15.1.10

How to: construct a makeshift light-box for the photography of small objects



Materials

cardboard box

white piece of fabric (a sheet or cotton muslin works well for this)

a piece of white construction paper (large enough to fit in the box)

a fluorescent desk lamp


Cut the sides and top from your box - leave 'frames' of cardboard so
that you can have something to drape the fabric over.




Cut the white paper to fit on a curve inside the box to create the solid
white background. i guess the is fabric diffuses the light and it seems to make the light less yellow.
I'd like to get some black paper and maybe a couple of other colours to experiment with what looks best with objects of varying colours.



2 comments:

  1. Great idea! My photography teacher has suggested to trying various torches and place baking paper over them to diffuse light.
    Glad you like the wool I'm planning to crochet a black border so I think that will make the colours really pop.

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