Improve Your Macro Photography With a Macro Sized Light Box

In this instance, a macro light box is meant to be a very small one, meant for static macro shots. The top is open for the camera and all four sides are open with a diffusion material.

Steps

 * 1)  Find yourself a small sturdy box. Something about square.
 * 2)  Cut off the flaps off of the top. To make it stay more sturdy, use duct tape to 'finish' off the edges of where you cut.
 * 3)  Cut out the four sides of the box, leaving the corners.
 * 4)  Put the diffusion material on the four sides of the box. Some suggestions are:
 * 5) * If using something like a store bag, use the material from a single bag. This helps with the white balance.
 * 6) * Make it possible for one of the long sides to be removed easily.
 * 7)  Make the inside of the box white. You could do this a few different ways. Some are:
 * 8) * Coating the inside with white tape.
 * 9) * Using posterboard, or even a sheet of paper, on the inside of the box to keep it white.
 * 10)  Have some type of tripod to support your camera so that it is aiming into the box.
 * 11)  Use whatever light you have available and project it through the diffusion material.
 * 12)  Start shooting.

Tips

 * This could be done with any material, as long as you can cut it, or shoot through it.
 * A good 'box' for it would be a type of plastic crate or laundry basket.
 * If you have a more transparent OR sturdier material, it will work much better.

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