How to Make a Light Box / Light Tent for Micro Photo Studio

Need a light tent for product photography? Let’s build one.

What you need to make a light box: a box, white tissue paper, poster board

1. Follow the steps in this instruction to make a light box DIY $2 Macro Photo Studio

2. This is what I made. I didn’t put white tissue paper on top because my basement lights have cover diffuses the light already.

3. Now do a test. The object is on a table. Flash is used. The background is the white wall. This is our ‘before’ image.

4. Here are gadgets. Light box, tripod, 2 side lights with daylight bulb (light bulb designed for studio–daylight fluorescent bulb with color temprature between 5000-5600K. The color temprature must be marked on the bulb).

5. Here is the cropped picture taken.

6. Product Picture.