Cheap Photo Booth

caSSius

Member since
April 2008
From: Canadian Prairies

Posted by caSSius on Monday, October 13, 2008 12:34 AM

HawkeyeHobbies wrote:

PVC and a bed sheet. Washable and transportable.

Doh! Why didn't I think of that!

I was pricing out nylon at the fabric store today to do this. My DIY plan was to make my own version of the WalMart photo tent using nylon hand-sewn onto a bent wire frame...(not dis-similar to the design of the originally posted product, actually...I hate it when someone steals my idea...lol).

But a bedsheet...that's genius! (and in the closet)...and I have a ga-jillion PVC pipe pieces and fittings at work....viola, I'll have this baby put together by tomorrow afternoon for exactly $0. Thanks Gerald.

Cheers

Brad

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."

- T.S. Eliot

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smokinguns3

Member since
June 2005
From: San Tan Valley,AZ

Posted by smokinguns3 on Friday, October 10, 2008 9:45 PM

no worries i live in arizona so i dont have to worry about the rust thing and i use shelving paper that i lay down in my booth so i can remove it and put down fresh paper.

Rob I think i can I think i can

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HawkeyeHobbies

Member since
August 2006
From: Neenah, WI

Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Friday, October 10, 2008 8:36 PM

Be very careful with these bargain photo tents...once they get dirty they don't like getting washed. Some use metal that rusts and will ruin the fabric.

PVC and a bed sheet. Washable and transportable.

Learn more.

Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt

http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/

"Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench."

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smokinguns3

Member since
June 2005
From: San Tan Valley,AZ

Posted by smokinguns3 on Monday, October 6, 2008 7:30 PM

Actually i got lucky and it fit in my paint booth so i use the 3 flourecent lights.

Rob I think i can I think i can

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jay12472

Member since
July 2003
From: Pennsylvania

Posted by jay12472 on Monday, October 6, 2008 6:54 PM

I just picked one up.

What do you use for lighting

Jason

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styrene

Member since
May 2003
From: The flat lands of the Southeast

Posted by styrene on Saturday, September 27, 2008 9:10 AM

Thanks for the info.

Gip

1882: "God is dead"--F. Nietzsche

1900: "Nietzsche is dead"--God

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smokinguns3

Member since
June 2005
From: San Tan Valley,AZ

Posted by smokinguns3 on Friday, September 26, 2008 9:29 PM

this a diffrent one i couldnt find mine its still cheap

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=98219

yes it colapses.

idont know i just point and shoot.

Rob I think i can I think i can

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styrene

Member since
May 2003
From: The flat lands of the Southeast

Posted by styrene on Friday, September 26, 2008 8:03 PM

Wow. Looks great. A few questions:

1. Do you have a link for that product in Harbor Freight's catalog?

2. It looks like it collapses for transport and storage. Does it?

3. What kind of a lighting setup do you use with it, and do you use a custom or auto white balance?

Thanks.

Gip

1882: "God is dead"--F. Nietzsche

1900: "Nietzsche is dead"--God

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DrewH

Member since
May 2003
From: Abbotsford, B.C. Canada

Posted by DrewH on Sunday, September 21, 2008 7:04 PM

Yup! I bought one for my club to take to the meetings and take pics of members builds. It's sure alot easier than a full set up and far more compact once put away. It takes alot of worries out of getting the light diffused no matter where you use it.

Take this plastic and model it!