So our box is ready, now we need "to light" it.

I use a regular desk lamp for this task. This is not ideal, far from it - but it was handy, standing right next my monitor so I decided to use it.

The proper way.

In an ideal world you would need 3 lamps, however 1 lamp can do the trick. I used one lamp for the tutorial and for the photos I took in the past few days. I will buy more lamps soon to experiment, these babies goes for $10 at Ikea.

When you use one lamp - you will see a shadow next to your object,.

When you use two lamps (one from the right and one from the left) - your object will create a double shadow/ Although the shadow will fall on 2 sides - it will be a lot smaller and a lot less visible than if you were using a single lamp.

When you use 3 lamps (one from the right, one from the left and one from the top) - the shadow will be completely eliminated.

If you are using a single lamp like I do, you can play with it's placement, higher, lower. left, right, from the top - you will see how the shadow changes and you'll be able to choose the optimal look.

The Proper Light Bulbs.

I used my desk lamp with its light bulb, This is not the best way of doing things because the light is very yellow which makes the photo yellowing. I just ordered a set of "Day Light" light bulbs from Amazon. These 100 Watt bulbs look blueish when turned off (instead of transparent like regular bulbs). You can find them online, electronic stores, photography stores and sometimes at arts & crafts shops - as many painters also prefer to use the "day light" bulbs, they create a pleasant white light.

Your REGULAR light bulb will still work though. It did work for me.

To the next step, using your camera and taking the photo.

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