THINK INSIDE THE BOX

It’s tool time! We bring you a quick-and-easy DIY backlit light table project that you won’t be able to leaf alone

Light boxes are designed to illuminate a subject from behind and are used for a variety of purposes in arts, crafts and design projects. They are also a great tool for photographers to have in their arsenal when shooting macro close-ups. When used with translucent subjects such as leaves, backlighting brings out textures and details that would normally go unnoticed. The results can be striking. In this project, we’ll show you how to illuminate a leaf from behind using your very own homemade light box. You can buy light tables from most craft shops, but it’s cheaper and more fun to make your own. It doesn’t take a fancy setup to get fancy backlit photographs, and you don’t need to spend a ton of time or money on it. We’ll…

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