Plastic milk jug for the shell, a piece of packaging material for the reflection liner, some gaffers tape, rubber bands, and some tissue paper - these are all you need to make this DIY diffuser. See more pictures of this setup and a test shot. The result is not bad at all for for this easy do-it-yourself (DIY) portable softbox.
Cannot afford a real ring flash? Check out this DIY ultra-cheap diffuser.
Posted in Photography DIY on September 25th, 2007. No Comments.
If you are not happy with the available digital photo frames on the market, or simply enjoy DIY stuff, how about build your own? Here is a great looking DIY photo frame. Hint: not for faint-hearted. 
Previously I had a post titled Cheap and simple diffuser for macro photography. Here are a couple of cheap and easy DIY projects for softbox I found on Flickr.
- Project #1. Just a box covered with tracing paper. Check out the example photos using this setup.
- Project #2. Similar to the first one but with silver metalized tape (better than aluminum foil) to improve light reflection.
Posted in Photography DIY on July 27th, 2007. No Comments.
In macro photography, diffused light is the best quality light you can have to avoid shadows and hot spots. I saw this post at my favorite photography forum. By placing a diffuser made from a plastic milk jug over the lens hood mount, the light from a flash unit can be diffused to produce a desired soft light. Check out the post with photos of the setup and an example photo.
If you are budget minded, or simply enjoy making stuff to enhance your photography, here are some great sites for you.
- DIYPhotography.net. There are some really neat (simple and effective) projects and some great tips as well.
- Photocritic blog. Great site! Tons of fun DIY ideas.
If you know more DIY photography sites, please comment below. I will be happy to add to the list.
Posted in Photography DIY on July 7th, 2007. No Comments.
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