I've known for some time that I needed to upgrade my photos somehow. Now, my friend (and pretty darn good photographer) Jeff told me awhile ago that I needed a "soft box" to fix my lighting problems. Well, the thing is, really...I wasn't about to spend $100 on a soft box. I know at the end of the day it's just a drop in the bucket compared to other prices I've paid for things around the studio, but, well, I have my priorities and $100 is a really nice font or two.
I was about to hire a product photographer that my friend had told me about a year or two ago when that same friend told me he had moved away. Most of my photographer friends are decidedly NOT product photographers, and I didn't want to trust just anybody with Joie Studio's letterpress goods, so seeing as how I had the proper camera and lens already, I decided that I should just suck it up and get some proper lighting equipment to take nicer product photos.
After a round of searching on the web, I found some instructions on how to make your very own light tent. It didn't involve very much effort, honestly, or else I wouldn't have done it, and it used things I had around the house, with the exception of the black paper, which my friend (and also a fine art photographer) Michelle donated to the cause. Et voila! My very own card photo studio!
I took a couple of pics tonight to test it out. Here are some before and after pics. What do you think?
BEFORE:
AFTER:
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