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I've never been able to figure out the lightbox thing. It's just never looked as good for me as others who've said they've used them. I've tried making one, I've tried buying one, and the lighting just never seemed right. So, I just switched to posterboard or fabrics for backdrops tacked to my wall and a glass bottom.
A lot of it's lighting. I don't know what you're working with, but I switch between two and four normal desk lamps with white bulbs between the 29 and 72w. It's a lot of playing around, but normally I can figure out something that will get the desired results.
And, definitely recommend a DSLR or a camera with options like shutter speed because they give you a lot more options too (my phone sucks so I can't speak for what a decent camera phone will do.)
