This & That...
White on White: Day 58
Posted by Claudia (Illinois, United States) on 2 July 2009 in Miscellaneous.
Inspired by this lovely image from Barbara, I decided to get out my light tent and play around today. I am trying to learn more about correct exposure and lighting so I decided to concentrate on different values of white
Thank you for stopping by and taking time to view my photos. If you have a few extra moments, please leave a comment--they are sincerely appreciated!
Barbara from Florida, United States
Excellent! I love the different values of white, good choice to practice exposure. I have a long way to go, I will be learning from you. Great work on this.
I am pleased my image gave you inspiration. Thank you, Claudia.
2 Jul 2009 5:22am
@Barbara: Thanks so much, Barbara. I love your Bing! shot and am so glad I decided to get the light tent out and play around after seeing it. :)
MJ from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
wow....great exposures! each of the subjects white levels can be differentiated from one another.
2 Jul 2009 6:08am
@MJ: Thank you, MJ! I was really trying for the effect of being able to tell the difference between the shades of white. For me, it took a lot of work! :)
Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Excellent work Claudia!! I would love to know what sort of equipment and setup did you use for this?
2 Jul 2009 7:25am
@Sarito: Thanks so much, Sarito! I used something like this: http://www.ezauctiontools.com/images/Short_easy_cube_light_tent_studio.gif it is a small, 12" (30.8 cm) nylon tent with two tiny, table top, 110 watt lights. The tent came with 4 background colors: white, black, red and blue. A wide angle lense definitely helps when using the smaller tents! One thing I don't like about the tents is that they have a 'lip' on them. You'll notice that the tent comes up about 6 cm in the front and this gets in the way of the item you are trying to photograph. I know that light boxes are often flat in front which would eliminate this problem. Also, if you do an interent search for homemade light boxes, you can find tutorials on how to make your own. Hope this info helps!
@Courtney King: Thank you Courtney K---and thanks for stopping by!
seventhray from Wayland, United States
Great work! Great Idea you did a wonderful job on this piece!
2 Jul 2009 12:33pm
@seventhray: Thanks so much, Seventhray!
@Simply Col: Many thanks, Simply! :)
PD from Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Very cool idea. My dad and I made home-made light boxes last fall, will have to get mine out again!
2 Jul 2009 7:26pm
@PD: Yes--get them out! I'd love to see what you and Bill would come up with. Thanks, PD!
@frederique: Thank you so much, Fred (is it OK if I keep calling you Fred? I am a lazy typer. :) )
PeterFH from Gothenburg, Sweden
Very nice High Key image,I love the different white and gray tones.
2 Jul 2009 7:31pm
@PeterFH: Thank you, Peter, and thanks for visiting!
Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Thank you so much for your detailed reply. It is very useful, I am going to try and make one of my own :).
2 Jul 2009 9:59pm
@Sarito: Oh, good, Sarito--glad I could help. Can't wait to see what you do. Keep me posted!
@motie: Merci beaucoup, Motie!
@Matt Sutton: Thank you kindly, Matt. :)
@ajoeh: Thanks so much, ajoeh, and thank you for stopping by. :)
@Helly: Thank you very, very much, Helly. Thanks for visiting!
@Bill: Hey, thanks, Bill. You and Paul need to get your light boxes out and have some fun!
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Wow a double Wow this is fantastic...it's funny 'cause I saw it yesterday, and my first thought was WOW, and then the second thought, geesh I have a boiled egg in the fridge that's been there forever, oh better hurry It's garbage day and I should throw it out....and there you go forgot to comment lol
3 Jul 2009 9:37am
@Lorraine: LOL--so glad I was able to remind you to throw your bad egg out, Lorraine! :) Thanks for the comment!
LESLIE from norwich, United Kingdom
Lovely image works OK ..... Must get mine out again ( its one of the least used )
3 Jul 2009 4:50pm
@LESLIE: Thanks, Les...looking forward to seeing your experiments!
@empar bessó: Thanks so much, empar, and thanks for visiting!
Chris Parr from Jefferson City, United States
I think you really got everything right here. White subject on a white background, but no loss of detail or definition. Great work.
5 Jul 2009 5:07pm
@Chris Parr: That is actually what I was trying for, Chris--you described it perfectly. Glad you were able to see it. Thanks!
frederique from nancy, France
no problem with Fred Claudia it's my nickname .... ;-)
6 Jul 2009 7:01am
@frederique: Good! :) Thanks for letting me know.
Robert Smith from Phillipsburg, United States
WOW! Fantastic image. You nailed the lighting perfectly. And the texture detail on the eggs is amazing.
18 Jul 2009 3:12am
@Robert Smith: Thank you so much, Robert. It's nice to hear these things b/c i'm trying so hard to learn and to achieve certain things and when they are notice by someone else, it really encourages me! :)
Canon EOS Kiss X2
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ISO 400
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