Building a Photo and Video aluminum LED soft box. I use aluminum sheet stock from the local big box and led strip lights and modify a track light head and use a laptop power supply for the 12V power. Next Level Photo and Video for Industrial design and product photography:LED Soft box build.…...more
I went to habitat for humanity and bought a large square overhead lighting box, something that would have been in a early 90s house in a kitchen. It was about $5, Then I just installed LED strips inside of it and mounted it to the roof of my softbox. Works pretty well.
For anyone who doesn't have tools involved here, the lighting section at Habitat for Humanity is really great for building some DIY lighting projects/experiments on the super cheap.
