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Lightboxes are simple, easy and fun to make. Pick up a small box around your house preferably large enough to put anything 8-12 tall inside. Leave the bottom and back sides uncut. On the other three sides measure one inch in on all sides and cut with an Xacto knife or whatever is available. Cover these new holes up with white tissue paper for a traditional light box or other colors for other effects. I prefer to use that sticky gum stuff used to hold posters to walls so I can change the colors of the tissue paper but staples, glue and tape work just as well. To make a seamless backdrop take a piece of poster board and cut it so it can fit inside your new lightbox snuggly . I prefer to not push it tightly against the back as to avoid any sharp edges in the picture and keep the viewers eyes focused on the subject. Now you can place lights on the top left or right sides or all three. There will be no harsh edges because the tissue paper diffuses the light. For those of you that are ok with stronger light or have larger objects which can not fit into your box. Place the whole sheet of poster board against the door place lights at thirty degree angles from the subject and there you go. Lightboxs work well when one wishes to display products for ebay or similar sites. For artsier photos one can try with different surfaces such as black polished granite or marble, and mirrors. Remember have fun with it.