Photo Light Tent
A photo light tent is a mode of setting up of camera lighting. A light tent or a light tent cube is an enclosure of translucent material that provides a seamless and diffused light quality. The color of the translucent material is usually white, but photographers use other colours when there is need to create a diffused colour ambience for the photography. A photo light tent is especially helpful in commercial photography where attractive object shots are important.
Photo light tents can be set up by simple household means like tissue papers, lampshades, linens or other fabrics. The fabric material of the tent is an important criterion of setting up of photo light tent because different materials have different reflective and diffusive qualities. Photo light tents can be classified as hard or soft depending on the material. The hard tent materials are cardboard boxes, white foams and translucent plastic sheets. Soft materials are tissue papers, bed sheets and other such materials. Different companies also manufacture photo light tent kits to make a photographer’s job easier.
A photo light tent is mostly used in photography of small objects where a lot of details is necessary, for instance in jewellery photography. However, the use of light tents in portrait photography and furniture photography is also common. The light tent kit consists of a tent with a detachable front door, set up accessories and tent colour backdrops. The detachable front door also consists of camera slits for placing the camera inside the tent. The backdrops can be attached with Velcro with the tent body.
The light tent sizes depend on the type of photography. Light tents are usually cubical, but cylindrical light tents are also found. The cylindrical light tents are considered ideal for sculpture photography. Light tent kits also come with a carrying back for folding and carrying the portable light tent anywhere the photographer wishes to take the tent.
Photo light tent sizes can vary from 30 cm to 200cm. The usual dimensions of tent kit tents are 30 cm, 50 cm, 80 cm, 100 cm, 120 cm and 200 cm.
Light tent kits are also often sold as combo offers where the tent is sold along with photography lamps and lighting stands. The bargain of a combo light tent offer is greatly preferred by photographers in lookout for affordable photography lighting solutions.
XPRO 36” x 36” Studio Photography photo light tent or Digitent is one such tent. The product is also known as GoPro. This tent has nylon as its outer material and a blended pure white felt PU interior. The exterior nylon fabric is essential for effective diffusion of light and the inner felt material is ideal for maximum light distribution. Two rows of elastic tabs available with the tent also permits to suspend the photographed object inside the tent.
