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Maybe you spend way too much time on the computer, or you have a little bit of desktop real estate that you can use as a photo staging area. Whatever the reason, having a 'micro studio' can give you a semi-permanent place to take your photos.

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    Select the part of your desktop that you want to use and clean it up. You will find it much easier to clean than your garage!
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    With your adhesive tape, apply one side of the tape to your selected background. If you want this to be a little less permanent, use thumbtacks instead, or perhaps poster tack.
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    Fasten the background sheet to the cleared place on your desktop. Fasten it towards the top of the allotted space and to the rear, as shown in the image.
    • Position an LED at the top to throw out light onto the objects being photographed.
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    Attach some type of reflective lining to the 'sides' of your studio. You might want to find some way to be able to change it up, find a less permanent method than taping, such as poster tack. Either that, or just cover up the white reflective material when needed.
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    Start experimenting. Find something small to figure out what works best. In this photo, a glass kitty is curled up on a white background. Not very easy to see.
    • In this photo, a different color background was slotted into the micro studio, and you can see the object much more easily.
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EditThings You'll Need

  • Double sided tape (or thumbtacks)
  • Something to use as a background. This could be white Contact paper, a pillowcase, or anything that can work.
  • Some type of small lighting. You can use some form of LED lighting very easily here.

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