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Monday, September 28, 2009

DIY Photo Cube for $6... and some new Metal Clay pieces

So… did some “green” things (well, in my book anyway).

Aside from the jewelry I made with my current bead stash (see this post from my Laura Bracken blog), I made some jewelry out of metal clay… yay!



Not listed yet…


Traded for beads…



This past weekend, I also gave up on my tent sized photo cube. The light sources were just too far away.

So I went to Ross’ and bought a lampshade for $6.



It had a white liner material and a tan outer material. I removed the tan outer material.



Then I was left with a strong frame with diffusing material on it and the cube is small enough to get my light sources (two Ott lights and a fluorescent photo light) closer to the object.



See the camera on top… shooting straight down into the improvised photo cube?

Anyway, Gabe wants the internet so I’m going to say goodbye. Hope to check in next time without as much time between.

TTYL!

10 comments:

  1. amberSeptember 29, 2009 at 5:42 AM

    that lampshade is an awesome idea! and they come in so many sizes, i imagine if you needed a larger area, just buy a larger shade?!? very cool...love reading this blog!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2009 at 1:27 PM

    Golly how ingenious of you and such a bargain to boot! It is always great knowing that I've got friends who think outside of the box.
    Corinne

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  3. EmbellishYourselfSeptember 30, 2009 at 4:40 PM

    Wow! Wonderful tip, thanks so much! My light tent is so big it's a big pain in the you know what!

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  4. RachelSeptember 30, 2009 at 5:51 PM

    Very, very cool idea! I may steal it! :)

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  5. GinnySeptember 30, 2009 at 6:34 PM

    How clever is that . . . . WOW!!

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  6. AnonymousOctober 1, 2009 at 11:17 AM

    What a great idea. I might try this since I am photo challenged

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  7. skeptisOctober 17, 2009 at 6:43 AM

    Neat!

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    omg - i love this and i just happen to have 2 WHITE lamp shades exactly like this sitting in my closet - i'll definitely give this a try!! Jini Jewels San Diego

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  9. UnknownAugust 1, 2013 at 9:54 AM

    Are the pictures above using this new light box? If not, I'd love to see a pic of how the photos turned out with the new setup.

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  10. Laura BrackenAugust 1, 2013 at 9:54 PM

    Hi Debbie, Yes, the photos in this post were definitely taken in my lampshade photo cube. Pretty cool, huh? I think I have about five different photo cubes in my studio this year... all but one are home-made.

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