New Sigma 35mm & the Lightbox

[travis4567]

Working some more on my Lightbox series with my new Sigma.
Canon 6d, Sigma 35mm ART lens, 200 ISO, f11

[Shadowman]

It really works on the greenery.

[travis4567]

Thanks John. my lightbox is only 12 x 10 so I'm kind of restricted as to the subjects I can use for photos. I'm thinking of buying a larger one or taking Mike Buckley's advice to buy a large piece of plexiglass and light it with my own lights. By the way, this lens is awesome.

[Downrigger]

By the way, this lens is awesome.

Seems very much so. Great images.

[Loose Canon]

Travis, I think you have latched onto a great “Area of Operations” for you. You are really nailing these!

Your compositions are very nice. Seems like with this style less subject matter is more. And the salad (greens) works nicely. The glass also works very well (good call on putting that up). You have a good eye for produce!

I know from reading your previous stuff that you nixed the shadows and Mike advised otherwise (the dude knows his stuff). The shadows in this series are beautiful and add exponentially to your shots and I would certainly encourage anyone working with this medium to strive to pay close attention to them for that same reason.

You are nailing the subject but I wonder if I am detecting some post production glitches in the BG with the box?

I have seen some flowers, the flowers only and no stems, etc. that have been shot with this backlighting technique/light table that are just awesome. And as always with this genre it takes a lot of clean-up in post.

Great series and pursuit Travis! Its kind of cool to just be able to set up and shoot in your own space anytime you have the urge!

[travis4567]

Thanks Terry, this has been a real learning experience for me and yes, I took Mike's advice about the shadows and I think these photos are better than the previous posts. Thanks to all my CIC friends for helping me become a better photographer.

[IzzieK]

All beautiful ones, Travis....

In my old days of film, my husband made me a lightbox for tracing some artsy stuffs I was interested in at the time...It was an old empty wooden case of wine or fruit produce wooden box. Then he bought me a plexiglass to put on top of it. Inside is a fluorescent tube light. Maybe it is time to bring that out to be useful again. Thank you for the inspiration.

[Hui Song]

like all of them.

[Mike Buckley]

All of these are so nice, but the fourth one is especially nice. Your use of the reflections and the soft shadows adds an exquisite element.

I hope everyone reviews these images at the large size and is using Firefox to ensure all of the subtle shades of white and light gray are apparent. There is something about the fourth one that makes the composition seem cramped in the small version but perfect in the large version.

I hope I can convince you to purchase the fourth edition of Light: Science & Magic. Pages 263 - 269 will give you other ideas for producing (actually faking) shadows falling on the background that are more visible when you want that effect and for using a mirror and a bright light to produce the white background and a reflection. All of that can be especially helpful when photographing a white subject on your white background. You may need to read earlier sections in the book that lay the groundwork for understanding a couple details in those pages, but doing so will surely inspire you to consider all sorts of variations on this theme you are executing so well.

[dragon76]

Nice images, Very interesting. Harold Davis produced some of the most amazing light box images that I have ever seen. I must give this a go .

Dean

[bnnrcn]

Very nice images

[travis4567]

[QUOTE=Mike Buckley;389393]All of these are so nice, but the fourth one is especially nice. Your use of the reflections and the soft shadows adds an exquisite element.

Thanks a lot Mike, you have been a big help in my progression with this medium.

[FootLoose]

The 4th one is my favourite: I love those long sweeping curves and the subtle shadows echoing them beneath.