Figure A is a cake, the picture is taken on my kitchen counter, using natural condo light.
Figure B is the same cake, placed in my lightbox, using…light from the lightbox.

The camera is the same, the photographer is the same…the only difference is whether the cake was placed in the lightbox or not. You can see the difference in quality, professionalism…color…um…and whatever other buzz words photographers use. Texturizationalation. Y’know?

More pics coming soon…the lightbox is certainly fun to play with. I’m very happy I purchased it…it was like trying to draw with crayons. You could get some things right..but you couldn’t get the detail or the look you wanted. Even if your skill was the same, without the right tools, you couldn’t do what you’re capable of.

Originally, even with the lightbox, I couldn’t get the pictures I wanted. I read the camera manual a bit this weekend to learn the settings more, I Googled some hints on taking professional pictures with a digital camera…and I’ve improved my skills with pretty minimal effort. I’m very excited to show some better pictures…I still have quite a few models to take images of. And I hope to get at least 2 more from Anime North :)