Comments on: Lightbox on a budget

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:16:48 +0000

Cheers, phojus. Much appreciated

By: phojus

phojus — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:58:06 +0000

This is a great idea. I’m defo gonna give it a go sometime. Cheers. (cool blog too)

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:04:24 +0000

Cheers David I was really pleased to see the results and save a lot of money on the expensive studio kit.

By: David Anderson

David Anderson — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:27:54 +0000

Great stuff Sam. I love seeing tips for creating improvised studio kit.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:09:33 +0000

Hope you can pick one up soon, Andrew

No problem, Jon. It’s hard to believe something so cheap can do such a great job. That’s why I was hesitant about buying in the past. You’ll have loads of fun looking around for things to place inside and snap away at

By: Jon Moss

Jon Moss — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:56:03 +0000

What a great idea! I had said item in my hands the other day and didn’t get it – I think I will when I am in Ikea next.

Thanks for posting!

By: Andrew Booth

Andrew Booth — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:10:19 +0000

@Sam Thanks a lot for looking into it for me. You’re right, even though £15 isn’t that much – it is three times more than the original price. I’ll be forcing my parents to visit IKEA before my return to Uni so hopefully I can pick one then. Thanks again.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:30:35 +0000

Hi Andrew. I would happily pick one up for you next time I go there (not sure when that will be, though). However, the only problem I see is actually mailing this to you. It’s a lot larger than I expected after seeing the pics on the IKEA website and although it does fold flat and isn’t hugely heavy, it’s quite on the large side. I can’t see where I could get a jiffy bag that size. In total for buying and postage/packing you’d be looking at between £10-£15

Hi Mark. If I want to photograph a taller object like a vase for example then I’ll need to get a bigger sheet of paper so I can have a suitable backdrop. The largest item I’ve photographed so far is my shoe – http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/purplelime/DSCF0015.jpg

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:37:49 +0000

All the items that you used have been fairly small, dont suppose you could take something a bit bigger in there at all please ?

By: Andrew Booth

Andrew Booth — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:20:10 +0000

Wow. I want one. The results are fantastic, Sam. I especially like the green crocodile.

I would really like to get one of these. Unfortunately, my nearest IKEA is quite a distance away in Leeds. It’ll be a while before I go again, so in the meantime – does anyone want to grab me one and post it to me? I’d cover all costs of course. Just a thought.

Andrew.