Turnings are no different than other objects to be photographed. All the
suggestions I've seen have been the same as you'll find as "tents" in
photography texts. Can be as elaborate as what Michael gave you or as
simple as a cheesecloth drape to break the light at midday. One thing you
do want to do is get a vanishing background of some sort. I take a piece
of artist board of the proper color and curve it up from the piece, making
it both my short foreground and vanishing back.

Use the white backs of your other background boards for fill-in reflectors.

"William Hursthouse" wrote in message
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I remember seeing a neat light box for photographing turnings, I would
like to build a simple, fairly portable one to photograph the objects
brought along to "show and tell" at our local club, can anyone point
me a site where there are instructions, or even just pictures?

Thanks very much

William