DIY grid

[gravy graffix]

didnt realize straw grids were so popular... lol i had been wanting to do this for a while.... i guess im to cheap to pay 20 bux for a grid. all the straw pieces are around 1 inch or as wide as the electrical tape. gheddo i know but it produced the exact results i wanted.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v727/xb8slim/1-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v727/xb8slim/2-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v727/xb8slim/3-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v727/xb8slim/4-1.jpg

[justincase724]

Yes, very ghetto, but theres something about making something yourself. I do it all the time, whenever I can. As long as it gives you the results you're looking for, then mission assomplished.

[Rey.dos]

is that attached to a lightsphere? nice...did you have a model and how was the result?..i might try this..good job...

[gravy graffix]

just the cheap tupperware from wal mart, 4 for 2.50....

[SYS]

Looks nice. Sure, anyone can simply press the "order" button and pay $20-50 for a grid or snoot or whatever, but one valuable thing about DIY is that you learn a whole lot more about how light gets modified and behaves depending on what material you use, etc. than just getting it off the brown truck delivery.

[[Hyuni]]

whoa, I beg to differ! it doesn't look ghetto at all!
I'll probably try this sometime but I don't have a light stand... nor any real need for it as well. heh

Logan square! Hoffman Estates resident over here! :)

[lazer-jock]

I have seen other DIY straw grids where the color the the straws contributed to the color of the light through them. Are you seeing any color shifts with yours or the mix balancing the colors out?

[gravy graffix]

i have only used it for that test shot above, i mainly wanted it for spotting a model/bride in the day light...

[Rey]

Looks nice. Sure, anyone can simply press the "order" button and pay $20-50 for a grid or snoot or whatever, but one valuable thing about DIY is that you learn a whole lot more about how light gets modified and behaves depending on what material you use, etc. than just getting it off the brown truck delivery.

Well, I for one made a straw grid. Decided that my time would be better spent doing something else than using it to glue cut up straws together so I decided for my second grid to simply press the "order" button and pick up the Honl grids. Worth it IMHO.

[gravy graffix]

lololo!!! i hear ya brother!