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I've been annoyed by looking at the shots I take of razors. When I buy an old DE razor, I take pics before and after the cleaning. I've just put an A4 white paper on the ground and shot with available light. So, I glanced over a guide, and went to buy what I needed earlier today:
- one box, 20kr
- white sheet, non-stretch 200kr
- thick piece of paper for the backdrop, one white and one black, 40kr
I also needed a sharp knife, a pair of scissors and some tape.
First, I cut holes in the box. Three for light, and one for the opening. There was no top on this box, so I just leave that as it is.

IMG_0711[1] by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr
Then I measure by eye how large pieces of sheet I needed for the holes, and cut them.

IMG_0712[1] by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr
After taping these on the box itself. I then inserted the backdrop into the box, and voila, the whole thing is practically done.

IMG_0713[1] by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr
The only thing missing is light. I just took some of the lamps home and put them where I wanted them. These don't omit white light, so suppose I need to do some colour correcting in PS. It's not hard to get white lighted bulbs, though.

IMG_0715[1] by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr

IMG_0716[1] by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr
And that's my new light tent. I reckon my pics of razors will be better lighted from now on, even if this doesn't give me the best results available
It cost me in total of 260kr, which equals out to about £29 / $44. I'm not sure if I could buy a new one for that price. If I could, then what the heck, I had fun making this anyway 
Some test shots will follow in another thread.

- one box, 20kr
- white sheet, non-stretch 200kr
- thick piece of paper for the backdrop, one white and one black, 40kr
I also needed a sharp knife, a pair of scissors and some tape.
First, I cut holes in the box. Three for light, and one for the opening. There was no top on this box, so I just leave that as it is.

IMG_0711[1] by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr
Then I measure by eye how large pieces of sheet I needed for the holes, and cut them.

IMG_0712[1] by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr
After taping these on the box itself. I then inserted the backdrop into the box, and voila, the whole thing is practically done.

IMG_0713[1] by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr
The only thing missing is light. I just took some of the lamps home and put them where I wanted them. These don't omit white light, so suppose I need to do some colour correcting in PS. It's not hard to get white lighted bulbs, though.

IMG_0715[1] by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr

IMG_0716[1] by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr
And that's my new light tent. I reckon my pics of razors will be better lighted from now on, even if this doesn't give me the best results available


Some test shots will follow in another thread.
