\nSo I followed these instructions<\/a> to make a light box.<\/p>\n
Of course there are many permutations of the same thing – using a styrofoam box<\/a>, plastic storage boxes<\/a>, DIY wooden crates<\/a>, recycling a cardboard crate<\/a> and cutting out windows and replacing those windows with tracing paper – but I settled on this particular method by Bill Huber<\/a> because it was lightweight and can be easily disassembled, if you don’t glue the parts together and stored away.<\/p>\n Anything that is a box takes up the space of a box. This PVC pipe collapsible method is perfect because I don’t photograph products all that much and I only have to set it up when I need it. But setting up can be hard if you’re disorganised and don’t have all the parts together.<\/p>\n The cost was also low.<\/p>\n Total cost S$5.80. The lights were not cheap.<\/p>\n I bought four simple clamps with light sockets for S$4 each. They’re made in Thailand. I’m sure they’d be much cheaper there.<\/p>\n 4 x 18 watt daylight (with an output of 100watts) bulbs S$6.50 each.<\/p>\n\n
\nThe PVC pipe, elbows and end caps were S$4.70. I got the t-joints from another shop because they were shorter and neater looking for S$1.10.<\/p>\n![\"Clamp](\"https:\/\/joanneteo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/thai_light.jpg\")
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