RE: wind hobby ferret mod
ohhh.... i didn't know that was called a macro box... interesting. i'd seen it called a photo booth or something...
anyway, yeah, for the photos i just used white poster board with a matte finish. it is propped up against something from behind. i just made sure it was big enough to cover everything behind it, and i shot as tight as i could without causing too much distortion. i didn't use any flashes or gels. i made sure to set the white balance on the camera (a point and shoot) for the overhead lights in the room, and let the camera somewhat overexpose the image because all the details in the black parts were getting lost at automatic exposure.