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Can anyone advise me on the cheapest possible way I would be able to attain shots akin to this?

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I'm currently running a D40 with stock lens. No lights/backgrounds etc.

Any help much appreciated and cost is an issue here - I don't want any permanent or long-term setup as I have nowhere to store it.

Thanks guys. :thinking:
 
An Ebay light tent and take it outside and use sunlight for lighting.
 
Something like that would work ok. Without additional lights you could expect longish exposures (maybe a second or so) if you need to stop down for maximum depth of field, so a tripod would be more than useful. Failing that, support the camera on a beanbag or something similar. It is possible, just not as easy. But if cost is a major consideration it's worth trying.

EDIT: Oh and yes... if you do decide to go for a light tent like that, expect some fun when you try and get it folded up again :)
Opening them up is dead easy... they kind of explode on you. Folding them up is a whole new deal. It's dead easy when you manage to do it, but I've never ever got the hang of it!

cheers
 
Bill Roberts said:
Something like that would work ok. Without additional lights you could expect longish exposures (maybe a second or so) if you need to stop down for maximum depth of field, so a tripod would be more than useful. Failing that, support the camera on a beanbag or something similar. It is possible, just not as easy. But if cost is a major consideration it's worth trying.

cheers
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Thanks Bill. I have a tripod which is suitable so I won't worry too much about that. And, to build on strax's post, is it better to use indoor lights or sunlight?
 
The problem with indoor lights is the colour balance. But that's easily fixed if you shoot in raw. But if you have room outside and it's a nice day then that'd be fine. Either way will work and you can get surprisingly good results without it costing a fortune.
 
Bill Roberts said:
The problem with indoor lights is the colour balance. But that's easily fixed if you shoot in raw. But if you have room outside and it's a nice day then that'd be fine. Either way will work and you can get surprisingly good results without it costing a fortune.
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Excellent. Well, as well you know being from around these parts, the weather doesn't often lend itself to particularly bright days so I'll get myself the light box, have some fun unfolding and folding it and then hope that I've been praying to the right god and get some good weather.

Will be sure to post shots on here to show you how it went! :thumbs:
 
I just got a light-box like that.
I couldn't get it folded back up again.

Not sure about the Nikon, but for me on canon, I took one shot with the camera shooting inside the box, without a background, then set that as the custom-whitebalance. Then added the background and item to shoot.

If you cannot otherwise get a decent light-source, there is another seller, has a similar setup (75cm box) with a monopod attachment for the camera, and two GU10 lights.
That was around £27
 
This was an old post that I posted to help someone asking a similar question a while back.. Linky to thread

Glass table with pvc shower curtain and some glass supported above it. One Flash below triggered by another on camera.

No PP on these

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Piece of white card in front of the window, object on it and then just do a path in PS to cut it out - simples....


... or you could do it properly with a light box as explained :)
 
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