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Low On Budget? Consider A Desk Lamp + Softbox

Jan 30, 2010 by Udi Tirosh Add Comment

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1:18 New Beetle Car Model (by andygame)If you read this blog long enough, you know I am a big fan of small strobes. They are portable, relatively cheap, can squeeze some intense light and great for on the go. Key words for this post are relatively cheap.

While you can buy used SBs on eBay for a bit over $100 or a LumoPro for a similar price, you are still in for more than a $100 for lights.

Just saw photog Andy Game setup which has a great answer to the money issue.

Andy uses an overhead softbox that is lit by a CFL desk lamp. The setup uses a light tent, only instead of using an overhead flash it uses a DIY softbox and a desk lamp.

Being the good fellow that he is, Andy put a sketch together to describe the setup. (Be sure to click it to read the comments, lots of good info there).

Andy´s DIY Softbox (by andygame)

And there is an entire set of images taken with this setup here.

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Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.net

About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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