I take an unreasonable amount of detail pictures for project instructions. Normally I have to either work in the dining room to capture great lighting, or lug each step upstairs into the dining room from my studio so I can get an acceptable photograph. Both options are a huge inconvenience...... I want to be able to do all the steps to a project right there in my studio, so I decided it was time to build a light-box so I can create shadow-less detail photographs in the dark spooky basement studio.
Thought I'd share what happens here with you.
Things you will need to build a light-box:
Two three by four foot sheets of foam core ($5.00 each)
One pack of tissue paper from the dollar store ($1.00) I used three sheets of the ten pack.
One roll of packing tape ($1.00) I used about an eighth of the roll
One sheet of white Bristol board ($1.00)
Tools you will use:
An art knife or exacto blade or box cutter to cut the foam core
A straight edge long ruler to measure and cut against
A cutting surface
Pencil
Thought I'd share what happens here with you.
Things you will need to build a light-box:
Two three by four foot sheets of foam core ($5.00 each)
One pack of tissue paper from the dollar store ($1.00) I used three sheets of the ten pack.
One roll of packing tape ($1.00) I used about an eighth of the roll
One sheet of white Bristol board ($1.00)
Tools you will use:
An art knife or exacto blade or box cutter to cut the foam core
A straight edge long ruler to measure and cut against
A cutting surface
Pencil

Measure a 2" border around the edges of these three pieces.
I used a grid ruler for quilting to get really even borders.

BE CAREFUL!!!
Seriously.... don't cut the table or floor or yourself.
It's easy to make a mistake so go slow and take care.




Re-tape all the joins so they are solid and permanent.


(Why YES... that IS a Storm Trooper helmet on the living room coffee table!)

I'll post next time about lighting the box and let you see how the pictures compare to real daylight shots.
Have any of you had success with a home made light-box?
I'd love to hear from you!
:D