Now that your DIY light table is complete, set it up in your studio. Get snug with the screws, but don’t go too tight, as you’ll crack the acrylic glass.
Pre-drill holes on the acrylic with a regular hand drill.ĭrill in screws on all sides. Mark the screw holes every 12 inches on acrylic (Andrew recommends staying away from the corners so you have a solid grab on the wood). Place the acrylic on top of the completed frame. Install and screw in corner braces onto lumber. The lumber will fit inside itself at the corners, so cut the two short pieces less the width of the two long lengthwise pieces. The unique advantage of a light table is that it allows light to penetrate through the product you are photographing, making it the perfect setting product, still life, silhouette, and food shoots.ġ sheet of acrylic #2447 sheeting (¼” with protective backing) cut to the table dimensions you want 24 x 36Ĥ lengths of 1×2 pine lumber (cut to table dimensions)Ĭut the lumber to match the perimeter of the acrylic sheet (creating a picture frame around it). Not only is Andrew’s light table mobile and easily adapted for gels or windows, it’s a perfect option for professionals who want to conserve square feet in their small studio. This $60 DIY studio fix (compared to a $500 product purchase), is great save on budget and space. You can try the do-it-yourself (DIY) route like I did when I first started. So, how’d he do it? Luckily for us, Andrew gave us a short tutorial on hacking the light table. The advantage of a photo light box is the ability to simply get to work. It was large, heavy, immobile, and featured a sag in the middle of the table - in other words, this important set piece was failing to provide the professional-grade lighting Andrew needed.įrustrated, he decided to build his own - one that turned out to be cheaper, lighter, sturdier, more versatile, and better matched to his needs than even a commercial light table. Change your table background on canvas in several clicks.
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Once upon a time, food photographer, stylist, and writer Andrew Scrivani, was not a fan of his light table. Learn how to make DIY light box for product photography instead of buying expensive light box.
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