Lightbox Technology

Benefits of lightboxes

Any idea where I can get plans to build a minature photo studio?

I am thinking of a portable lightbox/stage area where I can set up some still lifes. I am going to be working with living animals, so it needs to have fairly high sides. I realize I need just a basic box, but I am trying to figure out what kind of construction material would be light weight and easy to work with.

You don’t need to go to much trouble. All you need is a portable folding table and a back drop. The back drop can be just about anything: a few yards of cloth, paper, a sheet, etc. You just need some way to hang it. A pair of stands are easy to make from some 2×2.

You can put contrasting or matching material on the table. just throw it on like a table cloth. Don’t permanantly attach it. That way you can change it based on the subject.

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