trying out a simple macro box

[tampa railroad hobo]

I've been reading about these 'Macro Boxes' and for something that doesn't really cost anything, I can definitely practice another aspect of photography.

I only spent no more than $20 for the whole thing. Granted, I could've used some house lamps and bulbs around the house but I think my wife would start to get annoyed after coming home to a dark house.

Well.. on with the pics.















Used my 50mm 1.8 to take these pics. Enjoy and tips & advice is always welcomed.

[PT Photography]

Pretty cool. What kind of paper is that?

[AHHthatsJDMyo]

^^+1

[EfWorld]

looks like standard printer paper lol

[tampa railroad hobo]

Pretty cool. What kind of paper is that?

Just plain white tissue paper.

[tampa railroad hobo]

Oh, if you're referring to the paper inside the box, its poster board paper.

[Cola]

I actually just made one of these myself to take some product shots of my new knife. I used a similar box set-up but a bit bigger with white poster board as my "backdrop" and I used a white sheet as much diffusion material. I used a flash shooting from the top on slave mode and used some fill from on camera flash. These were my results with my new knife.

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[tampa railroad hobo]

Cola, those shots came out real nice. Yea, I'm thinking about adding a third light which will shine from the top of the box.

[Cola]

Cola, those shots came out real nice. Yea, I'm thinking about adding a third light which will shine from the top of the box.

Thanks man, yeah It is definitely worth trying. For me I just used the single flash from above then a bit of on camera flash and it seemed to work pretty well. I'm not sure how much difference the diffusion material makes, I know most people make them with tissue paper like you did. I chose to use a white sheet because it is a bit thicker and would (in theory) spread the light more without having a hotspot. It's all in trial and error though.

Your shots came out pretty good, the lightbox is a useful took. I look forward to trying some studio insect macro focus stacking with mine in the near future.

[The Chimichunga]

I just saw this post on FStoppers.

I'm planning on writing my next blog post on the Cigar shop's website I just shot for. I used a cardboard box, all painted white, with a flash on the inside of the box shooting up and to the right. The light reflected all the way around the box and lit it evenly.

[jriggs]

^ set up pic? that sound simple and functional

[tampa railroad hobo]

^ set up pic? that sound simple and functional

Yea, curious how you set that up. I guess we all have to wait for the write-up.