DIY Light Tent

Want that professional looking photo of a product you're going to sell on ebay?  Or maybe just a great looking photo of a nicknack you like?  Don't want to pay ~$100 for a light box/tent?  Build one yourself!  It's super-easy! I made mine in about an hour and it cost me all of $12.  Borrowing from the idea set out on the strobist website, here. I set out to make my own light box to just practice on shooting products.  It was a lot easier to do that I thought it would be.  All you need is a box, preferably equal to, or greater than, 12"x12"x12".  The more square, the box, the easier it is.  Tape, tape measure, scissors, box cutter, tissue paper, Bristol board, and time. Basically, you just cut out 3 windows into the box, and tape them over with tissue paper.  The paper acts as a diffuser for your flash(es).  The Bristol board acts as your seamless background, so you'll want to curve it in the box without creasing it.  Then you just setup your flashes on either side of the box, or on top and fire away!  The results are pretty great!  Here's a picture of my ghetto light tent, and a sample picture to go with it.  You don't need to spend a lot to get great results, you just need the right ideas!

/DG