LED Foldable Photographing Background Box - Modeling Tool

U-STAR folding light box with LED lighting

A model you have put dozens of hours into comes out worse than it deserves in a handheld photograph in a living room. Hard shadows, the yellow light of a lamp and a cluttered background swallow the detail that is really there on the model. A light box solves that problem by enclosing the model in a space with even light and a clean background. According to the name it is a folding version with LED lighting, so it can be folded up and put away after the photography.

Why photograph models in a box

Diffused light from the walls of the box wraps around the model from every side and suppresses the hard shadows that otherwise hide the panel lines, the rivets and the transitions between shades. A plain background draws attention to the model itself and makes editing the image afterwards easier. You can use the result equally for competition and club photographs, for an online gallery and when selling a finished model.

Photography tips

• Put the camera or phone on a firm support or a tripod; in weaker light it is the steadiness of the device that decides.
• Switch the flash off, otherwise it overexposes the front edges and cancels the effect of the diffused light.
• Set the white balance to the light in the box, so that the model has no blue or yellow cast.
• Shoot from the eye level of the model rather than from above; the perspective then matches real vehicles.
• Do not mix the light from the box with daylight from a window; it creates shadows of mismatched color.

Who the light box is for

For modelers who document their work, share it or sell it, and for anyone who wants their own gallery of finished models of consistent quality. The folding version will be appreciated above all by anyone who cannot leave a photographic corner permanently set up.

Check the dimensions, the number and colors of the backgrounds, the power supply and the output of the lighting on the box.