Light box?


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I'm not part of the photography club, however, I thought that you guys might be able to help me out. I'm looking for a light box, actually don't know what it's called, but it's a cloth-square box where you would take pictures of small objects such as jewlery and such. It serves as a backdrop for small items to display and post in e-bay, or something like that. In America, you can usually get it at camera shops but I'm having a problem finding them here. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Thanks for any input.

I know exactly what you are

I know exactly what you are talking about, but I haven't seen one here either. I would think, however, that it should not bee too difficult to construct one from readilly available materials.
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Yeah, they are usualy called

Yeah, they are usualy called a light tent, also known as a softbox, or light box.

I've got one that looks something like this,

It folds up to a 25-30 cm x 3-4 cm package which makes it easy to carry. It's tricky to fold though, you have to press one diagonally opposite corner into it's opposite before collapsing the rest of the tent and twisting into a circular pack.

You could try Focus in Xiangzhou, alternatively, you could take a look in HK or Macau.

OR, you could look at some of these...

1. http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber/light_box_light_tent
2. http://www.creativepro.com/article/digital-photography-how-to-building-a...
3. http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-make-a-inexpensive-lig...

regards,
T. Tempest. DCA

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Thanks for the great input,

Thanks for the great input, guys. Next, where would I find an art supply place that can provide me with the materials to contruct the light tent? I know of places that sell art but doubt that they sell art supplies? Also, the Focus store, what are the main landmarks that it's near? I need to give the taxi driver an address or something.

what I need is a poster

what I need is a poster board, where can I get it?

i saw a light box in the

i saw a light box in the computer center in Xiangzhou's (the yellow building). There is a Nikon dealer on the first floor right next to the Apple dealer and they have a floor sample.