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Lightbox photo of Pothos (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Oct 12 OP
Beautiful! MLAA Oct 12 #1
Wow, my dear MLAA! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 12 #2
I was waiting for you to post one of of great shots 🙂 MLAA Oct 12 #4
Variegated, my goodness doesn't that black background make it stand out like it is floating in air.. magicarpet Oct 12 #3
Thank you, my dear magicarpet! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 12 #5
Light box or light tent? Bernardo de La Paz Oct 12 #6
Ah, my dear Bernardo! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 12 #7
I do like your creation. Well done. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 13 #15
My pleasure! And thank you for responding as well. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 13 #16
The effect is beautiful. The dark background really makes the greens pop! Diamond_Dog Oct 12 #8
Thanks so much, my dear Diamond_Dog! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 12 #9
That was something Andy mentioned to me once. Black backgrounds. Diamond_Dog Oct 12 #10
Absolutely right! He was so good, thinking on his feet, all the time. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 12 #11
I'm glad to see that you're experimenting with the lightbox again. Mousetoescamper Oct 12 #12
Aw, thank you so much, my dear Mousetoescamper . . . CaliforniaPeggy Oct 12 #13
Very nice! Callalily Oct 13 #14
Thanks so much, my dear Callalily! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 13 #17

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,299 posts)
2. Wow, my dear MLAA!
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:30 PM
Oct 12

I can't remember anyone responding this quickly to my having posted a photo! You came in nearly at the same exact time.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,299 posts)
5. Thank you, my dear magicarpet!
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:41 PM
Oct 12

That was the effect I was looking for.

That was a technique that AndyS taught me . . .

Bernardo de La Paz

(51,080 posts)
6. Light box or light tent?
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:46 PM
Oct 12

Placing a plant on a lightbox would make a bright background and translucency. Such lightboxes have been the source of the alternate name for "gallery" in web design.

Perhaps you placed the plant in a light tent to illuminate it and used a black background.

Or are you meaning "lightbox" in a gardening sense, rather than the photographic term "lightbox"?

Old fashioned lightbox:

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,299 posts)
7. Ah, my dear Bernardo!
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 07:02 PM
Oct 12

It's a light box. It consists of a structure with interlocking plastic tubes which are covered with a fabric cover. The plant is inside and there are several rows of tiny lights embedded inside the top of the box. There is a switch wired in that extends outside that allows me to adjust how much light shines on the object being photographed.

There are different colors of paper backgrounds that can be fastened inside; I generally use black. The plant itself is draped in black velvet which hides the rest!

So there you have it! I hope you like my little creation. Andy suggested that I get such a box. He had one that was so big that he could get inside it. His idea was to make a picture, not take a picture.

The lightbox you showed me in your post is nothing like mine.

Bernardo de La Paz

(51,080 posts)
15. I do like your creation. Well done.
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 06:31 AM
Oct 13

Of course terminology is flexible and defined by reality, not the other way around. I might think of your setup as a modified light tent, but it doesn't matter. In the final analysis, your photo speaks for itself. Thanks for describing the setup.

Diamond_Dog

(34,986 posts)
10. That was something Andy mentioned to me once. Black backgrounds.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 07:40 PM
Oct 12

Hey you know a good image when you see one, nothing wrong with that!

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,299 posts)
11. Absolutely right! He was so good, thinking on his feet, all the time.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 07:45 PM
Oct 12

He knew that we instinctively see good compositions and when we do, catch it in a photo!

Mousetoescamper

(5,347 posts)
12. I'm glad to see that you're experimenting with the lightbox again.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 09:23 PM
Oct 12

The background and lighting bring more depth and life to the subject.

I'd forgotten about the lightbox I built--with Andy's encouragement--using a cardboard box and mini-LED spotlights. I used it for a few photos posted here. Your post has given me some ideas for winter projects.




CaliforniaPeggy

(152,299 posts)
13. Aw, thank you so much, my dear Mousetoescamper . . .
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 09:36 PM
Oct 12

I've had some trouble motivating myself, as you most likely know, especially today.

This Pothos was growing in a water-filled vase in my kitchen window, and I noticed how graceful the leaves looked. Then I thought lightbox! And here we are.

I'm glad that Andy inspired you, and then I did. It's a bittersweet feeling.



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