How To Turn An $8 Ikea Table Into Product Shot Booth

On this short video tutorial videographer Caleb Pike from DSLR Video Shooter shows a simple neat DIY build using an inexpensive Ikea table which turns with a few additional parts into a small product “shooting booth” for both stills and video.

Although you can buy some very inexpensive light tents for product photography online these days, if you are more a sort of doing it yourself type of person – this video is for you. In it, Pike shows how you can use an $8 Ikea LACK table and turn it into a useful rigged light tent when all you need besides the table is some foam core and a lights.

You start by taking apart on the leg and placing some white foam on the bottom of the upper part of the table. Next, you need your actual background – Pike used black project paper board but you can use any color you want – just keep in mind that light might bounce back from it.

You will need some foam cord to reflect light from the lights that you will be placing (Pike placed the small light he has to the top – white – part of the rig so it will bounce back and be a little bit more diffuse.

You will need a few more tweaks to make sure you don’t have any hotspots or areas which are not lit properly – just play with the light and the reflecting foam until you are pleased with the results.

You can also check out many more interesting DIY photography projects here on LensVid. If you liked Judd’s video you can check out some of his other videos on this sub-section of LensVid.

Iddo Genuth

Iddo Genuth is the founder and chief editor of LensVid.com. He has been a technology reporter working for international publications since the late 1990's and covering photography since 2009. Iddo is also a co-founder of a production company specializing in commercial food and product visual content.