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Simple USB table LED light

Yes. I understand that table light or usb light can be purchase outside easily. But why not give it a try during your free time because the stuffs you need to make this usb led light cost you less than $5. This usb led light will be able to assist your typing in the dark.

LED connection

Cut off one side of the usb cable and follow the diagram above to connect your spare usb cable to the LED. Take note in between the negative side of the LED and the nagative side of the usb cable there is a 100ohms resistor. The picture show a 47ohms resistor, dun use that use a 100ohms resistor is better.

This is how it look like.

The portion circle in red is heat shrink tubes, use this to prevent any short circuit.

Final product

This is the finished usb led light, you can design it further depend on how you want it to look like. To attach to a laptop you can use a clip or blue tag to stick it to the LCD screen then point it onto the keyboard.

Source: josepino

DIY your own Light Tent

Sample photo

Maybe you have just setup an online shop and need to take good product shot. Light tent is one of the photography equipment you definitly need. But if you will to shop around, you will find that a decent light tent may cost you like $70 and above. Since this is your first online shop you may want to cut cost on your spending, how about trying to make one light tent yourself. It is very simple and the material you need are very cheap.

Material Needed:

1. A box
2. Fabric (Any type of fabric. Eg. White muslin fabric, White Nylon, White Fleece, White T-shirt and etc)
3. Tape
4. Glue
5. White Bristol board (Bristol board is a heavyweight paper (.006″ Thick) that is used in drawing/art.)
6. Lights

Step 1

Picture 1

First cut your box similar to the pic above. Remember to leave at least 2″ of space at each side. Then take your Bristol board and make lines with your marker for every two inches 16 times. Then proceed to cut out 16 strips with your scissors. After that glue the strips to the box.

Step 2

Picture 2

Place the long piece of Bristol board into the box to where the piece curves to the bottom. Avoid creasing as it will show up in your photo. Cut off excess paper that is sticking out the top.

Step 3

Picture 3

Cut your fabric so that it nicely cover the holes. Tape the fabric properly to cover the holes in the box except the one that is facing your background. And now you are done.

Light the tent up

There are few things to take note, if you are having a shadow problem I suggest lighting the other sides of the box. If you’re getting vignetting I suggest a lens hood or moving the lens more into the box.

Source: digital photography school