Indoor Light Box?

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Anyone using one? Any benefits over just shooting near a window?
I hate the amount of time my camera takes to adjust to the temps. (fogging lens) when it's cold.
Doesn't fit in my pocket. What's your best tips -and- tricks for indoor pics?

[Butch Wilson]

Olden, I don't use a light box this picture was taken in indirect light from a south facing window. The light from the window is coming from the right with a white 8x10 card used on the left to bounce the light back toward the point and fill in the shadows !

[Hoss]

I have actually been looking at this for a while but I am not sure it will be large enough. http://www.ebay.com/itm/360321573749...84.m1438.l2649
I talked to Jim Bennett at his Authentication Seminar and he said he uses a type of light tent. He also said he places his point on Glass above a Blue cloth it makes them look like they are floating. I wish I had asked him how big his set up was. I am sure his is a permanent set up with the ammount of artifacts he must photograph for his bi weekly auctions

[Hoss]

Wow I searched that over a year ago and saved it. I just searched again and it seems there are many more out there http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trks...at=0&_from=R40

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From Butch:
Olden, I don't use a light box this picture was taken in indirect light from a south facing window. The light from the window is coming from the right with a white 8x10 card used on the left to bounce the light back toward the point and fill in the shadows!
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  Good idea Butch (and nice points). I hadn't even considered just using a reflector - I have a boat load
of stuff to retype and photograph, so better to plan ahead and try'n get it right.

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From Hoss:
I talked to Jim Bennett at his Authentication Seminar and he said he uses a type of light tent. He also said he places his point on Glass above a Blue cloth it makes them look like they are floating. I wish I had asked him how big his set up was. I am sure his is a permanent set up with the ammount of artifacts he must photograph for his bi weekly auctions
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I've tried the hovering glass thing some time ago, and liked it quite a bit - makes it easy to change backgrounds for contrast purposes. I think there's a non-reflective glass (used to cover framed art) that's better.
I think I'm going to have to do some house cleaning and make a dedicated work site for this project.

[CliffJ]

Jim's tent is maybe a 30" cube. It works great if you are taking a bunch of pictures. The glass is plexiglass. I sometimes use my tent, which is 24", for taking a lot of pics- but controlled natural light works the easiest.
Butch's method produces great pictures.

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CliffJ wrote:

Jim's tent is maybe a 30" cube. It works great if you are taking a bunch of pictures. The glass is plexiglass. I sometimes use my tent, which is 24", for taking a lot of pics- but controlled natural light works the easiest.
Butch's method produces great pictures.

  I'm curious to try it -  I'll probably copy one from some of the DIY vids around. They're basically constructed from a cardboard box that's been cut out, and wrapped with a white sheet.. I think they're meant to be more of a even light diffuser more than anything else - probably not good for all applications.
It would seem to me that a sheet of plexiglass would soon be scratched, but I'll look into it. Thanks Cliff!