To make my paper lantern, I used the Ai. file and made the designs in Adobe Illustrator. Then, I printed and used the X-Acto knife to cut along the lines. After that, I folded the parts that I didnt cut so they would stand out and make a shadow when I shine the light on it. I took my phone and angled the light so different shadows would appear. In one of the pictures, the shadows are made visable on the black paper if you look closely and I think it looks cool. The best way to photograph the paper lantern is to shine the light either down into the folded lantern or from the front on the flat lantern.