A light box is used for close-up photography
Used to photograph small objects or fine detail, light boxes or light tents are a common tool of both amateur and professional photographers. Using white backgrounds and diffused and reflected light, a photo taken using a light box can avoid glare and shadows that might obscure detail on a small subject. Although pre-made professional light boxes are available, it is very easy to build a homemade light box for a fraction of the price.
Instructions
1. Cut off the top of the box using the scissors.
2. Cut square windows in all four sides of the box, leaving a 1- to 2-inch border on each side.
3. Cover the interior of the box (if it is not a white box) in white paper or cardboard. No brown cardboard should be visible. Leave the sides and top open.
4. Tape white tissue paper over the windows on three sides of the box and over the top. The one remaining side is where you will take photos, and is also the front of the box.
5. Use a sheet of white paper or cardboard to curve from the bottom of the front of the box to the rear top of the box. This will give photos taken in the box a featureless white background.
6. Use desk lamps to provide diffused light (shining through the tissue paper) or indirect light (reflected off the white surfaces inside the box).
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