{"id":1239,"date":"2009-07-05T10:30:39","date_gmt":"2009-07-05T18:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2023-02-22T14:36:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T22:36:35","slug":"photography-tip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/05\/photography-tip\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography Tip"},"content":{"rendered":"

My studio became so crammed with junk that it was impossible for students to move around. Getting rid of some junk would not do the trick because I can’t stop collecting it. So, I spent the day at IKEA looking for tables that would take up less space. On the way out I picked up another piece of junk, a trash bin that cost $1.99.<\/p>\n

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At home I asked my son to cut a hole at the bottom of the bin. He heated a knife on the gas stove, and it slid through the plastic. If you do this, wear a mask and ventilate, because the knife gets coated with plastic, and when you heat it again, the plastic burns with toxic fumes. I am sure I could have cut the hole with a sharp knife or a saw, but that would have been more time-consuming.<\/p>\n

The diameter of the hole is slightly bigger than my camera lens.<\/p>\n

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Then I turned the trash bin upside down and set my camera on top, with the lens poking through the hole into the bin. I took a few photos, and then took the same photos, under the same conditions, with my old plastic light-diffuser, which cost me almost the same price as my 35mm film scanner<\/a>: $200.<\/p>\n

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The photo on the left was taken with my old light-diffuser. The one on the right was taken with the trash bin. At this point I had not Photoshopped either photo.<\/p>\n

The shutter speed was half a second in both photos. Using my old light-diffuser I changed the speed to one second.<\/p>\n

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The photo on the left is the new photo. The one on the right is the one above, the original one taken with the trash bin. <\/p>\n

I then Photoshopped the photo that I took with my old light-diffuser. First I made it lighter.<\/p>\n

\"Old<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>

Photo taken using my old light-diffuser, made lighter with Photoshop<\/p><\/div>\n

Then I increased the contrast.<\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>

Photo taken using my old light-diffuser, with increased contrast<\/p><\/div>\n

And this is again the original photo taken with the trash bin, not Photoshopped.<\/p>\n

\"Original<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>

Original photo taken inside trash bin, no Photoshop<\/p><\/div>\n

I am sure there are other devices you can use, such as lamp shades and plastic containers, that will produce good results quicker and cheaper than a commercial light-diffuser. They only need to be white and opaque. If they are too translucent, you can wrap or cover them with white paper. If you have a booth tent, the white synthetic fabric walls will do just fine to prevent the glare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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