How to make a light tent (DUW)

[panthercz]

I've made several DIY light tents and they are very handy and a cost effective lighting setup. I agree use "daylight" bulbs, instead of the normal orange incandescent bulbs.

Keep one thing in mind. Do NOT leave it unattended with the lights on. Light bulbs get hot, they are right up against fabric, that can mean fire. So use some common sense.

[littleindiangirl]

Also, I wanted to point out that GIMP is freeware, and can be downloaded from their website. It is not user friendly like photoshop, but it can do just about as much as Photoshop. Go ahead and check it out if you dont want to spend $600 - $1000 on Photoshop.

[Monty]

awesome thanks for the diy looks like i got another project on my hand i love taking pictures and that will work great for some of the subjects

[Johnny Hive X]

I'm huge into photography and photographing my snake appeals to me also. Not only will I use this to build for snake photo-shoots, but for anything else. This would work great for someone selling anything like on eBay!

Great tutorial!

[Chris Rossi]

Thanks

[fattielumpkin]

thank you for this. I just built and shot.

[Emilio]

Sticky worthy for sure.

[Area 51 Exotics]

Very cool DIY, for those looking for another option, here's the one we use:

http://www.calumetphoto.com/item/RM1009/

Mike

[Buttons]

I went to home depot today to get the PVC pipe and fittings to make this tonight and when I showed him the list of things I needed he looked at me like I was an alien. Apparently they don't have PVC pipe or slip-on fittings at my local HD. Guess it's off to Lowes or Rona for me tomorrow.

[m00kfu]

I went to home depot today to get the PVC pipe and fittings to make this tonight and when I showed him the list of things I needed he looked at me like I was an alien. Apparently they don't have PVC pipe or slip-on fittings at my local HD. Guess it's off to Lowes or Rona for me tomorrow.

Sounds like whoever you asked may have been an idiot. Just look for the plumbing section and everything you need should be right there.