First of all, what exactly is a light box outside of it's photography origins? It sounds extremely cool, almost as cool as a jumbotron. A light box is an extremely simple concept. When an object is clicked on, usually a smaller object in the midst of many like itself, displayed as a preview, the object opens up to showcase itself in all its glory. In the case of our photo gallery, when the thumbnail in the grid is clicked, the image will open up to fill most, if not all, of the browser.
You're probably wondering what our light box will look like; it will contain the following:
- A full–size image
- A close button
- Text to briefly describe the image and provide some contextual information to the user