A light box is a key tool for a photographer.
When trying to display small jewelry items such as rings, an indispensable tool for a photographer is a light box. Whether you wish to sell the ring or artfully photograph it, a light box will help photographers achieve a professional appearance while letting the jewelry piece in question stand out. Photographers can make their own light box at home with an old box and a few inexpensive supplies that can be found at craft stores.
Instructions
1. Tape the bottom of the box closed.
2. Draw a square in the center of one side of the box, leaving a 2-inch border on all sides.
3. Repeat on the other three sides of the box.
4. Cut out all four center squares using scissors or a box cutter, leaving the 2-inch borders intact.
5. Cut the closure flaps off the top of the box.
6. Cut 16 strips of white tag board. They should be 2 inches wide.
7. Glue the strips to the inside of the box on all four sides around the 2-inch borders. Cut the strips down to fit the edges where necessary. When you are finished, all the walls of the box interior should be covered in white tag board.
8. Cut white fabric into four squares that measure the same as the box sides.
9. Tape the white fabric squares over three of the square openings on the sides of the box.
10. Cut a piece of tag board in your desired background color that measures as wide as your box. Lay it against the bottom of the box and up the side opposite the remaining open side. Cut any of the tag board that hangs over the top of the box. The tag board should cover the bottom and one side without creasing, as the crease will show up in your photographs.
11. Tape the final square of white fabric over the top of the box.
12. Place the ring in the box on top of the background tag board. To photograph it, use a lamp to light the box from the top. The fabric on top of the box will evenly distribute the light and improve your picture quality. Set up your camera in the open side of the box.
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