll post a pic. Hope this might helps someone put together a cheap but functional home studio for macro and product type photography.
The small U shaped one was £30 plus £6 shipping.
