Light Studio for Photographers (Tabletop)

Step 4 Buying Poster Board and Lights

Now your box is basically done. All that we need now are light sources and backdrops. You can use anything as a backdrop if you are one of those creative types and can make it work. I find that poster board works very well. The thing to make sure is that the intersection of the bottom and back of box is underneath the curved portion of your backdrop. This is crucial in order to create a photo without having a crease revealed, and rather makes an illusion of having an infinite nothingness behind your subject.

The more gradual the curve of the backdrop, the less immediate gradient of shadow. It just takes some experimenting, but you will find that it works fine the first time you try it.

You can use lamps that you already have or buy new ones from Walmart or something.

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