Carl Fisher
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So I was sent a light box for my birthday. The model can be found HERE
The problem is unless I use the white background and set my aperture to 3.5 or lower, my camera tells me there is not enough light. Forget using one of the color backgrounds. The halogen lamps that are provided barely give you a spot of light on the fabric.
I tried putting my 13W 5k CFL lamps outside the box but the results weren't much better. The only way I can seem to use it is to shine the lights directly into the box, not diffused from the outside. How much lighting is really needed to get reasonable results out of a light box like this?
The problem is unless I use the white background and set my aperture to 3.5 or lower, my camera tells me there is not enough light. Forget using one of the color backgrounds. The halogen lamps that are provided barely give you a spot of light on the fabric.
I tried putting my 13W 5k CFL lamps outside the box but the results weren't much better. The only way I can seem to use it is to shine the lights directly into the box, not diffused from the outside. How much lighting is really needed to get reasonable results out of a light box like this?