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Old 05-09-11, 11:54 AM   #1
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my try at a "light box"

i tried to make a cheap - o light box, well it didint turn out to good, and steve would NOT sit still hahah, heres a few quick pics!!






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Old 05-09-11, 12:12 PM   #2
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Re: my try at a "light box"

I "cheat" and do the same thing with fresh substrate to give the illusion of an in cage photo.
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Old 05-09-11, 12:45 PM   #3
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I "cheat" and do the same thing with fresh substrate to give the illusion of an in cage photo.
thats a good idea! i will try that next time... and i will be using my oldest BP, since she will jsut sit there.. lol
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Re: my try at a "light box"

What's the idea behind a light box? I've never heard of them.
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What's the idea behind a light box? I've never heard of them.
its either;
1.)the white paper absorbs the light from a camera flash and you get better colours off the snake inside.
2.)the white paper reflects background lighting so you dont need to use the flash on the camera to get a brighter photo.

more than likely to be the last option lol
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Thats pretty cool.
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Re: my try at a "light box"

I've been meaning to try this myself as I always have a hard time with lighting in my photographs.

Good tip on adding some natural substrate, Wayne.

This YouTube video was created and shared by a member of another reptile forum not too long ago. I thought it was a pretty good tutorial and kinda funny too. Though in my opinion wild animals are best photographed in their natural environment. Anyway, hope you enjoy

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@ LiL_Boa - Maybe try some larger, thicker craft/construction paper. Also, you could try containing Steve under a container for a few minutes so he's settled down and in a coiled up position.
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Gona need to get me one of these.
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maybe try adding some light to the box... that may work.
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Re: my try at a "light box"

a white fabric bed sheet works awesome, as does black.

Black backgrounds are sweet.

towels work well and add texture to the background.
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Someone recently posted pics using what looked like a black corduroy or denim material and I thought those looked rather nice.
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