Comments on: Parchment Paper Light Box for Natural Light

By: Mimi

Mimi — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 18:44:11 +0000

Uhmmm….tape does not stick to parchment paper!

By: Connie Beal

Connie Beal — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:20:43 +0000

The Light Box works! No shadows! I was lucky yesterday when I went to Michaels to buy the board it was on sale .99! I taped the corners with athletic tape first, bought it at the $1.00 store. Easy to remove without tearing the board. Then bought the white duck tape (cheaper than duct tape) at Wallmart $2.39 to tape over the athletic tape. Originally I made the cardboard light box (Lisa’s Sunshine) but used light muslin instead of the parchment paper. Lisa is right, be careful not to grab it in the middle when picking it up. It bent so I had to reinforce the inside cardboard at the top with stiff poster board. Going to replace the cloth with parchment. Will save this box for taking pictures outside in Sunny California.

By: Jackie Lee

Jackie Lee — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 05:00:27 +0000

Wow! I love this post! While I love decorating cookies, I love taking pics of my cookies and other food! You’ve inspired me to
A-buy the book you mentioned
B-get rid of shadows in pics,
C-make a box!
Thanks for sharing!
JLee

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 02:37:35 +0000

In reply to Paula. :)

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:57:13 +0000

Lisa thanks so much for the tip on the Tungsten lighting setting. I will try it 😉

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:16:00 +0000

In reply to Paula. Try setting your camera on Tungsten lighting. It is a white balance setting. You can chose clouds, sun, shade, tungsten, or florescent light. If I leave my white balance set to anything other that tungsten when photographing in my light box, the pictures are yellow. Give it a try and you will amazed!!! Let me know how it works:)

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:34:00 +0000

Great recycling of Sunshine! I had a Sunshine once too, cut hole out in the top and sides for lamps (covered in parchment) to shine through when photography at night. Still found that it left the white background looking a little yellowish. I like your parchment covered light box much better and will give that a try. Like you…it is still *maybe one day* before I invest in expensive lighting equipment and whatever works well until then is fine by me 😉

By: Kathia

Kathia — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:36:38 +0000

What a great idea. I also work full time and since I take the pictures at night I have issues with shadows.
A homemade lightbox needs to be on my to do list.

By: Sweetsugarbelle

Sweetsugarbelle — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:39:41 +0000

Uh oh!!! I feel a light box coming on!!! Love it!

By: cookiecrazie - Pam

cookiecrazie - Pam — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 22:39:42 +0000

Awesome idea. :)