Poor engraver's photo tent, deluxe model

[rod]

My thanks to who ever first posted this good idea!

I have added a wood ring that nicely supports the camera without shake, and usually put the camera on "hands off" delay setting.

Rod

 

[Cloudy]

neat! What are you using for lights?

 

[Sandy]

Rod,
I must have missed the original thread.:beat up: What did you use for the tent?
Sandy

 

[rod]

Hello, Sandy,


Compliments to the original poster of the idea, it is just that I could not remember who first posted, maybe some one will direct us? I find the original idea excellent, it uses the top of the plastic bottle to be the camera holder, and works well. Here, I used the bottom half of a one gallon plastic bottle, and since I am at the lathe constantly, I made the wood bush with the hole a good fit to my camera lens back, so it sits stably.

Cloudy, maybe you have not seen the original posting? Main thing is that we were shown that it is the "matt" opaque one gallon water bottle that will diffuse the light, and prevent hot spots in you photos of shiny things like engravings... especially bright cut engravings. So I simply use available light, be it natural window light, or your shop lights. That opaque water bottle material does the conversion to flat even light. No harm in looking through your view finder with a sheet of paper handy to tweak or further diffuse any hot spots.

best

Rod

 

[KCSteve]

The original thread is here

 

[monk]

ah, my friend, you have cheated ! the original was a common milk jug. now you have raised the bar so high, us poor folks will never be able to afford such a beautiful bottle as that. where, btw, did you get the bottle ? looks much more stable than my lousy milk jug !

 

[rod]

Steve and Monk,

Thank you for getting the original step by step tutorial link out there, Steve!

Guess I got it wrong, Monk, I forgot the original was a milk bottle, I led you astray using the bottom of a water bottle.

Milk or water bottle, top or bottom, it is still a good price for a Scotsman ...

best

Rod

 

[SamW]

If it is free it is me!

 

[Sandy]

Rod and Steve.
Thanks for the information. I am headed to the shop to make one. Thanks again.
Sandy

 

[KatherinePlumer]

Rod, you're the king of nifty cheap gadgets... that work really well! Speaking from experience!

-K

 

[Sam]

That's a good one, Rod!

 

[canadian]

This is a good idea. There is however the professional version of this. I use it myself with great success.
Here is the link the write up about this devise. It is called Cloud Dome. Cindy Lichfield is the inventor: http://www.clouddome.com/html/whatis.html
It is worth reading about.
Your solution is poor man's answer to the same problem. Which proves once again that Need is the mother of Invention!
Boris

 

[Ross]

How about a gallon ice cream bucket? Flat surface to support the camera. You can get
some half gallon sizes that are short but still big around. Stiffer sides for more support. Plus it gives you a reason to eat some ice cream.

Ross