Comments on: DIY mini photo studio

By: scooterscooter

scooterscooter — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 01:33:00 +0000

I’m wondering if the little tripedal robot is going to drink what’s in the brown bottle – or just look at it.

By: Nick Britsky

Nick Britsky — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:58:00 +0000

HA! Thanks for catching that everyone.

By: Rad

Rad — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:17:00 +0000

I think you would be better off making Steve Sint’s light table. Easier to construct and break down also better lighting possibilities.

http://www.setshoptutorials.com/item/1-learn-how-to-build-a-light-table

By: cleek

cleek — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:28:00 +0000

i made mine out of PVC with some white polyester for the sides:

http://www.ok-cleek.com/images/lighttent.jpg

cheap work lights clipped to some handy mic stands for lighting.

works fine: http://www.ok-cleek.com/images/lightning.jpg

By: bluest_one

bluest_one — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:18:00 +0000

Wow. They’re really bad.

Bit of a shame, really.

By: doggo

doggo — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:36:00 +0000

Pretty sweet. And it’s gotta be cheaper than the commercial alternative(-ish):
http://www.manfrotto.us/lighting-still-life-tables-tables

By: Robert Cruickshank

Robert Cruickshank — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:16:00 +0000

I made one that folds flat to about the size of a portfolio case. It would work a little better with Masonite instead of matte board, but it gets the job done.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/84221353@N00/sets/72157629586763700/

By: Nick Hayday

Nick Hayday — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:25:00 +0000

Terrible photographic results on his Flickr, I made one out of a large cardboard box and some pure white artist board

By: djmidwest

djmidwest — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:32:00 +0000

I suspect you mean kerfing not kefting. Kerfing is the process of cutting many parallel shallow cuts into wood to allow the curving of normally rigid materials .

By: The Life Of Bryan

The Life Of Bryan — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:08:00 +0000

Mine is just a sturdy cardboard box with cotton covered windows on three sides and an open front. Seems to give acceptable results. No fancy-ass infinite anythings required. http://lowercasesolutions.com/photography/product/gizmo_600.png

By: Dlo Burns

Dlo Burns — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 03:30:00 +0000

You’d be surprised at how much is legal here.

Well until the Eagle Forum finds out.

By: dayhat

dayhat — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:59:00 +0000

The urban dictionary states:
Keft. to pass gas, to rip, to trump. Commonly used in the classroom after someone just let rip a major eggy fart: “OHHH! Who’s keft?”

Colour me confused

By: Stefan Jones

Stefan Jones — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:49:00 +0000

Nice!

I may make something similar, but it has to be collapsible. I know there are commercial solutions, but I’m a MAKER damnit!

By: ROSSINDETROIT

ROSSINDETROIT — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:11:00 +0000

Clever, and a good example of careful design producing good results from simple materials.

By: BrianHardyman

BrianHardyman — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:46:00 +0000

Interesting. A nice setup but what does it cost? Since cost is usually the main reason to go DIY. My 16x16x16 light box ran $25 including all materials and lights.

By: Tichrimo

Tichrimo — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:33:00 +0000

Day-um. That is exactly what I need to resume my stop-motion LEGO animation project. (My homebrew greenscreen solution just wasn’t up to snuff, and left way too many artifacts in the finished product…)

By: Jonathan Danz

Jonathan Danz — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:20:00 +0000

Maybe kerfing?

By: Nagurski

Nagurski — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:06:00 +0000

I’ve never heard of kefting. Probably illegal in Utah.