After all my light-for-photography woes, the Boy built me a light box! He used this tutorial.
Gathering materials; cardboard box, poster board (or in my case, the back of an Ikea Billy bookcase), scissors, tape, measuring tape, baking paper.
Cutting windows in the sides, which were then covered in baking paper, and the poster board cut to size and slid in.
Taa daaa! We lined up lamps to shine in and took some test shots. I need to change the wattage of my bulbs to a) be brighter and b) all have the same brightness, but overall it's a definite improvement, and sure beats waiting for the sun!
I'm looking forward to posting my Flea Market Finds with the help of my handy-dandy new lightbox tomorrow. Yay!
thats really clever, I must remember this!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, I want one too...I wonder if my boyfriend will stumble upon this great idea???
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, this is AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing it in step-by-step too!
Sara.
Thanks so much for this tip, Pepper! Just fabulous and what I was looking for today when I was getting shadows in my photos. You're the best!
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