All the materials needed for your DIY lightbox
Gone are the days of envying others for their professional "studio shots".
Now, you could make your own lightbox with materials you already have lying around the house!
There are definitely more than one way of making a lightbox on the internet. You just have to find one that suits you. Mine involves cutting three rectangular holes on the box - one for the top, and two for the sides.
Line the insides of the box with white paper (use nothing reflective!) to allow light to bounce off the walls and cover the rectangular hole on the two sides with a thin fabric such as muslin (I do not have muslin so I am using majong paper but I find the results unsatisfactory. Will test out with tracing paper next time) to diffuse the two lights on each side.
The top rectangular hole is for the top light as well as for taking top shots.
This is how my DIY lightbox look like in action
As you can see in my setup above, I still have not acquire the two side lamps so I am using an old aquarium light for the top and a standing lamp for the front.
The results
The width for my curved backdrop is too narrow thus you can actually see the unsightly lines behind. I guess I am going to make myself another larger lightbox soon.
The same photo after cropping
Have fun!