A one gallon milk jug works well for small items. Since they are free you can cut holes in various places for different angles/effects.
Powell > >Interesting. I imagine one could build a similar item for much less. >Thanks for the tips. > >Tom C. > > > > >>From: "K.Takeshita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: [email protected] >>To: <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: Ring Light Recommendations? >>Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 15:50:49 -0500 >> >>On 3/04/06 3:07 PM, "Tom C", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > I have quite a few mineral >> > specimens that I'd like to photograph for abstracts (not to mention it's >> > usefulness for flowers). >> >>I used to photograph small metal objects (for myself) and jewelries (for my >>wife). >>If your "mineral specimens" has any glitters, ring light may not be the >>ideal solution. It will flatten out the objects, sometimes the glitters >>render quite different colours and in general, the results would be too >>harsh. >> >>I experimented with all sorts of lighting but settled with "diffusion" >>solution. I actually bought a "cloud dome" (too expensive for what it >>does); >> >>http://www.clouddome.com >> >>which worked best and brought out most natural colours and textures. >> >>I also made similar setups using trash boxes made of translucent plastic >>materials. >> >>I am not sure if above applies to your project though. >> >>Ken >> > >
