DIY Scrims

I just thought I would post a quick picture of my DIY scrims , as you can see I've not gotten very far because I'm perplexed by the size difference in the tracing paper I ordered vs how it was packed.

The mind boggles!

I will post a couple of pics when they are done though. ☺️

I use a variety of home built scrims. 1'X2', 2'X3', 3' square and 3'x8'. All made from 1"x2" pine frames and Rosco diffusion material. I have a few made from drafting/tracing paper but they tend to not hold up very well in my studio.

Finally have a couple of days off now, so i am going to get the other bits tomorrow, timber, brackets etc and knock these up.

So three frames down just the paper to be mounted now, probably do that tomorrow.

My slide saw decided to die on me so was forced to use a crappy old cross cut, anyhoo, screwed and glued with gorilla glue then some corner braces for stability and to provide support for the little floor stands that I will make.

Frames are looking great...any plans to paint prior to assembling? I've gone back and forth on this, some are white, some are black. I often use them when shooting drinks and the edges appear in glass sides so of me, the 'color' of the edges can have a difference.

When I've used tracing paper, I've found it necessary to add tape over the staples. We're pretty hard on these and when the faces get bumped, it can often pull out the staple.

I wasn't planning on painting the frames, in fact i didn't actually consider it to be honest.

I have mounted one side of the small frame using a 3M Pressure sensitive double sided tape, then use some good old Duct/Gaffer tape to seal around the edges and it was as tight as a drum skin, i guess this was the litmus test for mounting the paper, but it worked well.

Be another 4 days before i can complete them as i am away on business, but i'm looking forward to trying them. 8)

Here's a couple of 'in use' images, on location and in the studio. The smaller 1'x2' frame is tracing paper, you can see it coming apart- but as I mentioned, we're pretty rough on these. You're idea of the double sided tape is a good one.

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All finished, well three of them anyway.

The double sided tape turned out to be a great help as it allowed me to get a nice tension on the tracing paper before laying down the duck tape. Still need to work out what way i want to do the little supports, have a couple of really basic ideas which i will probably work on later and will do the job nicely.

Couple of pics showing them tightly squished, in my very small room, really pleased with how they turned out.

And a little sample of how the scrims performed, nothing special, but a nice start for me anyway.

Oh and i ate the cheese!

you're using tracing paper as diffusion material? are you seeing any color cast?

Joker-USMC wrote in post #18136811
you're using tracing paper as diffusion material? are you seeing any color cast?

I've used it for decades. Why would you have a color cast if you use a custom WB?

Joker-USMC wrote in post #18136811
you're using tracing paper as diffusion material? are you seeing any color cast?

As of yet i have not experienced any colour cast.

Many pro photographers make their own scrims and use high quality trace as it provides a beautiful gradiation of light on your subject.

Norry Rodgers wrote in post #17972920
I just thought I would post a quick picture of my DIY scrims , as you can see I've not gotten very far because I'm perplexed by the size difference in the tracing paper I ordered vs how it was packed.

The mind boggles!

I will post a couple of pics when they are done though. ☺️

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What?

Really?

No way?

Are you kidding?

Wait, what?

LOL

That packing job is something else!

Anyways, the scrims look good. Nice work! I'miss planning on making a set, but probably going to go the PVC tube route as it's easier than preparing and assembling the wood. Yours looks much nicer though.

I considered using the PVC piping to make the scrims, but getting hold of suitable diffusion material at a decent price was pretty tough, plus these were fun to make.