Realise that I need strobes for shooting products with light tent. Are there any alternative lighting to be used? Please advise. Thanks.
solarii said:No you don't need strobes for shooting with a light tent...
In fact that's one of the biggest reasons to use a light tent - You don't need the strobes.
The following shots were taken without strobes (I used dedicated TTL flash for some, but these don't technically count as strobes ) .
Anyway about half of the shots were taken with daylight balanced fluorescent lighting.
Depending on the output of the lights, you'll probably get exposures ranging from ~ 1/2s to as long as 2-3s, as far as my setup is concerned. With flash you'll achieve much higher shutter speeds... fast enough to hand-hold if you're not using small apertures, but I advise against hand holding in any case for product shots.
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http://solarii85.multiply.com/photos/album/30
http://solarii85.multiply.com/photos/album/25
barracuda said:nice shots, jason. but which are the ones shot using a light tent? :dunno:
solarii said:All of them! The tent can be adapted to shoot virtually anything that can fit inside!
Its very versatile and can serve a variety of functions depending on how it's set up in relation to the light, and of course the props used.
barracuda said:oh, that's encouraging. how powerful is ur flash? nikon sb-26/sb-28 good enough? and how big ur light tent? thinking of getting a 30cm x 30cm one. is it big enough? thx.
to make things look 3D, you need to have more highlight and shadows, try to make the light stronger on one side. eg, top, left or right, not from front.Golgotha said:Looks good. I've just got 2 day light bulbs ......am trying out all possible shots. However, the subjects doesn't have a "3D" look.it looks rather flat.
a big tent can use to shoot big and small subjects,Golgotha said:i've got a 75 by 75 it's too big! Thinking of selling n getting a smaller one..my stuff ain't tat big.
barracuda said:oh, that's encouraging. how powerful is ur flash? nikon sb-26/sb-28 good enough? and how big ur light tent? thinking of getting a 30cm x 30cm one. is it big enough? thx.
catchlights said:SB26 and SB28 is good. powerful enough.
Golgotha said:Realise that I need strobes for shooting products with light tent. Are there any alternative lighting to be used? Please advise. Thanks.
Golgotha said:That's great! I was looking for that too. But I only need the lights since I've got the tent already. Any idea if Catahy photo sells the lights alone?