DIY Product Home Studio w/ Infinity Sweep

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Will V|Photography

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Alright, so I know we're not all well-paid photo pros. Equipment is expensive and a lot of times we try to make something before paying for it.
This is a "Macro Light Tent" that I made this evening for product photography. All it took was a box, a box cutter or scissors, some freezer paper, poster paper for the infinity sweep, and a good amount of masking tape. Cut the squares into the two sides and top about an inch from each edge. Tape the freezer paper to the outside with the shiny side of the paper facing the inside of the box. Cut your poster paper and secure it in there with glue or tape in a "half pipe" or curved shape. Shoot your strobe in from either side and it will reflect off the shiny side of the other 2 pieces and engulf your subject in light, effectively reducing shadows as much as possible.


Here's the completed box on my dining room table. Note the strobe just outside of the box to the left aimed up through the side towards the top...



DIY Macro Light Box with Infinity Sweep by FLWill, on Flickr


And 2 sample shots. One landscape and the other portrait to show the "depth" of the infinity sweep...



Landscape in DIY Light Tent by FLWill, on Flickr



Portrait in DIY Light Tent by FLWill, on Flickr


I'll take some more pictures of the outside of the box if anyone wants them.
 
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fotojack

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Yes, more pics, please. And I'm curious about this freezer paper of which you speak. Is there a brand name or is it generic? Something that can be bought at a grocery store? I've never heard of it before.
 
Berkerk

Berkerk

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Nice work!

I've made something similar out of UPVC piping and push fit connectors, for the infinity wall I bought a roll of A3 plotter paper, so if it gets dirty I can pull down another length.
 
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Will V|Photography

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fotojack said:
Yes, more pics, please. And I'm curious about this freezer paper of which you speak. Is there a brand name or is it generic? Something that can be bought at a grocery store? I've never heard of it before.
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No problem, I'll snap a couple more shots for you. The freezer paper is made by Reynolds and I'm 99% sure my girlfriend got it at Publix. I wouldn't doubt that there is a generic version out there.

Berkerk said:
Nice work!

I've made something similar out of UPVC piping and push fit connectors, for the infinity wall I bought a roll of A3 plotter paper, so if it gets dirty I can pull down another length.
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Thanks! Your plans sound pretty smart. My infinity wall is held on with masking tape so it shouldn't be too much of a bother to replace but your idea seems much better. I may try and integrate that in my next attempt.
 
Marcel

Marcel

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fotojack said:
Yes, more pics, please. And I'm curious about this freezer paper of which you speak. Is there a brand name or is it generic? Something that can be bought at a grocery store? I've never heard of it before.
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I suspect it's called waxed paper up here in Canada. But, I've been know to be wrong a few times before. :)
 
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Will V|Photography

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I forgot to get some shots of the outside of the box (I will I promise) but I was messing around with it again tonight. First one is the 55-200 taken with the 18-55. I put my strobe in the box for this one, just to the right of the end of my lens, aimed at the roof of the box at about 2/7 power. The second one was also taken with the 18-55 but I was free-lensing it reversed and had the strobe outside of the box aimed in through the right and towards the roof.


55-200 in Light Box by FLWill, on Flickr



Telephoto Macro by FLWill, on Flickr
 
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jdeg

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dang, I've been trying to find paper like that, but I can't find anything that isn't a massive roll.
 
Berkerk

Berkerk

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Reynolds make the freezer paper - available in various sizes of sheets or rolls. HP make the plotter paper - available in different width rolls.
 
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