Home made reflectors

[swatcop169]

As I was walking through walmart today I was thinking about how I was going to make a home made reflector, and then I stumbled across the window shades for vehicles.

This is the one I picked up;
http://www.partsamerica.com/product_images/img/ASH/111106.jpg

Any ideas or anyone that has tried it? If it doesn't work I'll have a sunshade for my vehicle :)

[kawter2]

when i was first starting out i shot this pic with the exact same reflector

http://i.pbase.com/u39/kawter/upload/32461792.003.jpg
if img doesnt work click here
http://www.pbase.com/kawter/image/32461792

[Merle]

If you would have purchased the same product in a camera/photography store
you would have paid 3-5 times the price and would have wound up with the same results.
It has always amazed me how well the US. marketers have accomplished that !
;) :) :D
Good shooting to Ya !!
Merle

[Joe R]

White foam core from your local art store is cheap & makes an excellent reflector. There are many studio photoghers that take two 4x8 pieces and tape them together into a "V-flat" for full length shooting.

You can also take regular aluminum foil, crinkle it a little bit, and tape it to one side of the foam core. Now you have a 2 sided, white & silver reflector for around 5 bucks.

[Big John]

I took two pieces of foamcore (2 feet by 3 feet each), spray-glued a silvery fabric on one side of one of them, spray-glued a golden metallic fabric on one side of the other and they work great! My total cost was under $10.00 for both of them!