DIY Light Tent

After posting about Aunt Nancy’s thirty-two-layer lemon bars, it occurred to me that some tips on photographing food would be a good series to run on Inkublog. While I am not going to jump into that now, as luck would have it I did run across a relevant article this evening that was worth sharing.

When shooting food or any other small objects, it helps to set the scene correctly. A tool that helps do so is a light tent or table-top studio that allows for soft, natural lighting and a neutral background without distractions. These can run several hundred dollars if purchased through a reputable photography supplier (and well-known and reputable is the only way to go in this market). Luckily Digital Photography School has a great tutorial on how to build one on the cheap and with readily available materials. Aunt Nancy’s lemon bars can now look better than ever. (via Lifehacker)