lighting issue

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I seem to have some lighting issues, went ahead and made a basic light box... Still can't seem to get an even light, and of course the pose of the mauler fiend means there is allot of shadow under him...


http://www.coolminiornot.com/336215

 

[Dragonsreach]

Your basic problem appears to be the angle of illumination, which is from too high. Either Drop the level of illumination until its centred on the mid point of the figure or start adding light reflectors close to the model so that they reflect light back up in to the underneath area. I've used Glossy photo card, Pocket mirrors and a few other things to light the darkness.

 

[Kristatos]

I have used multiple light sources in my short short short experience in using light boxes for food photography and it has been working well for me.

 

[anon-bob]

Hi,

More information about your light box, sources of illumination, and the end effect you are trying to achieve may help people give you useful advice,
if you are looking to just show detail, multiple light sources (or reflected light from different angles will help remove shadows that hide detail,
but if you are using multiple light sources, be warned the colour of the light may vary and may make your paintwork look discoloured,
(eg sunlight on one side and a fluro on the other will tend to make the fluro side 'blueish' or the sunny side 'yellowish')

I have used a pair for work lights (from a hardware shop) on either side of an home made light-box in the past, with reasonable results.

Also changing the distance of the light changes it's intensity, so you might want to play with that and the direction of the light...

Hope this helps get you started.

Regards,

 

[shponglefan]

Looks like you only have one light source in that shot. Ideally you want 2 or 3.

For that particular shot, some soft front lighting would have helped fill out the shadows. Do you have a flash? A diffuse flash may have helped.