Comments on: DIY Thrifty Macro Lens http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/10/13/diy-thrifty-macro-lens/ A rabbit in a tree. Whoopeee! Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:37:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/10/13/diy-thrifty-macro-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-804 dawn Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:15:01 +0000 http://www.dawnshumate.com/?p=395#comment-804 As you can tell I love DIY projects. Sometime in the future I may post about a woodworking project where I convert an old futon bed frame into a bookshelf. I have made two of them and they are great! I did look at tutorials online for making my lightbox to get ideas on how to make one. I used just a cardboard box, posterboard, tissue paper and lightweight drawing paper. I do plan on doing another post in the future about a more permanent lightbox a friend plans to help me build with a sturdier wooden frame. The cardboard ones are great for single use instances (or longer if you don't have two very (sweet, yet) destructive children around). In my portfolio (either on my website or on flickr) the jewelry photos were shot in the lightbox I made (which has since been destroyed hence the idea to make a more permanent and perhaps larger one). You can also go to www.silverandstonesjewerly.com to see more examples of different types of jewelry shot in the lightbox. The box or frame can be made out of numerous types of material- the key for me was just getting really good lighting (bright shop lights, which I borrowed for this project). Here are some links to tutorials I read: http://www.studiolighting.net/homemade-light-box-for-product-photography/ http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber/light_box_light_tent http://www.wikihow.com/Create-an-Inexpensive-Photography-Lightbox http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-diy-10-macro-photo-studio.html http://www.instructables.com/id/Costless-Macro-Photography-Light-Box/ http://www.instructables.com/id/Do-It-Yourself-Photography-Light-Box-for-Under-40/ Yes I did comment on your blog about a photowalk and apologies for not leaving any contact information. I have family coming in from out of town this weekend but maybe the 25th or 26th would be ok if weekends are good for you. Looking forward to meeting you! As you can tell I love DIY projects. Sometime in the future I may post about a woodworking project where I convert an old futon bed frame into a bookshelf. I have made two of them and they are great!

I did look at tutorials online for making my lightbox to get ideas on how to make one. I used just a cardboard box, posterboard, tissue paper and lightweight drawing paper. I do plan on doing another post in the future about a more permanent lightbox a friend plans to help me build with a sturdier wooden frame. The cardboard ones are great for single use instances (or longer if you don’t have two very (sweet, yet) destructive children around). In my portfolio (either on my website or on flickr) the jewelry photos were shot in the lightbox I made (which has since been destroyed hence the idea to make a more permanent and perhaps larger one). You can also go to http://www.silverandstonesjewerly.com to see more examples of different types of jewelry shot in the lightbox. The box or frame can be made out of numerous types of material- the key for me was just getting really good lighting (bright shop lights, which I borrowed for this project).

Here are some links to tutorials I read:
http://www.studiolighting.net/homemade-light-box-for-product-photography/
http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber/light_box_light_tent
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-an-Inexpensive-Photography-Lightbox
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-diy-10-macro-photo-studio.html
http://www.instructables.com/id/Costless-Macro-Photography-Light-Box/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Do-It-Yourself-Photography-Light-Box-for-Under-40/

Yes I did comment on your blog about a photowalk and apologies for not leaving any contact information. I have family coming in from out of town this weekend but maybe the 25th or 26th would be ok if weekends are good for you.

Looking forward to meeting you!

]]> By: Wayfaring Wanderer http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/10/13/diy-thrifty-macro-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-803 Wayfaring Wanderer Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:49:02 +0000 http://www.dawnshumate.com/?p=395#comment-803 Your DIY'ing all over the place aren't you?! I recently thought that I needed to make my own lightbox, say, do you have a resource for the one you made or did you just wing it? I think your new set-up captured a great deal of detail here. The photo you shared looks fabulous! And, forgive me, I'm a little slow on the uptake, but I think I recall you leaving me a comment a time ago proposing a photo walk. Was this you? I didn't know how to get back in touch since the comment had no link back to your site. Email me, and we can go get some fall photos together! Your DIY’ing all over the place aren’t you?! I recently thought that I needed to make my own lightbox, say, do you have a resource for the one you made or did you just wing it?

I think your new set-up captured a great deal of detail here. The photo you shared looks fabulous!

And, forgive me, I’m a little slow on the uptake, but I think I recall you leaving me a comment a time ago proposing a photo walk. Was this you? I didn’t know how to get back in touch since the comment had no link back to your site. Email me, and we can go get some fall photos together!

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