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Hi, Charley,<br><br>
I am not an expert, but I can tell you what has worked for me. I
made a photo area in my studio for a relatively small investment. A
lot depends on what you are photographing and the sizes. Since I
have limited space and I need to photograph both free-standing
in-the-round items and wall hangings I needed something more versatile
than a small photo box. I have posted a photo of my setup on
picturetrail at
<a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/13574569" eudora="autourl">
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/13574569</a> For
wall hanging items, the backdrop is a sheet of peg board covered with the
gray fabric. I use "modified" drapery hooks for
hanging.... don't laugh, it works. :) For in-the-round
items, I used a window shade, replacing the shade with the gray
fabric. It works great for me.<br><br>
I like a neutral gray background rather than the white or blue that I
have seen in some of the boxes. As you can see there are two
swing-arm lamps with incandescent flood bulbs. There are also two
small gooseneck lamps on the shelf. When I shoot, I place those in
front of the subject at about 45 degrees to the sides and often below the
subject. They also have incandescent bulbs. I have full
spectrum overhead fluorescent shop lights that are on for ambient light
as well. My camera can be used in manual mode,l so I never use
flash. <br><br>
Good luck!! IMHO you are on the right track looking for ways to
take the best possible photos!!<br><br>
Marcia (aka Mush)<br>
South China, Maine, where we are also going back into the deep
freeze. We're expecting -20 tonight! Brrrr!<br><br>
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At 10:28 AM 1/24/2009, Charley wrote:<br>
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<font face="verdana" color="#330000">I want to start a web site but was
told to get a photo box to take my pics in. Does anyone have plans or
info on this?<br>
thanks much for all the ideas I get from the list.<br>
p.s. BRRRRRRRrrrrrr it's cold here in Michigan,,,,<br>
Charley <br>
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