Recently, I’ve been working on a small project that allowed me to take high quality pictures of any small object such as a PDA or cell phone. I built the light box, which allows me to control the amount of light that enters the area of the object I’m trying to take a picture of.
The light box was easy to make, the supplies required include a cardboard box, tracing or tissue paper, tape and possibly some posterboard. The cost is definitely under $10, and depends on what supplies you have laying around already. I got the instructions on how to build the project online. One interesting feature is the use of white posterboard behind and under the object, which allows for the “infinity sweep” look shown below.
Using the “infinity sweep” gives the object a very professional look. The light box is appealing for taking pictures of PDAs and cell phones because limiting the light allows you to reduce the glare on the screen of the device. The light box is a wonderful, cheap project that can drastically improve pictures taken for a multitude of uses. Oszkar has posted several of my other pictures on flickr.
Mike Litchfield