How to use photo 'tent'

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I bought one of those tent things ages ago, like what you shoot objects in... the pop up kind. It has black, red, green backgrounds.

But I've never actually used it as I wasn't sure how to... do I shine a light through the side, top, front...?

I've ot a bit of stuff to check on ebay so wouldn't mind learning how to use it.

Any tips?
 
Use the background you prefer and for the shot you want to achieve.

As for the lights, you could place one either side, one either side and above, one above or just one on the side.

Again, it's dependant on what you want to achieve so have a play and see what you like.

I'd start with one to the side and then one looking down on the other side/top. See what that does :)

Also, check youtube, and search for "product tent photography", loads of videos.
 
Lighting isn't something I know a lot about, but yes, you could use normal desklights...

but, as you are shooting in a tent I am not sure if this will effect the light temprature/white balance. You will just need to try it, see how it looks and if the lighting looks a little odd adjust it in PP or look at getting some daylight bulbs for the desk lamps :)
 
I've used a tent but with flashes, not with continuous lights. I used two flashes, one in each side of the tent and ponting down to the subject. I also placed the subject in a sheet of perspex when I wanted to do white backgrounds.

After reading (in another forum) that light is difficult to control in a tent and that a tent limits the angles you can shoot I finally bought a shooting table that I'm still learning to use.
 
You could do it with continuous lights, but you'll want to make sure that your camera is locked off on a tripod, and you use any kind of anti-shake mechanism your camera offers (with Nikon's it's called "Exposure Delay Mode" - basically, after the mirror flips up, it waits a short while for any vibrations to stop before actually taking the shot - I'm not sure what the Canon version of this is, if your body has one) and use a remote trigger.
 
If you want bright background put lights at 45 degree angle from the camera. You could set one brighter if you want more interesting result. Custom WB should take care of colour cast.

If you want a darker solid background, try setting lights 45 degrees from the background. You should get a feel for it after a few hours of playing with it.
 
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