A lightbulb on top of an iPad (OC) - eviltoast
    • BeardyGrumps@lemmy.worldOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      1 year ago

      Sure. I used a lightbox with a blackout curtain (sound flasher than it really is; it’s a cheap foldable plastic lightbox that has a few coloured inserts and led lights around the side and top. (I paid about 15€ for it). I put in the black felt insert as not to get any external reflections. You could do the same with a carboard box with the inside painted black). Placed the tablet inside (Was an iPad mini thing) and put some images on full brightness and full screen.

      I used a Sony A7 iii camera with a Sony 90mm Macro lens on a tripod. As I wanted the bulb to fill the frame I was quite close to the subject and wanted everything in focus so stopped right down to F20, ISO 100 and exposed for the blacks which gave me an exposure time of 6 seconds. (I am sure the same kind of results could be achieved with a more open aperture and less exposure but I didn’t have a whole lot of time.)

      I increased the luminosity and saturation in lightroom and lowered the shadows to make it “pop”. Then spent twenty minutes removing all the dust spots.

      Hope this helps!