Commitment: the state of being emotionally impelled to do something. My commitment is to making art, loving life and doing well.

Daily Artworks... my continuing challenge for 2015: Observe and record. Record and observe. And stretch - s-t-r-e-t-c-h - myself.
What will I discover?

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Close Up and Personal - Day 14

Old Stuff, New Tricks    



A Juice Jug Light Tent for Close-Up Photography of Shiny Items  
-   recycling in a useful way  

I've been checking out ways to photograph jewelry, and ways to set up the camera to do it. Jewelry is tricky to shoot, because it's usually small and shiny and requires lighting that shows off its best features.
Well yes, there are commercial light diffusers available to buy, but there are some pretty ingenious homemade solutions, as well. So this morning, I cut the bottom out of a juice jug, and set it up next to a window, with a goose neck lamp sitting next to the jug. Then I set a small point-and-shoot camera lens down into the neck of the jug. Details are here. Thanks Camera Jim! I had to add to the jug's height to allow the camera to focus, and a measured length of paper towel tube did the trick.
I'm pleased with the results, and I'm going to try it again, and see where this can take me.

2 comments:

Barbara Martin (@Reptitude) said...

Ingenius! Can't wait to see what all you come up with in this series. (I have some art that could benefit from some sort of special lighting for being photographed.)Glad you had some of that Florida sunshine handy on tap to try it out!

Mavis said...

Thanks!
I'm wondering how this setup would work with shiny paint and metallic threads, too!

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