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Ever wanted to do professional looking mobile phone shots but don’t have the bucks to spend on a proper light box? Then why not build one yourself.
It only uses 5 sheets of paper. After 15 minutes of folding and cutting you are set!
You will need:5 Sheets of A4 paper,Transparent tape,Some kind of Light.
How to make it
Glue or Sticky Tape will do but glue is risky as it can wrinkle the paper.
Fold 3 papers according to the image below to the left and 2 like the image to the right. The right image below will be the lightbox sides, and the left will be on the top, bottom and back.
When all the papers have been folded it’s time to assemble it. This can be a bit tricky as the different sides are a bit unstable. Start by placing the bottom, and then place the sides as these are a bit more stable than the rest. Tape the sides on the bottom before installing the top, as it can be difficult to reach when the top is in place.
Putting it together is rather straight forward nevertheless here is a picture to show you how:
Backdrops can be used to make the inner back corner dissapear in photographs.This makes the pictures look very focused on on the object.
Any A4 sized paper will do, just cut off a couple of centimeters on the side.
In this tutorial i have used a plain white sheet of A4 and one slightly blueish. Backdrops with reflective surface’s can make quite impresive images.
Light source
Use Any bulb with a color temperature of 5000K or higher will produce light perceived by most people as similar to daylight.
You can also put lights on the sides of the box to further eliminate shadows cast by the object. When photographing reflective surfaces, it’s a good idea to darken the room where you are shooting, or just put a bed sheet over the box and stick the camera lens through.
Sample Photographs
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Posted: 2006-09-26 22:38:45
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