Comments on: 4 DIY Photography Hacks You Can Do With Boxes

By: Nitin

Nitin — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:09:36 +0000

Many thank for the innovative ideas

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:38:38 +0000

Great ideas! I gave the Strobist suggestion a try, but my setup was even less fancy, as I couldn't find a box large enough. It never ceases to amaze me how the right lighting can make a photo look entirely different from what your eyes see. Here's the result:

By: Alina B

Alina B — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:00:03 +0000

What a fun post! I tried number 4 and posted my results here: http://photoclickchick.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-photograph-glass-with-homemade.html

By: Kenneth Hyam

Kenneth Hyam — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:33:17 +0000

It is truly amazing how these simple techniques open a whole new world of photography. We all know that
photography is about how light is captured. But too often we forget about light and simply point the
cheap or even expensive camera at the subject. This shows how much control we can easily have regarding
what type of light falls on the lens.

By: Charles

Charles — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:52:59 +0000

Would be nice to see some details, particularly the pinhole box setup. For example where do you place the screen, which I assume is piece of some reflective material (what works best for this? paper, foil, white card?) etc.

In case you didn’t know the word ‘camera’ literally means ‘room’. The term migrated from the original pinhole camera, which was literally a room with a small hole and a screen. You could sit inside and view a panorama of the scene outside in incredible detail. Then, with the advent of photographic film, came the pinhole DIY box camera. And finally the pinhole box lens attachment.

By: sbunting108

sbunting108 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:37:07 +0000

Thanks for the links I am going to have a go at making the light tent!

By: Stock Photos

Stock Photos — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:57:17 +0000

The lighting outside the box is as important as the box itself other wise you end up with shadows!

By: Alexander

Alexander — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:48:46 +0000

Here’s my digital pinhole — http://www.flickr.com/photos/alxndr/3517964230/

I got my D200 body before a lens, so I cut a piece of cardboard to fit over the lens mount and poked a tiny hole in it. Ta-daa, digital pinhole camera.