I finally got around to setting up my light box, it is a 36 inch cube with a black velvet back drop, i have 6 lights on it (4) 18w (75 w equ)CFL bulbs(5000K) and (2) 26 w(100w equ) CFL bulbs(6500K) all placed in different directions, but my pictures still seem so dark. i have tried adjusting the aperture, iso, and shutter speeds. Either half the subject is not in focus or it becomes blurry with the long shutter speeds. I want to add more lights if everyone thinks it will help i just don't know what other lights i can use that will still capture the colors of the animals.Or should I make my light box smaller in height(made it out of pvc pipe)? My equipment is a Canon T2I with 18-55mm and 55-250 mm lens.
here are some examples






Sorry about some of the hair cat jumped in light box while i was grabbing a drink
any help is appreciated
Thanks
-Tom