Please Don't Feed The Animals: Blindwater (Redo)

After my horrible failing the first time around, I have constructed a new light box. I saw how Meg Maples had done her's with a frosted garbage can and decided to try the same technique with slight variation. I know Meg wrote a tutorial but I'm going to run through how I did mine for the sake of science... and baby rabbits. It all started in the Rubbermaid section of a Walmart.

I bought this container for about $5 including tax. I liked the white lid and that fact that it came with a cover.

I then drew a squarish shape on one side with a Sharpie marker using a straight edge.

I proceeded to blow the whole squarish parts to shit by cutting this thing with a Sawzall. In hind sight, I should have used a utility knife to score the lines and then work the plastic back and forth for a controlled snap, but I'm a fucking savage, baby; that shit's no fun! I need POWAH!!!!!!

Next part comes from Home Depot. I bought two little lights which were roughly $12 a piece and two different types of lamps. The larger lamps are the 120 watt equivalent Daylight flood bulbs and the smaller are 50w equivalent. I bought them both because I wasn't sure if the 120 watters were over kill or not. I wasn't sure which to try first...

I applied the proverbial sledgehammer and slapped those 120 watt monstrosities in there. Bam! So, here are the results. I'm not 100% pleased but I will talk about that at the end. On to the photo dump.

I feel the photo quality is A LOT better however I still feel they can improve. The light box worked great, its my camera that is terrible. You won't be surprised to hear that I took these pictures with my iPhone... I will flog myself... My next mission for this project is to procure a decent camera.

Almost forgot!

The light box "folds in on itself!"