After seeing a former colleague’s photos on facebook, I thought I would have a go at making a light tent. I followed the instructions here: http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-a-inexpensive-light-tent, which were dead easy and didn’t require anything more complicated than cutting and sticking!
Here’s what it looks like:
It’s not pretty, for sure, but it is quite effective. I’ve been using it to take pictures of a couple of watches that I own. Here are a couple of examples: