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Photography girls come in...
Is there a way I can photograph objects indoors (which means it's dark out because it's now fully dark by 3:30pm here) with natural looking light? Like a lightbox or something?
Re: Photography girls come in...
That depends on the effect you are trying to get.
If you want the golden glow of an afternoon sun, or more like a morning white light (like the one in your siggy)?
Or alternatively, just not to get it looking like a Flash?
I need a little more detail
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I'm not a photography whiz or anything, but I just looked up making your own lightbox. Here is just one of the many tutorial links that I found and plan on using as my guide this weekend when I make mine:
http://photodoto.com/create-your-own-light-box/
I've also been playing with doing this (instructions I found vmainly on Etsy...they sure do offer some good tips - you might want to look on their site too):
* use the macro mode on your digital camera (I think that nearly all of them have it) - it has the "flower" looking icon
* turn your flash off
* use a tripod (or something to keep your camera still) - I set my camera's timer so I don't shake it
* I've been playing with the exposure compensation on my camera for indoor shoots too (the icon on my camera is a little box with a +/-)
I'm sure other camera gurus will be better help, and I hope to learn more too! It's amazing how long it can take me just to snap a couple of photos.
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Thanks for the link! I might have to try making a larger version of that. It looks too small for what I'd like to photograph. Plus I'd have to get a couple flashes if I wanted to use it in the evenings.
Thanks for the tips. I've been playing around with all of those. It just doesn't work with ambient lighting. The white balance goes all wonky and the photos turn out grainy and just bad.
I think it will be easier if I just get some doo-dad that fakes natural light for me 
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If you do have a flash - I say use it.
But try to use it on a lower setting then you are use to (play with it first), and bounce it off a white wall/surface (just not a shiny one). This will give u that defused light without being overly harsh.
This may be less time consuming then building a light box.
If you do not have a flash, try sitting your subject in the direction of a light (any white lamp would do) - but not to closely - and open your shutter for a bit longer.
Again, it;s all about experimentation.
All my indoor shoots do not use natural light because most people's homes are not well lit (at least not enough for a shoot). At the same time, I find it cumbersome and unnecessary to lug around lights, as I do like to change the placement of the shoot every once in a while, so I work around this problem all the time.
Hope this helps.
Let me know if you have more questions (and sorry for the SUPER long answer
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If you don't want to spend a bunch of money you could try these things first:
-put a coffee filter over your built-in flash using a rubberband to get a "softer" light.
-as for the white balance issue have you tried using custom white balance? If you print out a gray card and use it to set your custom white balance you might get better results than trying to use the camera's white balance settings.
-If your photos are grainy it probably means your ISO is set too high. Try lowering the ISO and adjusting the shutter speed and aperature first before resorting to a higher ISO. This may require a tripod.
Good luck!
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