Photography

My other favorite hobby is photography. I'm not great, but I'm good enough to realize when I'm taking bad photos. Such was the case with my first few model shots after my first build. So I immediately looked for cheap ways to make a photo tent. I found a great video about building one with fabric panels and a PVC frame. A quick trip to Lowes, a stop at Joann for some white ripstop fabric (on sale!), and a few hours of cutting and snap installation and I had a photo tent. I pulled out some of my studio lights and stands and started shooting. A few pointers: Here's the article that talks about how I built mine with PVC. There are also prefab pop-up tents, and cardboard box options. If you go with PVC, make sure to spend the extra $20 on a pair of PVC cutters. No sawing and [...]