I built a light box this weekend based on Baltimore Sun photog David Hobby's Strobist blog and tried it out. For the cost of a cardboard box and some tissue paper, you can make a macro studio that allows you near-total control of the light on the subject. You can light the box with remote flashes, or you can use ambient light.

Here are some of the better results.

http://www.mindspring.com/%7Ewreck00...389resized.jpg
http://www.mindspring.com/%7Ewreck00...403resized.jpg
http://www.mindspring.com/%7Ewreck00...371resized.jpg

 

Thank you very much for the link and info on this site for the outstanding DIY macro light box. I finally got a chance to read through the two light box articles and I'm just positively floored. Going to Home Despair for photo studio materials for less than $6! Great stuff!

 

What's with the large copyright symbol? The pictures look pretty cool, but I can hardly notice them without being distracted by the big C.


Anyways...cool article! Thanks for sharing.

 

It's to keep people from stealing the image and using it elsewhere as their own. Usually people who use something like that have some sort of vested interest in the image. What most people don't understand is that it is trivial for anyone skilled in image manipulation to remove it. I usually put my bug in the corner and don't worry.

Great article! I too will be going to my local hardware store to get some supplies! Cheapest photo gear I'll have ever bought!

 

I'm just making it a little harder for the casual image thief to take my pictures.

 

I also read that article a couple of months ago and tried it out. Some results are here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/blalor/207668767/
I'm in the middle of packing up for a big move, and just chucked the lightbox. Finally, something I could throw away without guilt! :-)