January 24th - DIY lightbox

Hello readers,

Today I decided to build my very own light box with nothing more then a cardboard box, utility knife, tape and tissue paper. Mind you its not the best box it does the trick. The first photo shows exactly what the box looks like:

So as you can see its pretty ghetto but it allows me a chance to play with some new lighting ideas. A few of my previous shots were done with just taping some parchment paper over the lights. Very crude but ok results for a beginner like myself. So the next picture shows the difference in lighting between using the box and not using it.

As you can see it allows for a much smoother transition from the high lights to the low lights. It gives the light a much softer look. Also with the box I am able to create a seamless background so it looks like the object is floating in white space. Pretty neat. I will try to incorporate some more technical things as I go.

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January 13th - Horse Boxer

Today was lots of fun, had to goto the dentist which is always an experience, last time I was there I passed out and had to goto the hospital... long story. This time was just for a normal cleaning which was fine. The best thing was that I got to sit in the new chair which had a massage feature.... sure makes the dentist more relaxing and fun! Always blown away by how many delicious dinner ideas Heather has. Tonight was spaghetti squash with caramelized onions and pesto. so good. Also saw Family Guy: something something something something dark side. Pretty funny stuff, but not as good as the first star wars copy. The photo is of an interesting pen that I found in Heathers pen box. A boxing horse for all your pen/boxing horse needs.

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