# When I have to kill time at work, I take product photos of my yo-yos and EDC **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Exhibition\ **Created:** [February 20, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514 "2023-02-20T20:20:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/1 "2023-02-20T20:20:29Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/d/a/bdab491319c3f91c60ca5f543abcf5deda5ff1f3.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/2/7/42739e8d832e879a4d4b4809851446df44b7172a.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/4/3/443d85a9006722ca3df9cd8cb1560e90e25d8caa.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/a/1/aa1b8d8d3ed1a9c0f63f173dee13134f8a29be11.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Ed-C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ed-c/32/132116_2.png) [@Ed-C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ed-C)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/2 "2023-02-20T21:03:10Z")
Nice job! What are you using for lighting? ---
**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/3 "2023-02-20T21:04:37Z")
The most overkill setup imaginable. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/0/8/3088f6c7a5e7c9ca4275dd6c4a8ed735f467485b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mystik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mystik/32/83294_2.png) [@Mystik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mystik)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/4 "2023-02-20T21:34:12Z")
:clap: Big Boys get Big Toys ---
**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/5 "2023-02-20T21:50:39Z")
you take some incredible photos! I do the same, but you have a way better photo and lighting set up than I do lol ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/2/0/320333d5ca9dc79170b210188cc81270f9b8b39a.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/3/0/730fe2040bfbc65431e978566da37bba97ae2b6e.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/3/7/637c31d6f7c8faaf1367ba696c96c57d50690827.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Yooo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooo/32/196320_2.png) [@Yooo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yooo)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/6 "2023-02-20T21:54:02Z")
That mega man patch on your case looks awesome. ---
**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/7 "2023-02-20T22:01:43Z")
That setup is all you need right there! That’s a pretty cool DIY soft box you built. I bet you’d get a lot nicer shadows if you put only one larger diffused overhead light in the box. But still looks awesome as is! ---
**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/8 "2023-02-20T22:03:31Z")
thats the second time its been recommended and I keep forgetting to do that. Might add a sheet of wax paper or something in front of the LED’s ---
**Author:** ![Ed-C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ed-c/32/132116_2.png) [@Ed-C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ed-C)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/9 "2023-02-20T22:05:33Z")
I’m assuming you typically photograph things bigger than yoyos? Do you do product photography as a job? ---
**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/10 "2023-02-20T22:17:42Z")
What works really well is that cheap silk like material that places will use to make little organizer bins and such. I have no idea what the material is called, but it’s [this stuff](https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/paerkla-storage-case-50395382/). Same material they use to make the diffuser umbrellas for my lights, and pop-up soft boxes. Tape some of that over your LED’s and it’ll work like a charm. ---
**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/11 "2023-02-20T22:18:48Z")
Sometimes products. Mainly artworks though. ---
**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/12 "2023-02-20T22:19:38Z")
thats a great suggestion, i’m sure i can find some in a small roll on amazon lol ---
**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/13 "2023-02-20T22:24:55Z")
Yeah, totally! And if you ever want to upgrade without getting too serious, pretty sure you can get little yo-yo sized product soft boxes with included lighting on Amazon for like $20. But shoot, $20 is 1/5th of a MK1 RBC, so that may or may not be worth it for you. This is how I weigh all my financial decisions now. I compare them against the cost of buying a new yo-yo. ---
**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/14 "2023-02-20T22:26:13Z")
i think that is the correct way to make most important financial decisions ---
**Author:** ![Ed-C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ed-c/32/132116_2.png) [@Ed-C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ed-C)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/15 "2023-02-20T22:29:28Z")
Cool! Sounds like a fun job! ---
**Author:** ![RaRa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rara/32/225696_2.png) [@RaRa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RaRa)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/16 "2023-02-21T01:49:21Z")
Damn now I want to take edc pics, might need to do some kind of desktop set up haha ---
**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/17 "2023-02-21T01:56:16Z")
All you need is [something like this](https://a.co/d/g4bN6Va). ---
**Author:** ![RaRa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rara/32/225696_2.png) [@RaRa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RaRa)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/18 "2023-02-21T02:10:46Z")
Well, I’ll be picking this up haha ---
**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/19 "2023-02-21T02:13:11Z")
This one looked pretty good to me. Especially since it comes with the light diffuser sheet for the ceiling. ---
**Author:** ![p44company](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/p44company/32/253678_2.png) [@p44company](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/p44company)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-i-have-to-kill-time-at-work-i-take-product-photos-of-my-yo-yos-and-edc/370514/20 "2023-02-21T09:19:13Z")
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