DIY; Soft box

It was during my stay in Mohali that i thought of taking shots of whatever little was available with me as I didn't get much time to move out.

I got hold of this DIY technique of making a soft box. It was probably the simplest way of making the box.

Following are the items that i used:

1. a carton (that was a beer carton! :p)

2. trace paper

3. chart paper (black)

4. tape, glue, thermacol etc.

And here goes the procedure: The base of the carton is kept intact while the side facing you needs to be removed completely. Rest four sides are cut keeping 1 inch border intact so that enough space is left for pasting the tracing paper.

Once the box is made, all you need is a light source. A continuous one would do. I used a 60 watt bulb here. The box helped me convert the harsh light from the source to soft light. Hence a soft box!!

Result:

and these were without a tripod too!

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