I was trying to find a way to get quality pictures for my Artfire Studio. That is how I heard about the photo tent. It is a very useful item to get quality photos of the small items like jewelry and crocheted flowers.
I tried various methods such as taking pictures outside in natural light , using the macro setting on the camera, using more lights to brighten up the object...I never get that bright clear image.
After doing a search on the internet, I came across various DIY light tents. I have seen an inexpensive light tent making tutorial on DigitalPhotographyschool.com. They used cardboard box to create the tent. You need to cut the box in the way they described though.
I found one using Rubbermaid, on Jewelrybusinesssucesstips.com. Isn't it amazing????
I was drooling over it and you know what, I didn't have a clear rubbermaid bin or anything similar to that at home. I was thinking and wandering around the home to find a quick method. It stuck to me my storage box from Ikea, which looks all beige and seems to be letting the light pass through. I got 3 of them together for about $10.
I started working with it. There was a plastic kind of sheet on the side, which was a little hard. It didn't have a lid. Slide a bristol board sheet cut in a long strip, which can be slided in it. The first trial picture was not having the brightness I needed. So I cut up one side, and put a thin cloth on it to diffuse the light.
To me the end result is kind of OK.
Here is a picture of my light tent.
The cloth on top of it is a polyester shawl I have. Today, I made few washcloths in blue cotton yarn. The picture is taken using the natural light. I guess, it is clear enough. See it yourself.
Yesterday, I took the picture of a red round coaster, I crocheted. I used the 2 ordinary lamps to get enough light. Then it was a bit yellowish in the background. So I did auto correcting using the Microsoft picture manager.
Not bad for a new technique, eh?
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