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I've had a few emails now about how I take my photos. Now, I'm not a photography expert. I mean, I'm really, really, really not a photography expert. I don't even know what apeture means, and my camera is a point-and-shoot model. The things I do know, I've learnt from reading how-to's on the 'net, and so I thought I'd share with you the number one thing that I use when I take photos:

My light box.

Those things can be expensive (you're looking at about $100-$300 dollars for a store-bought one), so I decided to make my own. Basically it's just a box that you put your object into, shine light at it, and snap away. Couldn't be easier, right? And the best thing about my light box is it costs less than $15!

So this is my very first tutorial, and I hope you find it useful (and comprehensible! I worry about how readable the explanation cards are - you'll have to give me some feedback on that, since this is the first tutorial I've ever made, I'm fairly new to the process.)
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Mood: Wow! !BeneathMyHeadscarf May 13, 2012  Hobbyist
Wow! I'll try this over the summer. Thank you for sharing!
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=xSeeingStarsx Apr 27, 2012  Student General Artist
you . . . are my hero
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~TowaNeko Jun 26, 2011
Love this. It will definitely help with my photos. xD
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*Ruby-Blackthorn Mar 30, 2011  Student Photographer
Very cool :D I might have to use this idea for my photography unit. I can never get the right lighting in my house.
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~TheTerriah Jan 6, 2011
This is very clever. I will definitely be putting this one into practice! Thanks for the advice! :heart:
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~restlesswillow Jan 9, 2011
Glad you found it helpful; enjoy! :)
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~sekaihatsu Aug 28, 2010
This is an excellent tutorial. The daylight is never the same twice and my camera isn't a quality kind but with this DYI lightbox, you've helped me fix this problem. Thank you so much!
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=lajvio Aug 6, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
I will test and make one my self tomorrow! :D
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Mood: Love ~mxgirl199 Jul 21, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Ooh!!! Interesting. It's a little hard to read the text, but it's still very cool. I want one now! Tomorrow can't come any faster.
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~psyrick Jun 16, 2010
so simple yet so effective! thanks for the share! :)
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