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