What you’ll need to make this at home right on your living room floor!
- 1/2 inch PVC pipe approx. $4 (cut with a pipe cutter for NO mess)
- 4 T’s for 1/2 inch PVC pipe 50¢ to 60¢ each
- 4 elbows for 1/2 inch PVC pipe 50¢ to 60¢ each
- 4 caps for 1/2 inch PVC pipe 45¢ each
- 4 one inch pieces of pipe to connect the elbows to the T’s
- piece of shower curtain or some type of fabric to act as a diffuser, cut to fit over the pipe set up
- 2 clamp on light fixtures (mine are Bayco Super Tite Grip from Walmart in the hardware dept) approx. $8 each
- 2 light bulbs (mine are GE 6500K Daylight 26w from Walmart) approx. $5
For the large size tent cut the following
- 4, 15 in pieces of the 1/2 in. PVC pipe for the legs
- 4, 12 in pieces of the 1/2 in. PVC pipe for the top
- 4 short pieces (an inch or so) for connecting the elbows to the T’s
I LOVE that it folds up for sticking out of sight! yea!
Move your lights around until you’re happy with your photo. I still load my pictures into iPhoto and pull the gray off.
Holler if you have any questions…Hope this helps you avoid some of the frustrations I’ve had learning to take pictures of cards!
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It’s nice to see how other photograph and how they do it. Quick question, or maybe question{S}. Do you photograph in the day or night or both? Do you have a light for the top portion of your light tent as well? I’m too afraid to show anyone how I photograph, it’s so “ghetto”! 
