Light tent

Borderfox

I was in M&S today and while going through the home section I spotted this



Which turns into this



And looks like this when set up



And allows results like this



And this



And it cost €7.75. It doesnt have an infinity curve but that can be made quite easily.

Buzz Lightyear

Hay well spotted :cool:

Gotta get in there quick before the rest of the boards see this post

Thanks

Fajitas!

That's great!

Borderfox

I put them sitting on a plexiglass clipboard I had lying around but a bit of tileboard in white would do the job better.

whyulittle

Not even the light tent, but the reflection created by the clipboard is class.

Borderfox

I have seen shots of guys using 4x4 and 8x8 foot white tileboard to shoot dancers on and the results are excellent.

PaulieC

Borderfox wrote: »

I have seen shots of guys using 4x4 and 8x8 foot white tileboard to shoot dancers on and the results are excellent.

very enterprising Keith! where to get tileboard? i've never seen it anywhere

CabanSail

Great tip there!!

Thanks.

Borderfox

I think you can get it in B&Q. I must check it out.

oshead

Excellent. I'll be in the Q first thing tomorrow.

Dave OS

shepthedog

Very clever.. Sales of this bin in M & S are about the go thru the roof.. Good post

Dodgykeeper

Nice one!

Cabaal

ohh interesting...

freddie

oshead wrote: »

Excellent. I'll be in the Q first thing tomorrow.

Dave OS

I saw a nice one in Maplin reduced to about €15 at the weekend.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=38260&C=Maplin&U=SearchTop&T=light%20tent&doy=15m7

Buzz Lightyear

There's only two left in MS in Drogheda. There was three

smash

a friend got these and they work fine http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/80CM-PHOTO-SOFT-BOX-LIGHT-TENT-CUBE-4-COLOUR-BACKDROP_W0QQitemZ140249474414QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140249474414

Borderfox

I have a 1mx1mx1m one too that I used for large product shoots but thought this would be handy for people who want to experiment and considering how little it costs its a steal. If you dont use it you can throw your kecks in it for the laundry

Arciphel

Hey Keith, what kind of tileboard do you use for getting the nice reflective surface for product shots? was over in B&Q today on my lunchbreak and they only had very small ceramic tiles (about 15cm square) which we glossy enough for this kind of thing. any tips much appreciated!

nameandanumber

Hi,

How did you light the D&G shot?

I like the composition of it.

Borderfox

I used perspex for the last job I did and picked it up from a Fitter I know. He gave me a 1mx1m sheet for nada.

The D&g shot was lit from both sides with two flashguns using the light tent to soften the effect.

Nforce

Apologies for the necro thread revival, but as I was shopping this morning with the OH in Dunnes Stores this morning, I spotted those "light tent/laundry baskets" in the home wares section. They appear to be identical to that posted in the OP and are selling for €4 ea.