Whenever I post product photos here on my blog, you’d immediately notice I don’t have enough lighting in place. I use lamps around the house so taking photos (without flash) is a little challenging.
So I thought why not make one of my own instead of drowning the entire room with bright light. Here’s the result.
Photos taken using my Canon D40 with EF 17-85mm IS USM. Click on the picture thumbnails to view larger shots. And the set up is a simple as this:
Here’s how to create your own DIY Light Box. You’ll need a large plastic (translucent) storage box which will help diffuse the light, two lamps with 20-60 watt bulbs. You also need paper (bond paper or any plain white paper) to cover the insides of the box and even out the surface.
Optionally, you can still use your camera flash to flood fill the box and totally eliminate any remaining hints of shadow cast by the objects being photographed.
Mine needs more improvement but the results are much better than the old ones.
That’s a cunning answer to a chinlengalg question