DIY - Macro Light Tent for Shooting Seamless

My wife and I have finally finished cleaning out the basement of all our old and unused junk.  I also had a Saturday of not much to do.  So, it was DIY time!

Earlier this year I came across a great post on one of the best photo blogs out there - The Strobist.  The tip was how you can build a quick and cheap (those that know me, know I love cheap) light tent.  I have space now.  And I have empty boxes.  What's a guy to do?

I grabbed a standard large size moving box.  I think it was about 18 inches cubed or so.  Then cut out the walls on 3 of the 6 sides.  You want to keep the bottom and a side wall to keep it rigid.  The top should also be open - this is your shooting hole and the flaps are flags.  Then, duck tape it up so your wonderful cats don't tear it up.  Now cut 3 pieces of white tissue paper and tape over the new holes you cut out.  Place a shiny sided poster board inside and bam!

Feel free to be creative and light however you want from the outside of the box.  Just be careful to not have 2 "sun's" as I did in the Lightning McQueen shot here.

This is a fun way to spend a cold Saturday morning.