So I built a light tent today....

Ok here it is...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/P1011065.jpg

And here are some pics I took today and touched up the white balance with gimp. I think I need to get brighter lights though so I don't need to do so much touch up. What do ya think so far for an ametuer?

Vicious:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/P1011003.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/P1010952.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/P1010931.jpg

He thinks he is a cobra :)
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/P1011023.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/P1011062.jpg

My 2010 Pastel female:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/P1010992.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/P1010977.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/P1010993.jpg

Those are awesome pics! I'm going to have to try to build me a light tent. All my pics truly suck. LOL

Nice Pics :gj::)

AWWW!! His 'cobra' picture is SO cute!! :gj:

I agree with Ogle, the "cobra" pic is adorable! What a cutie :3

those cobra pics are amazing! how did you get him to pose like that? :O

awwww the cobra pose! so cute

i would definitely get brighter lights, and perhaps use a flash? what kind of camera did you shoot with?

Nice pics...I need to build a light tent. I kinda wonder if my Cannon PowerShot 6.0mp would take pics that well though.

Very nice

Hey nice photos! I'd try to move the light on the top of the tent down so it is angles in towards the inside more not directly overhead that is where the shadow is coming from especially obvious in 2 and 3rd images. Also you meter is fooling things a bit, when on white set the camera to over expose a bit like 1/2 to 1 stop it is trying to make white grey, on the black set it to underexpose a bit same reason in reverse. Try 1/2 there. I hope this helps.
Alex

I use an Olumpus E-Volt 500 with the 14-45mm lense it came with. I also have screw on zoom lenses that I use with Macro. I can;t use a flash that close either cause them it shadows the lense into the middle of my picture.

I also tried moving the top light forward and got even worse shadowing, esp from me or the camera because I get so close, Im practically in the tent with the snake hehehe

His cobra pose is 100% attitude. Thats why his name is Vicious lol He has proved to be the best one to take pictures of because he has such personality

Im still learning how to use this camera so I don't know how to maually set things like over expose and under expose. Im figuring it out though, just gonna take time. This was my first go at it, so not bad considering

Thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions :)

The light should be very very close to the camera position (like on your head) the shadows it casts will fall behind the snake and not be visible from the camera position. I like the E500's a good entry camera, the 50 macro isn't too bad a lens either reasonably priced too.

what if you got a hot-shoe flash and bounced off the ceiling of the light tent? that's what i usually do.

nice pics :)

Really nice photos, good job!