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Published: 2008-06-03 02:40:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 20773; Favourites: 321; Downloads: 545
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I've had a few emails now about how I take my photos. Now, I'm not a photography expert. I mean, I'm really, really, really not a photography expert. I don't even know what apeture means, and my camera is a point-and-shoot model. The things I do know, I've learnt from reading how-to's on the 'net, and so I thought I'd share with you the number one thing that I use when I take photos:My light box.
Those things can be expensive (you're looking at about $100-$300 dollars for a store-bought one), so I decided to make my own. Basically it's just a box that you put your object into, shine light at it, and snap away. Couldn't be easier, right? And the best thing about my light box is it costs less than $15!
So this is my very first tutorial, and I hope you find it useful (and comprehensible! I worry about how readable the explanation cards are - you'll have to give me some feedback on that, since this is the first tutorial I've ever made, I'm fairly new to the process.)
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Comments: 62
Love this. It will definitely help with my photos. xD
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Very cool 
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This is very clever. I will definitely be putting this one into practice! Thanks for the advice!
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Glad you found it helpful; enjoy!
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This is an excellent tutorial. The daylight is never the same twice and my camera isn't a quality kind but with this DYI lightbox, you've helped me fix this problem. Thank you so much!
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Ooh!!! Interesting. It's a little hard to read the text, but it's still very cool. I want one now! Tomorrow can't come any faster.
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this is very useful. i actually made a light box myself months ago, but it somehow didn't work... now i know when i gone wrong. xD
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I hope it helps you take some great photos!
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well i have some difficulties with the light, but i'll find the way, oh i will.
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Thank you Times a Million! I built this today (Absolutely Free) going completely off your tutorial and ended up with an Awesome light box. I am having so much fun with it!! This is a fantastic idea that saved me a bunch of money & I will get tons of use out of . . . & if something happens to it, just build another. 
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I'm so glad you found it useful! I'm a big fan of quick'n'cheap tools
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I should have some stuff up this week. I am amazed with how much light generates.
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I found this tute ages ago and managed to lose it before i made one
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Hehe isn't it always the way? You find what you need (or could have used) just after you've finished what you're working on! It's the same with me and finding the perfect fabric... a week after I've finished my project.
Glad you like the tute!
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This is AWESOME! Love it. If you cut out the sides of it, cover the wholes with the white paper and put a light source on each side, it gives a lot more filler light with less shadow. Let me know if you try it!
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Thank you for the tip - it sounds interesting, I wanna go try it now!
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Teehee, it looks like the lamp is trying to eat the little coin purse-thing XD
Thanks for this!
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D:
Run, robo-coin purse-thing! RUN!
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Oh WOWWWW! That's fantastic! I love it! (I 
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wheeee, thank youuuuuu
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It's a box where the inside is a bright, clean white, and you put your product inside and then shine a light into the box and take a photo. It's perfect for when the weather outside is really dismal and you have no natura light to take photos.
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No worries! Thanks for the
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Very useful tutorial. And may I say, nice handwriting!
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Hehe, thank you very much. You should see it when I'm not trying so hard - yeuck!
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Haha, when I try hard to write nice, I just write much worse than usua;
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I've gotten this explanation from (that was ages ago)
oh but I must say this is certainly one of the best explanations I've seen -- clear, simple, and easy
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Useful tutorial
But I couldn't leave unnoticed the following detail:
Compact Chainsaw...
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I know! It's the coolest thing ever, am I right? It's a baby chainsaw! I couldn't resist stealing the box when I saw it, if only I could have got the chainsaw it once held as well.
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This is very useful and extermely doable. 
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