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Hey guys,

requested a pic of my lightbox setup, so here it is

It's made out of just a simple cardboard box, with the top, left and right sides cut out.

A sheet of (clean) white paper is placed into the box, curving up the back wall so as not to show ugly corners when taking the photo. This white paper should go all the way up the back wall and the floor.

Tissue paper or toilet paper can be used to cover up the cut-out sides. Don't worry if you get minor rips and tears, it won't show up too much on the photo The reason for the tissue paper is so that the light hits it and disperses evenly throughout the lightbox.

When you're finally taking the photos, do it out in sunlight. You'd be surprised how bright it actually is outside! ^The top-lefthand picture is what the original picture may look like.^

After you've taken the photos, upload them to your computer and open them in a program like iPhoto or Photoshop. Here you can crop the photo and adjust the brightness (exposure) until the background goes almost perfectly white. ^I have used a current WIP to show before and after editing shots (bottom-left).^ Be aware, however, that if you're photographing something white it may be difficult to distinguish the object from the background...

And there you have it. If you're using iPhoto and the photo still doesn't look great after adjusting the exposure, have a fiddle around with the other functions (definition is a good one). Hope you got something out of this (I expect to see some damn fine looking pictures soon )

Description
Hey guys,

requested a pic of my lightbox setup, so here it is

It's made out of just a simple cardboard box, with the top, left and right sides cut out.

A sheet of (clean) white paper is placed into the box, curving up the back wall so as not to show ugly corners when taking the photo. This white paper should go all the way up the back wall and the floor.

Tissue paper or toilet paper can be used to cover up the cut-out sides. Don't worry if you get minor rips and tears, it won't show up too much on the photo The reason for the tissue paper is so that the light hits it and disperses evenly throughout the lightbox.

When you're finally taking the photos, do it out in sunlight. You'd be surprised how bright it actually is outside! ^The top-lefthand picture is what the original picture may look like.^

After you've taken the photos, upload them to your computer and open them in a program like iPhoto or Photoshop. Here you can crop the photo and adjust the brightness (exposure) until the background goes almost perfectly white. ^I have used a current WIP to show before and after editing shots (bottom-left).^ Be aware, however, that if you're photographing something white it may be difficult to distinguish the object from the background...

And there you have it. If you're using iPhoto and the photo still doesn't look great after adjusting the exposure, have a fiddle around with the other functions (definition is a good one). Hope you got something out of this (I expect to see some damn fine looking pictures soon )