Just to demonstrate how easily you can build a simple light tent, consider that you can make
an incredibly simple setup by surrounding a tripod-mounted camera with a diffusing material,
like tissue, paper towel, sheets, or a pillowcase, and pointing a desk lamp at the subject from the
other side of the diffuser. (There??™s no ???correct??? diffusing material??”people I know have used all
sorts of stuff, from white muslin fabric to drafting paper to old white T-shirts. Experiment!) You
don??™t need any structure to hold it all together. Just drape the material over the top of the camera.
A more elaborate light tent can be made from a large cardboard box or interconnected PVC
pipes. The idea here is to create an open area in which you can position the camera and windows
on all the other sides on which you can attach some diffusing material to soften lights.
So, what kind of lights should you use? Any sort will do in a pinch. You can position desk
lamps or a lamp from your living room outside the light tent, though you might have better
results with 250W ???photo??? bulbs, available at most camera stores.
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Chapter 7
Sports, Action, and Active Kids
140 How to Do Everything: Digital Camera
How to??¦
?– Catch fast-moving subjects despite shutter lag
?– Stop the action with shutter and sports modes
?– Pan for action
?– Freeze kids at sporting events
?– Take beautiful waterfall pictures
?– Capture wildlife at the zoo and in the woods
?– Shoot photos of colorful fireworks
?– Take photos from an airplane window
Everybody likes motion??”even our vocabulary makes that clear.
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