My light box project

[thegunshow]

I had Wednesday off from school and work, which is rare, so I decided to be productive. I decided to make a light box. The whole project cost me 9 bucks (could've been cheaper) and I spent about 2 hours making it and taking the pictures. It is very easy to do, and fun.



This is the complete set up with wax paper, a cardboard box, white matte poster board paper, two fluorescent lamps, and a camera and tripod of course.



This is my best one so far, I want to try new things too. I was inspired by a shot I saw on the DPS homepage ( that's why I love DPS). I want to do something with oil and food coloring.



I took this one (above) with my 24-55mm canon lens, but sometimes I like to use my 300mm lens w/ macro depending on the size of the subject.



You may notice the blue tint the last two have. These were some of my first shots, and I learned a trick to get rid of the blue tint. You would think setting the WB on fluorescent would make it ok but that's what I had it on, so I changed it to sunlight and that takes care of the blue tint as seen in the photo of the wine glass. So for the price, I am liking the quality just as long as I can keep the blue tint out.

[Hayward Taylor]

Hi there - quite a project and very pleasing results ... and the cost is not too bad either

[k9mom]

Nice results! You've inspired me to try this...what are the dimensions of the box you used?

[Satirist]

Originally Posted by thegunshow

You may notice the blue tint the last two have. These were some of my first shots, and I learned a trick to get rid of the blue tint. You would think setting the WB on fluorescent would make it ok but that's what I had it on, so I changed it to sunlight and that takes care of the blue tint as seen in the photo of the wine glass. So for the price, I am liking the quality just as long as I can keep the blue tint out.

I would use the custom WB setting on your camera and snap a pic of the background and use that as the WB standard for your shots in the box. I use Custom WB whenever I am taking a lot of photos within the same lighting area and I think it works much better than the presets.

[clikrr]

Hi, i recently completed this project too. It only cost me about $40, i made it out of a beer carton, hence the $40... I had something nice to drink while i was making it too.

[equilution]

Nice work...very creative! The proof is in the pudding...nice shots! Thanks for sharing.

Jim

[thegunshow]

Originally Posted by k9mom

Nice results! You've inspired me to try this...what are the dimensions of the box you used?

I don't know the dimensions, I cut that part out of the box. Just go to Wal-mart and they will have a section for boxes, just take one and make it into a box and see if it is big enough for your needs. The bigger the box is the more wax paper, and light you will need to cover bigger objects.

[bfischer]

love the idea & the cost... think i might try... thnx for sharing!

what's the wax paper for?

[thegunshow]

Originally Posted by bfischer

love the idea & the cost... think i might try... thnx for sharing!

what's the wax paper for?

The wax paper goes on the top and sides, it is used to spread the light evenly throughout the box.

[Xmaster]

Nice shots. I need to make one too.

..actually there is a bunch of things i need to do :P

Keep them coming. Really like the glass one.