MAR 22, 2009 - DIY Light Box

I, usually, use the light box at work (art department), but it is inconvenient. I figured I'd buy one, but the cost is much higher than I thought it would be. So I made one, today. There are so many different approaches. I took stuff from different DIY's and came up with my own.

Stage 1 To complete the light box, I bought interfacing from the fabric store and taped it onto the sides and top, and I used two small flood lights to light the box. I, also put poster board in it as a background.

It is about a million times better than nothing. I'm not convinced I wouldn't have been better off buying one. It turned out to be kind of expensive to make. Duct tape was $7. That was particularly shocking to me :) I guess I should have got a box from Home Depot. It turns out they are 99 cent, but I stopped in at Mail Boxes, Etc for a card board box and it cost me 6.50. The lights were only $10 each, but the bulbs were $7 each. The exacto knife was $3.50. I don't feel like adding it all up, but the whole set up had to have been close to $50. Couldn't I have bought a basic light tent set up for $50? I'm not really complaining. It was fun, and it is cool that I did it myself.