How to Make a Small Tabletop Light Reflector

How to Make a Small Tabletop Light Reflector

A small reflector would be helpful for photographing food
like this If you do tabletop photography for your blog,
website, portfolio, or other work, you might need a light
reflector that doesn't take up half the room. This article
will teach you how to make a very small table top reflector
that is easy to move and put away when not in use.

!! Steps !!

Things You'll Need Gather together the things you'll need. You'll
need a piece of cardboard of a decent size, reflective material and
tape. There's no need to go looking for expensive reflective material
– as you can see from the photos in this tutorial, a cleaned-up
potato chip packet was recycled as reflective material.

* Spread out the reflective material on the workspace. Face the
reflective side away from you.
Reflector in progress Put the cardboard on top of the
reflective material. Center it so that what is taped
isn't too bulky on one side or the other.

* Tape the long sides down.

* Cut the corners at an angle Cut the corners of the
reflective material at an angle. This will help it tape flatter
when you tape it completely.

* Be sure that everything is taped in the back.

* Reflector supported by a can Stand the reflector up.
Obviously, it won't stand up by itself, so find something sturdy
to prop it up against that is able to be hidden behind the
reflector. It's now ready to be used in your tabletop photography
projects.

!! Video !!

!! Tips !!

* This could also be used for shining light back up onto something.

* For a different reflective look, wad up the material before taping
it.

* Keep the reflector in an easy to access place on or near your
photography workspace. This will make it easy to retrieve whenever
needed, as well as keeping it clean.

* If you're concerned about anyone mistaking your homemade reflector
for recycling, write what it is on the back of it.

!! Things You'll Need !!

* Small piece of fairly sturdy cardboard

* Tape

* Some type of light reflective material; the material used in this
article is a cleaned up potato chip bag

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* How to Use Light in Photography

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