DIY Light Tent

Core77 posts about DIY Light Tent that can be used to help with lighting in any photography project. It looks easy to do and can really make an impact on your project.

Here are the steps:

step 1Select materials

First thing to do is find your self a usable box. The box I used is a half of a resin plastic shelf. The dimensions are roughly 16" x 15" x 15". This size has handled m…

step 2Cut the box

1) Lay the box flat 2) using the ruler add a 1" to 1-1/2" border to all sides of the box (top, bottom, left and right) - Essentially you want to cut a hole in all sides o…

step 3Assemble the Skeleton

1) Open up the box and close the bottom of the box 2) Tape down the exterior and interior seam. 3) The Bottom of the box will serve as the platform for placing your obj…

step 4Wrap the box

1) Using the semi-transparent material you have chosen wrap it around the box so that it covers 3 of the four sides 2) I used sign printing grade Tyvek and attached it usi…

step 5add continous background

This is part of the magic of the light tent, creating a continous background in your images. To do this we add a piece of bristol board cut to fit the box. 1) Use the dep…

step 6Add light and enjoy

1) Now that you have th box wrapped, and the continous background in place you are ready to take some photos. 2) I used a desk lamp, and a couple of Ott lights (13watt) for…

step 7End Result

Here are some examples of shots taken with this light box.. I am by no means a photographer but to my untrained eye these shots look pretty good.