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Fellow dudes/users of Garagesale. Is this something I can hit the ground running with on a basic level? If I download it right now, can I expect to have some basic ads posted tomorrow without much more effort than just posting via ebay? I need to start trading my closet's steez for cheese.
Observation...
The 1'st and 15th of the month play a larger role in determining final price then ending auctions on Sundays.
Thoughts???
Nice. Would love to see a photo of the box itself and light setup.
Nice. Would love to see a photo of the box itself and light setup.
Built a light tent last night out of a cardboard box and some muslin - it's big enough for ties only. The slope in the back is made from poster board, muslin is used on the outside of the box for diffusion. Thinking of making a larger one that can fit my mannequin, if I have room.
It's a hideous looking thing, but I'll post it up later. I didn't want to waste time last night making it look pretty before I started snapping pics. For the picture of that tie, I used 2 clamp lights from Home Depot or Lowes, and each light has a 100W CFL daylight bulb in it. They are both positioned above the box, about 3-4 inches away from the muslin. You could substitute a white t-shirt or white bed sheet for the muslin, although you probably wouldn't wanna go too thick on the sheet. For the backdrop, I used a piece of poster board material I found at Jo Ann Fabric. It makes a perfect sweep because it doesn't wrinkle like muslin would, although for larger setups poster board would be hard to find in such a large size, so seamless paper would be an alternative (or muslin).
I'm making one out of PVC pipe tonight that will house the mannequin. It's basically just a 3-D cube with the muslin draped over it, and muslin used as the sweeping backdrop since I don't have poster board near large enough for a tent that big. A little ironing should take care of the wrinkling problem. I'm also going to upgrade to 4 clamp lights for a total of 400W with the ability to aim a floor lamp at the setup for ad additional 100W if I need it.
This isn't my box, but it's the same basic setup:
Not really any worry of heat (that would melt the pvc) from CFL's, especially if there's any ventilation at all.
Built a similar setup for a friend (pvc cube made from home depot's sprinkler aisle pipes and elbows. Come to think of it, for another friend, we built 6 foot tall frames out of pvc that could stand on their own, which we draped white bed sheets over and shot lights through. With the right amount of light, it covered a person over 6 feet tall from head to toe on a white seamless background.
Going to go try garage sale now... Thanks for the info!
Photo looks great! I'd love to know a bit more about it as well or get a good idea. I like your idea for PVC for the whole mannequin. Is there any worry of heat from the lamps?
I bought a couple of these guys to increase the light output.
http://www.amazon.com/Photo-Basics-...8&qid=1361479757&sr=8-1&keywords=multiple+cfl