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| Posted: Wed Dec 3rd, 2008 03:01 am |
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aloy 3T WIS 
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I've read in several posts the term "light tent". I naturally assume this is some sort of photography lighting tool. What exactly does this do? Is it effective? Does this help reduce direct glare and/or reflection ... something I have a great deal of trouble and frustration with? Also, is this something one can purchase and if yes, about how much does it run please? I also read that this week's 1st place Pic of the Week prize is a digital camera lighting system. Sounds intriguing ... and expensive! What exactly is it and would it help me? Which is better or would/could they work together? Once again, about how much would it run please? Any other suggestions for me puleeez? ;) :D Any insight would be hugely appreciated! Many thanks in advance!! :) Alina Last edited on Wed Dec 3rd, 2008 03:22 am by aloy |
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| Posted: Wed Dec 3rd, 2008 05:48 am |
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paulorbvalley 3T WIS 
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Hi Alina If you search"light tent " on Ebay there are quite a few some come with the lighting equipment too and are called "studio in a box" The light tent gives you a seamless background to your pics. I don' know much about photography but i am thinking of investing in a light tent myself for the photo's on the website. PaulCamera_photos.gi:D
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| Posted: Wed Dec 3rd, 2008 10:14 am |
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pallet spoon Guest
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It disperses the light so you don't get hot spots and reflections. Especially useful with watches due to reflections off of the crystals. Ususally very cheap. Another neat, cheap, picture taking tool for getting rid of even more reflections is a circular polarizing filter (lense). Like 10 bucks on EBay.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 5th, 2008 06:33 pm |
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aloy 3T WIS
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Thanks so much Paul and pallet! I'm going to try both. Wish me luck! ;) :) 
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| Posted: Fri Dec 5th, 2008 08:14 pm |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Light tent. Full spectrum lights. Polarizing filter. Tripod. Patience...  The best light is always out doors but dang it be cold now!! De Pere, WI 54115 Conditions as of 6:53 pm GMT  CurrentlyFair (night) Temperature14 F, feels like 0 F
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| Posted: Sat Dec 6th, 2008 12:21 am |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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I'm a sunlight guy too. LOL 
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| Posted: Sun Dec 7th, 2008 08:46 pm |
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anders213 3T WIS 
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Practise Practise and Practise mate. There is a saying in photography, what matters most is the 12" behind the camera.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 7th, 2008 11:29 pm |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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Anders said it best....all the equipment in the World won't help if you don't practice and know how to use your camera,angles to avoid reflections,lighting etc. and developing an eye..... the more pics you take the better you get....practice makes perfecthand6.gif
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| Posted: Mon Dec 8th, 2008 03:23 pm |
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pallet spoon Guest
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True, but practicing without at least the basic equipment can be very frustrating. Also, let it be said that no one 'just takes' a great picture. I would venture to say that any pic on here that has made your heart skip a beat has been dragged through at least one 'photoshop-esqe' type of software.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20th, 2008 08:45 am |
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aloy 3T WIS
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Paxman wrote: Light tent. The light tent blocked the best light I had - the track lighting in my bathroom - I ended up back in my tub again!  The lights did help for some shots. The only problem was they got so hot they made the watch too hot to touch and actually burned a corner of the watch pillow!!! The CPL worked GREAT!!!! smile8.gif The tripod was really helpful for some shots too! :D A challenge to navigate in a tub though! Couldn't find Patience on eBay!!!! ;) :D I know, I miss sunlight. It was the easiest, best lighting source. Too cold here too - temp right now 27 degrees, but not for long - SEVERE WEATHER ALERT
HIGH tomorrow - 3 above (w/out wind chill)! YIKES!!!! coyote2.gif So my pics are improving! Many thanks for all your great advice! :) Last edited on Sat Dec 20th, 2008 08:51 am by aloy |
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20th, 2008 09:22 am |
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aloy 3T WIS
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oagaspar wrote: Anders said it best....all the equipment in the World won't help if you don't practice and know how to use your camera,angles to avoid reflections,lighting etc. and developing an eye..... the more pics you take the better you get....practice makes perfecthand6.gif Thanks Anders and O. I know practice is key. I used to be into photography big time years ago. I had an SLR and used the manual mode. I loved getting really creative and was really into it, but I took pics of landscape, scenery, nature, and panoramic shots too. This is a whole different ball game. It's not learning the camera for me, but the nuances of as you say O, avoiding reflections and for me, mainly avoiding shadows that frustrates me the most. Argh!!! 
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20th, 2008 09:24 am |
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Paxman 3T WIS
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You do have the lights outside the tent, don't you?Practice, practice, practice...
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