How To Build A Photo Light Box " DIY Photography Light Tent " For Less Than $9

This video shows you how to make a lightbox on a budget.


How to Create an Inexpensive Photography Lightbox ?

Close-up photography of detailed objects requires good lighting, and a lightbox is a great solution. It provides light diffusion and a uniform background against which to place the object. Professional lightboxes can be expensive, but you can make a cheaper version at home. To create an inexpensive photography lightbox, make a frame by cutting windows into the sides and top of a cardboard box, cover each opening with white fabric or tissue paper, fit a gently bent portion of white poster board inside the box to create a blank background, and cover the outside of each fabric-covered opening with black poster board to block light as needed. You can then use flashes, desk lamps, and other light sources to create the desired lighting effect.

Tips:

Make sure to use matte and not glossy poster board. Glossy poster board can reflect the light and cause glare.
If you take shots straight down from above, cut the bottom of the box like the sides and top, and cover with tissue paper. Then set the box open side down and cut a lens sized hole in what is now the top of the box. That way you can lay out your subject on a piece of white matte cardboard, then drop the box over it, and shoot the photograph through the hole.
Try other colors of poster board and even fabric to achieve the desired effect.
If your camera has one, learn how to use its "custom white balance" (WB) feature--this can make all the difference when shooting items in this fashion.
You may find that removing the bottom of the box makes it easier to just drop the light box over your subject.