To take photos of packshot small products (product photo studio) background and lighting quality are required, mainly to avoid thinking of surrounding objects on metal surfaces.
To realize these pictures yourself with the means at hand, I found very useful information on the net: the gas tank! So basically just a can of gasoline slightly translucent white (most are) and make a cut above the size of your lens.
We place the bottle under a light source powerful enough, flash deported, desk lamp, window, giving an overall light and diffused.
They place his subject in the can we spend our goal in the hole, the bottom of the can by its shape reproduces infinite.
Given the narrowness of the work area this type of image is restricted to objects of small dimensions and targets whose area of focus is very short, so usually macro lenses.
For example photos I use a Tamron 90mm macro with a 50mm or a classical extension ring which allows me to reduce the area of development and gives me a report 1 / 1.
Of course we can find cans of larger to increase the working area will therefore increase the lighting function.
Here are some pictures taken in the "lightbox" These pictures are only present to show the type of light produced by this system, I would take more time to do some more photos when I thought a little time at my disposal. The photos were processed under the excellent and free RawShooter possible to "develop" its raw files desaturation was applied on the photos.
Photos taken with the "lightbox"  | Photos of the "lightbox"  |
June 17th, 2006 at 8:02
Hello
Super photos. But if we have a compact that does not support the raw format, how can we do?
Thank you
June 17th, 2006 at 2:37
The raw is not mandatory, it simply provides a meillieure dynamic image, a shot of levels in photoshop will also do the trick
June 20th, at 8:24 in 2006
thank you
one last thing: what were the settings of your device? (ISO etc.)
June 20th, 2006 at 6:35
EXIF are present in picture
July 8th, 2006 at 9:23
If I may ...
I'm sorry to tell you that this is not that ... packshot
The packshot is to be descriptive and have no shadows and blur ...
Voila
Bye ...
July 8th, 2006 at 9:33
JB thank you for this relevant remark, anyway the goal here was to show a simple and inexpensive to make small objects in picture.
If I just closed my diaph and added a source in the box I entered your definition
July 8th, 2006 at 9:51
Indeed ...
Anyway I think it's pretty ....
August 4th, 2006 at 11:09
Hello, Frankly this page and a few others, I remain "stuck" with the technique, tips and humility that emerges from all this. Hats off! Congratulations.
August 4th, 2006 at 11:11
... Especially by the boards of the page "live". I'll put it to good use.
November 29th, 2006 at 10:08
Thank you to share your skills, it's really nice.
Your photos of examples, shows that many things are possible with this method. I essairai die as possible.
Bonne continuation!
December 15th, 2006 at 1:23
Very good idea to introduce this system, it can hardly be less effective and the report price is unbeatable, and then I like the site in general.
Ok, a good day and more pictures.
Stone
January 6th, 2007 at 6:09
Personally, I find the idea of a lighter in a gas can, it's the bomb!
Thank you to share all these tips.
January 25th, 2007 at 1:22
Hello!
I was wondering if you were using as your gas tank / light box for your portraits? And if for your portraits always (I think it's your best shots) you used a flash or continuous light?
Bravo anyway.
January 26th, 2007 at 12:36
Jérome hello, people I work with are generally quite large and it was difficult to return to my gas tank
For portraits often natural light, and sometimes flash
March 17th, 2007 at 1:38
Hi Ben
And if we can not how can we get a result close to yours? It's me and I bcp wrong with them successfully, I use a white background overexposed, but I feel it makes me lose respect on my item.
March 18th, 2007 at 2:04
say that the interest here lies in the use of this bottle, there is a solution based light tents, the principle remains the same: an infinite substance and a maximum of material diffusing
April 6th, 2007 at 3:59
Hello
Why did you put that black and white? colored object, not ... I may be the answer. but I expect to see
April 6th, 2007 at 7:45
Simply because the pictures were not enough "clean" to be offered, say that the goal was simply to show a diffuse light well, though I have some time I'd built something more
, The objects were also very few colored black and white metal
June 5th, 2007 at 3:49
Benjamin thank you for your articles that are both very technical and very affordable for the neophyte.
I am inspired by your belly and from a translucent plastic box type curves (I can not find), I get very good results already. A small request, could you complete the section by the shema positionnatn / light sources in order to understand how you build your light? I'm sure it would help me a lot and I can not put my hands on this item ...
July 12th, 2007 at 5:20
Hello!
Thank you for the tip! Except that I have a little trouble ... I can not find a bottle: / or you have found?
August 13th, 2007 at 11:27
Thank you for the technique. I try when I have time.
August 31st, 2007 at 3:19
Hello and thank you for the advice.
Question: How do you use extension ring with your D50?
Jerome
October 29th, 2007 at 4:57
Hello
I am very interested to do this kind of picture. I can hardly see the size of container you used. Would you have a picture of it in action?
Anyway cheers for the site, great photos, superb technical part, bravo!
October 29th, 2007 at 5:08
Hello Samuel, the size of container must allow the return object
January 13th, 2008 at 7:37
[...] The trick bogus Simple and practical: the use of a plastic jug of recovery for a free replacement light tent [...]
February 1st, 2008 at 4:57
hello,
you said earlier that the raw was not mandatory and simply provides a better dynamic and that photoshop will do the rest.
I'm not too much agreement except on "the RAW is not mandatory.
The RAW is an uncompressed file, most clearly, the file can then be reworked in a log done without the altered image.
Voilou
February 13th, 2008 at 7:20
Hello, I rest the question that seems unanswered = D
But it can, the famous, or it comes from? I went around food stall, they have only 5L or 10L, AC is still small, I also tried at a garage, but the state has left the can on the desired "white"
If you can give a track
Thank you and congratulations for your work
February 13th, 2008 at 8:41
Good evening, I found mine in a hardware store
February 13th, 2008 at 9:02
Me, I use a can of windshield washer fluid and it did the trick.
http://www.f2mi.com/acatalog/LAVE-GLACE.jpg
March 9th, 2008 at 9:38
See in pharmacies, some still have cans of 25 l alcoll is clean
March 10th, 2008 at 1:56
Ah yes not stupid!
I had to see the restaurants, the idea of an oil can foul up or feel the curd is sobering
For those who are fortunate to have a beautiful wine region, in general, all products are in these cans and capacious
April 7th, 2008 at 7:27
Excellent tip! Someone had to think ...
thank you for this light! 
April 15th, 2008 at 8:24
See barrels of oil for domestic heating (in all the free services or DIY)
May 7th, 2008 at 9:12
No way to find this bottle! I'm looking for weeks.
Help!
August 23rd, 2008 at 5:20
Hello
I have a small can of 5L, it happened
But my problem is that I have an 17-55mm cannon in, and I must be at least 28cm of the oject for the development works. How can I do without buying a new lens?
Thank you
August 25th, 2008 at 1:16
Mary
An extension ring allows you to have an update earlier
August 25th, 2008 at 9:39
Hello
How do I know the brand model and price of this extension ring? Because I do not really know
Thank you.
August 28th, 2008 at 7:37
Mary
look toward offering a Kenko tube set (12/20/36mm) have a very good value for money (and keep automation)
August 29th, 2008 at 8:20
Ok, thank you.
Another question: with this, I can take pictures in the can? Got me an update on how many centimeters? Thank you.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:02
vein can:
I found mine in the car wash total floor Waterloo Uccle (near the Avenue de Fre)
cans are used for the product wheels and the person in charge - who was stockpiling tins - do not ask better than to see from one or two!
If you are looking so desperately as I drive here!
October 20th, 2008 at 10:30
Benjamin
I wanted to thank you for your technical translucent container, I could make shots of knives with super quality and the client was super happy. It does not replace of course the studio equipment, but the reflections is very good. There are systems that pro chiffon tents for large format but I really want to try a tank with 1,000 liters PVC and three flares (two side and one above).
If I can do you a favor or make you a tutorial on a subject, it will be with pleasure.
Flavian
November 28th, 2008 at 12:51
Hello,
For cans, are ways to find a fuel pump, new ones. Me that's where I go.
Thank you for the tutorial
December 30th, 2008 at 5:16
Hello
Super idea of the can and significantly less expensive than a photo studio! I just have a quick question, I am jewelry designer of silver and I think black backgrounds make it much better ... is that the quality will be always good if I add a black background that can only keeping the sides Side and top white origin???
I just bought an Olympus E420 digital SLR, do you advise me to also choose settings for photos of jewelry, I have a 25mm optical and???
Thank you and Good Day New Year to all.
Virginia
March 25th, 2009 at 8:54
Excellent idea!
May 10th, 2009 at 10:50
Hello
What about French or Halide Lamps Metal halide lamps?
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampe_aux_halog% C3% A9nures_m% C3% A9talliques
http://img.alibaba.com/photo/209987865/Metal_halide_and_sodium_lamp.jpg
It heats less than halogen lighting provided light and natural air, and as it is cheaper than the lights of photographers, it's tempting, but I await your advice.
Thank you for your help!
July 1st, 2009 at 9:49
Hello Ben!
May I also advise you on tracing paper large as to make the box, but maybe you already know the trick.
It's cheap and it lets you take pictures with larger objects. But I have made with 3 pans and lids, it works well.
External flash mounted on the camera and lamp type halogen "outside. No need replace the top but the result was not bad!
In any case thank you for all your advice, it will serve me!
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Caromel
June 28th, 2010 at 2:53
Hello
I wanted to know how many gallons the tank is used?
Thank you