I recycled an apple box from Albertson’s that I previously used to move by cutting out a portion of the sides and covering it in white printer paper. (I had a lot more pictures of the process- which took a lot longer than anticipated- but my computer crashed and I lost all of my pictures. The ones for this craft, plus multiple others that I had just cleared off of my camera. I was bitter about it for about a week, but they are gone and pouting about it won’t change that…)
When cutting out the sides, I measured about an inch and a half from the top and the sides of the box, drew a square (rectangle on the longer sides), and cut out the middle. I would recommend maybe cutting two inches or so from the edge to give it just a little bit of extra support. After cutting the sides, I wrapped white paper over the entire thing (a long process, but worth it in the end), and then covered 3 of the sides with full pieces of the white paper in order to create a background and something for the light to reflect off. The original post where I found this idea (seen first on Pinterest, originally posted at
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-a-inexpensive-light-tent ) used fabric for the sides and a piece of Bristol cardboard and curved it on the back of their light tent. Because my box is rectangle, I did not do this, I just covered the sides but I prefer the end result because it gives me a larger area for photographing.I also did not cover the top of the box with anything, so I am able to maneuver my light and get a better angle on certain subjects. I chose not to use fabric because I didn’t have any white sheets that I wanted to cut up for this project and already had a stack of printer paper. I do not have a DSLR like in the original post, but my point-and-shoot does pretty well for itself.
I have since had quite a bit of fun finding things in my house that I can photograph in my light tent. In the first picture, my dog was feeling a bit jealous and got in the way of the first picture I tried to take. For the last couple pictures, I took a black pillow case and laid in flat in the box. This is great for things that are light in color, like silver, white, or glass that is very reflective.
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| Apothecary jar: Decorator's sand, pine cone, & branch. |
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| My apothecary jars: Glitter covered Christmas lights & ornaments |
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| Another DIY: Headband holder from an Oatmeal canister. |
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| Another Christmas gift. It smells sooooooo good! |
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