Make Your Own Light Box

When you make your own light box there is a sense of pride and the savings is phenomenal.

Make your own light box.

Then proceed to cut out 16. To make a proper diy light box display you need a huge cardboard box. If all efforts fail there are many art supply stores or quilting stores that sell a variety of light boxes for just under 100. B cut out the boxes you ve drawn.

The bigger your box is the more extensive variety of objects of different sizes you will be able to photograph. With just a couple hours some 1x4 1 4 in. When you re done cut off the top of the box or remove the flaps on the top of the box. But since mine is rectangular i chose the longest sides because they d let in more light.

Draw a straight line with a pencil along the edges of the box to connect these points creating a rectangle with space around the edges. Use a ruler to mark a point roughly 2 inches 5 1 cm from each edge on one side of the box. Watch this photographer walk you through how to build your own light box for small product photography. Ask workers at nearby stores for unnecessary boxes or buy the most suitable one from a storage enterprise.

For the material i am using 10mm plywood that is going to be joined with 45º miters with internal splines for reinforcement but you can use solid wood. Now see which side would work the best as the front of your light box. Light boxes do it yourself il s interiore the inner self says. C now take your bristol board and make lines with your marker for every two inches 16 times.

Now cut that sides of the box in the middle with an x acto knife. If your box is square then it wouldn t matter which part you choose. All materials used in this tutorial can be bought for. Plywood 2 x 4 ft 1x4 board 8 ft foil tape frosted plexiglas 18 x 24 in plug in led tape light 10 ft.

Leave the bottom intact. Plywood some plexiglas and a cheap led light strip you can have a homemade light box for tracing and art projects. Measure out windows on either side of your box. October 21 2013 at 2 41 am fortune buying a ready made one it is simple to make one yourself.

Place your box on its side so that the open flaps are facing you. Repeat that to the sides of the box where you have drawn the boxes.