The PoO in the Light Box
Having just completed my Hinton Hunt Prince of Orange I thought it an ideal opportunity to try out a light box I bought with the hope of improving the quality of my photographs. So, here he is:
As usual, close ups show up the difficulty I always have with metallic paints - why will they never flow like other colours? As for the light box, it doesn't seem to produce enough light and I had to put a box under the back drop (need some better back drops) to bring the figure nearer the lights.
All in all, I'm a little disappointed with the light box, but then it was the cheapest I could find (c. £7) so I guess cheap is as cheap does. Unfortunately, it hasn't really answered the question as to whether it's worth investing in a more expensive version. If it weren't overcast days, I'd be happy using natural sunlight but waiting for better light at this time of the year seems hopeless.
Lovely little miniature and a cracking job on him, really nice.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donnie, I'm pleased with him apart from the dodgy gold braid. Anyway, he looks fine to me if I don't wear my painting glasses.
ReplyDeleteI also got a cheap one - probably the same one - here in New Zealand. I cannot fit a unit in line in it. So I brought some white foam core and am making a bigger one using the LEDs from the cheap one I brought.
ReplyDeleteMine was a "Photo Studio Lighting Box Green Screen Photography Backdrop LED Light Room Tent". I've not tried anything other than single figures in it yet so maybe I'll have the same problem. I don't really like the black or primary colour backdrops, but when I tried the white one, it reflected so much light that the figure appeared backlit - which sort defeats the whole purpose of the light box!
DeleteNice little addition. I have a middle of the road light box but still cannot achieve the results I used to get with an old fluorescent lamp which sadly died 10 years ago!
ReplyDeleteLove that you have given this piece of PoO a great home. That beak of his could rival ole Nosy himself! As usual, your paintwork is amazing and attention to detail astonishing. The colour and detail on the back of the figure is particularly impressive! Are you photographing with a camera or phone? I find my phone actually has better light sensitivity than my camera and is certainly easier to use. To me it looks like there is a little distortion in proportion going on, as if a very wide angle lens was used. I tend to back away a bit from the subject and use a tighter angle to minimize distortion.
ReplyDeleteLovely paint job Rob…
ReplyDeleteNot bad for a £7 box…. I think my light box cost about £25 it has a 50cm x 50cm footprint I can just get a full unit ( 18 to 24 men… depending on the scale) into it…
I also use boxes to get the figures closer to the light…
The backdrops you get with these things are all pretty terrible…
I found an image on line and printed it out…
All the best. Aly