 Scott |
flash diffuser Hi! All of you have been so helpful in the recent past, I'm hoping that you can do it again!
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Jason A. Woodcock |
check out gary fongs cloud lightsphere 2 its a diffuser and bracket in one it seems to produce very nice warm light. www.garyfong.com
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Stacy L. Robertson |
Not to be a cheapskate but I use the bottom cut out of an alcohol bottle for a diffuser on my vivitar tilt-head flash. I use it at every wedding and it produces nice soft but clear shots for me.
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Jason A. Woodcock |
stacy can you give more info on how you use an alcohol bottle to diffuse flash and are there any samples of this in your gallery. an are you using a flash bracket? how much of the bottle do you use? how do you remove the lable? thanks, JAW
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Scott |
Jason - Thanks for the answer. It brings up another question- why did you suggest the cloud instead of clear? Wouldn't clear work over greater distances? What do you guys think of Lumiquest system? Thanks
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Stacy L. Robertson |
Scott...it's really easy to do. Just cut along the base of an ordinary rubbing alcohol bottle. Use as much length as you need to get it to stay on the flash. You can always trim it to fit. Then I lined the edges with electrical tape so the cut edge wouldn't snag on anything. Use a rubber band to hold it in place and Tada! You have an inexpensive flash diffuser. It doesn't look super beautiful but it gets the job done. I don't have any shots available to show you what it looks like. I will work on that one.
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Stacy L. Robertson |
To remove the label, just soak the whole bottle in hot soapy water. Peel the label off and use some lemon juice or orange cleaner to get the sticky stuff off. I use a flash bracket on about half of my shots, the other half are on the hot shoe.
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Mark Feldstein |
Howdy Scott: Let me get this straight: They hired a pro, but want you as second string back-up to shoot what the pro doesn't? I think not. Unless you get the photographer's permission in advance, IMHO, I think you're going to experience some toe stepping and damaged feelings. Your friends don't get it. Leave your camera at home. Go enjoy the festivities. Oh, and for a diffuser on my vivitar 285HV I shoot through a frosted tupperware container. Kinda like the alcohol bottle, but a bit larger. The diffuser doubles as a film transport container. :>)
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Scott |
Mark - You have a good point about "territory" and the pro photog! I'll have to give that some REAL thought. Thanks for the idea (warning...)
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W. |
Cheapest and best for on-camera-external-flash light diffusion is a D-I-Y bounce card. Here's a how-to video:
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