I will unlock a small secret for beginners that face difficulties in positioning the object in the diy light box.
Diy large light box.
First thing you need to do is to find an appropriate position of the object.
And you only need a few materials you probably already have around the house.
I first learned how to make a light box from alessandra cave a beautiful photographer from whom i took a great class at the makerie a lovely retreat in boulder co.
Let s face it store bought light boxes are expensive.
How to make a diy light box with available light.
2 sheets of aluminium foil.
Stop when you see a clear picture without cardboard being visible.
Plywood some plexiglas and a cheap led light strip you can have a homemade light box for tracing and art projects.
2 sheets of baking or wax paper.
1 white sheet of paper.
The idea of a light box is to disperse light evenly within a space so the object you re photographing can be seen clearly and usually with a solid background.
Taking all this into account i decided my next project would be a diy light box.
Plywood 2 x 4 ft 1x4 board 8 ft foil tape frosted plexiglas 18 x 24 in plug in led tape light 10 ft.
And other diy light boxes usually require cutting soldering or some other form of work.
This diy light box requires almost no work at all and costs next to nothing.
This diy light box will take about 15 minutes of your time.
1 medium card box.
Shift the camera and the object.
Diy tracing light box for under 20.
I built the first light box for my jewelry tutorials 24 days of glam taking photos using the box seriously elevated the level of and look of this this blog as a whole.
With just a couple hours some 1x4 1 4 in.