DIY lightbox for product photography - How to

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Intro: Mediaonela Photography
-Weekend photographer
-Currently shoot commercial, stock and portrait photography

Purpose: As i am at times asked to shoot product photography especially for reflective items it was necessary to create a lightbox to reduce unwanted reflections and ensure wrap around lighting.

If you have poor quality product shots due to harsh shadows from direct light or highlights from over exposure..stay tuned.

Following this video i will detail a quick how-to on actually taking the photo using the lightbox

For this lightbox project you will need the following materials.
1.Arrowhead water box that holds two 2 gallon water containers
2.Ikea bought frosted privacy film for windows
3.box cutter
4.Gaffers tape
5.ruler
6.pen
7.scissors
8.white poster board or any color of your choice for the background
9.3 desk lamps
10.3 Sylvania energy saving 23 watts 120V 60Hz 0.330a


Now lets start on the lightbox
1.You will need the arrowhead box
2.the ruler
3.a pen
4.and the box cutter for this step.
step 1 place the Arrowhead box with the opening facing you
Step 2 You will then need to outline a 1 to two inch border from the edge for the left, right and top
Step 3. Now take the box cutter and cut the outline for the 3 sides
1.Step 4. Take the Ikea frosted privacy film and measure to fit each side of the light box from edge to edge and cut it out and prep for application. With the frosted privacy film cut into 3 pieces, place a piece on each of the 3 sides of the arrowhead box and fasten with the gaffers tape.
2.For the last step, take the poster board and DIYmeasure it to fit the inside width of the box, cut and then place into the box.
1.I hope this was helpful and happy shooting.
2.If you would like to see more mods and tips, please visit my blog at www.mediaonela.com/weekendphotographer
3.Tune in for more How-to videos.

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[OutletEntertainment]

tracing paper can accomplish the same thing as the "privacy film"

[thatsfornoobs]

ikea bought

[xraymond10]

Privacy film is?  Did you say "akiabot" -- didn't understand -- thanks.

[bossystop]

this is genius

[mastertrinity1993]

very good! an informative tutorial without all the yabber!

[PartTimePhotography]

Good stuff - I'll pass this along to all my newsletter subscribers.

[BaneMinistry]

At first i was skeptical about how the finished result would be, but i gotta admit at 2:54 theres no way you would guess this was a mere cardboard box.

[ne14musics]

cool! cant wait to make! is it ok if you can write me the exact measurements of the box? and the names of everything? becuz i realy could not hear everything you said