Light Studio for Photographers (Tabletop)

Step 2 Prep the Box

The first thing you will need to do is get the box ready so you can apply the screen windows (vinyl shower curtain in my case)

You only assemble the bottom of the box, leave the top of the box flaps open, but make sure the bottom is taped shut. Try to tape the flaps together very closely to avoid a lot of light to get through.

Now lay the box on its side and assuming your box is square the side that is now facing up is your new top. This is how the box will be oriented from now on, whenever you take photographs.

Make sure the open end is towards you and cut the top and bottom flaps off of the box, but make sure you leave the left and right flaps.

Now (I used a carpenters square but I assume most people don't have a 3 foot square laying around, basically all you need is a straight edge. Get your marker and trace straight lines parallel to all edges creating a square shape on each side of the box, left, right, top and bottom. Make sure to leave about 2 inches of space between your lines and the edge of the box. If you have a larger box, I would go with 3 or more inches. Use your judgment on this one. Now if it helps, keep using your straight edge (whatever you may have used) and use it to aid you in using the utility knife to cut the squares out of each side of the box. Be sure to leave the former bottom now currently the back of the box taped up. Don't cut the back of the box that you taped up.

The picture should clear any questions you may have up. Areas in gray are the sections of the box that are to be eliminated.