Few Independent Designers can afford the high cost of professional photography.
Thanks to the wonders of today’s digital photography, and a bit of ingenuity, it may well not be completely necessary –
Lightboxes like the EZ Cube have always been on my wish list.
But if you are “handy” and your products are small, there is no reason why you cannot construct a “usable” light boxes. Here is the link I am sending to TH so he can build some for me to use.
http://www.studiolighting.net/homemade-light-box-for-product-photography/ Be sure to read the comments as many great suggestions have been made.
Meanwhile, as we are experimenting with some other options for “larger” items – I’ll let you know of any “improvements” that “work for wheat”
Tanya Brown made a handy device for photographing small objects. She calls it her “Backgroundulator 2000.” She put the instructions for making one on her blog
http://tanyatheartbutcher.blogspot.com/search/label/Photography
Be sure to click on “here is what I made” for a picture of it.
Christine Thresh
on an island in the California Delta