Ever wondered how photographers get those perfectly white backgrounds on perfectly lighted products?  They use something called a Light Tent, sometimes called a Light Box or a Soft Box.  You can go out to your local photography store and buy one for $50 and up, depending on size, or you can build your own for $2.96.  Besides saving a nice chunk of change, you gain the ability to fully customize your tent/box.

You’ll need these items:

• A cardboard box (of whatever size you choose) – You most likely have one of these around the house.
• A roll of decently wide tape – I bought a 50 yard roll of clear packing tape 1.88″ wide for $1.08.
• A piece of white poster board – I bought a huge sheet for $0.38
• A thin white plastic tablecloth (alternately you could use a thin white sheet of cloth) – I bought mine for $1.50.

All you need to do is cut out the sides of your box and tape the cloth over the openings.  The cloth acts as a light diffuser, giving you nice soft light over your subject.  Cut your poster board to fit and you can use it for “infinity sweep” purposes.  I use two strobes on manual settings to provide the actual lighting.