MXM: i recommend you replace the normal white paper on the sides with tracing paper. That way you'll let more light through while still keeping the dispersion which creates those soft shadows.
I also replaced the back paper with a glossy one from the back of a calendar. Also i got 2 completely flat ceramic tiles. One white, one black. They can give really nice effects.
Straight from camera: https://pic.armedcats.net/2008/02/23/DSC3873.JPGOoh, awesome, got that in a higher res?
Woah, funky. exif?