Build a Photo Light Box
If you sell items online or just want to improve your photography, a photo light box is a powerful tool. A light box makes photos crisper and cleaner. It helps diffuse the light on your subject to avoid harsh shadows or a washed-out appearance. There are commercially available light boxes and tents, but they can be expensive and you may need multiple sizes if you photograph a range of objects. A simple answer is to make your own.
Instructions
1. Choose a box large enough to set your item in with plenty of room around it. On three sides, use your ruler to draw a square, leaving a 1 inch allowance between the edge and your lines. Draw a square on the top of the box in the same way. Use your box cutter to cut the four squares out.
2. Cut a strip of poster board to fit inside the box. It will need to drape from the back top edge to the front bottom edge in a gentle slope. Do not crease it. This will be the background for your photographs. Tape it to the top edge.
3. Take two sheets of tissue paper and cover all the holes you cut out, except the front one. Tape the tissue paper in place and use your scissors to trim off any excess.
4. To use your light box, center an object inside. Use whatever lighting options you have available. This could include clip lights, flash lights, lamps or fluorescent tube lights. Arrange your lighting to diffuse through the tissue paper onto your item. Set your camera up right outside the front hole to take your picture.
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