Episode 2

So what we have here is a 8000 lumen CFL compact fluorescent light box and a rain shield for a camera

As per usual here is the link to the podcast mentioned in the show ( You have to watch this regardless if you are interested in film making or not it is very entertaining and without a doubt my current favorite webcast):
FilmRiot
LisaFarrows.com

So what we have here is a 8000 lumen CFL compact fluorescent light box and a rain shield for a camera

As per usual here is the link to the podcast mentioned in the show ( You have to watch this regardless if you are interested in film making or not it is very entertaining and without a doubt my current favorite webcast):
FilmRiot
LisaFarrows.com
You can get the 3D model here
Finally you can get the 3D model viewer here

Finally a download of the movie file to your computer


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8 Responses to “Episode 2”

  1. Paul November 25, 2009 at 8:09 am #

    Good videos – sound and video don’t quite match up.

  2. Ben November 25, 2009 at 8:30 am #

    Thanks and I am working on the audio. Being new at the whole video thing can result in some odd stuff like audio sync. I am crossing my fingers I can fix my issues before the next episode. Right now I am blaming YouTube but likely it is me :)

  3. Scott Webb December 4, 2009 at 6:37 pm #

    This is awesome! Love the lighting hack! I need to learn this stuff because I sure can’t afford to buy those lighting systems that make you drink lattes!

  4. Gil February 16, 2010 at 1:05 pm #

    For years (it seems like) I’ve been looking for a simple way to make these. I teach a photo class of wannabees and I would like to share your designs. I certainly will point them tho Mechanical Mashup. I will be using this lighting for still, portrait photography. Most cameras today allow us to balance for the light so it isn’t even necessary to buy the 6500K bulbs. I am thinking about closing the reflector in to make it a true soft box. I’ve used Dean Collins “Tinker Tubes” designs for close to 30 years. It’s nice to see that someone still remembers them.I hope to see more from you guys.

  5. Ben February 16, 2010 at 1:10 pm #

    Gil

    Great that you like it. Definitely share the designs I only ask you spread the word about MechMashup and I will be covering more stuff like this in the future I see also that I forgot to embed my instructable on this so it is now but here is the link
    http://www.instructables.com/id/Large-Photography-soft-box-on-the-cheap/

    Ben

  6. Gil February 22, 2010 at 8:49 am #

    I decided to take this one step further. Went to the Home Depot and started to mess around with the pre made duct work. Been looking at and puzzling (is that a word?) out whether I can pop rivet or duck tape some flat sheet metal to some pre manufactured parts to make a usable reflector. Of course, I can wimp out and just buy brooder reflectors and screw in a 65 watt (equivalant to 300 watts) CFL but where’s the fun in that?

  7. Ben February 22, 2010 at 8:58 am #

    Let us know how that goes for you Gil. It could be a curse or advantage by using the metal with its weight. Either way I would be interested how it works out for you. Keep us posted

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