That actually looks quite professional. Nice soft light. Ever seen those guys with those 16x16 softboxes mounted on top of the camera using a bracket?
RobLewis Member 74 posts Joined Mar 2008 Location: Garner, NC More info | Mar 04, 2009 17:52 | #16 That actually looks quite professional. Nice soft light. Ever seen those guys with those 16x16 softboxes mounted on top of the camera using a bracket?
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Mar 04, 2009 18:38 | #17 Rob Lewis wrote in post #7455723  That actually looks quite professional. Nice soft light. Ever seen those guys with those 16x16 softboxes mounted on top of the camera using a bracket? Thanks. I'm so glad to have made this DIY foam reflector, because it saved me from using my heavy and cumbersome flash bracket. Because the light hits high up to the foam's "ceiling" and going forward that it essentially acts as both a flash bracket and a diffuser-reflector. It's a two for one deal...
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Mar 05, 2009 21:30 | #18 Well, finally got around to making the metallic gold insert (for adding some warmth to the subject). Here it is and a sample shot taken with it:  As the sun was rapidly going down behind the mountain... 
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Mar 12, 2009 00:20 | #19 Adding a couple more photos of the latest additions, i.e., a medium and a large size to go with the original 9"x12"....  Small vs. Large...  Add this:  To do this with it:  
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Donkey1137 Member  95 posts Joined Dec 2008 Location: Whangaparaoa, Auckland, New Zealand More info | Hi I made something similar a while back, and used the inside of a potato chip package ( the heavy resealable type ) they are strong and don't rip easy
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RPCrowe Cream of the Crop  More info | Neat Job and Great Idea See my images at http://rpcrowe.smugmug.com/
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Shooting Goldmember  1,552 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jan 2008 More info | With that aluminum foil on there, there is no difference in using that and straight on flash.
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Jun 02, 2009 12:37 | #23 RPCrowe wrote in post #8030704 However, I still use the Joe Demb Flash Difuser Pro (DFD Pro). After spending a thousand or so on the camera, another thousand for a 17-55mm f/2.8 IS lens, and several hundred for the flash; the $35 for the DFD Pro doesn't seem too extravagant a purchase. It is really a versatile unit.... http://www.dembflashproducts.com/diffuser/models/ It wasn't about money. I'm willing to spend $30 - $200 for a diffuser if it's something I'd consider effective and of quality make. Of the ones out there commercially available, the only one that I like is LumiQuest. But even then, when I got a hold of it at a local store, I decided that I prefer the DIY version.
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Jun 02, 2009 12:40 | #24 Shooting wrote in post #8031325 With that aluminum foil on there, there is no difference in using that and straight on flash. That's absolutely not true. I have done enough experiments to know the HUGE difference!!
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Jun 05, 2009 16:56 | #25 i love this diffuser..i got a similar one from ebay and its way better than stofen Omni Bounce EOS R *EF 24-105 f4 * 70-200 f2.8 II L* 35 f2 IS * 40 f2.8 * 85 f1.8 * 100 f2.8 L *
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maximus96 Senior Member  561 posts Joined Dec 2008 Location: Castro Valley, CA More info | Jun 05, 2009 17:44 | #26 my problem is i find it rather difficult to carry this around. i can't find room for it in my 7 million dollar home. i probably have to carry it outside the bag... Canon 5D III | 17-40L | 24-70L | 70-200L II | 50L | 85L II
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Jun 05, 2009 18:01 | #27 maximus96 wrote in post #8057424 my problem is i find it rather difficult to carry this around. i can't find room for it in my 7 million dollar home. i probably have to carry it outside the bag... Since you can flatten the diffuser, you can place it inside any backpack that comes with a laptop compartment or just lay it flat inside the bag itself. This portability doesn't work in any bags that are smaller, of course.
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colbyb25 Senior Member  676 posts Joined Aug 2007 Location: Boulder, CO More info | Jun 19, 2009 13:45 | #28 So I have a quick materials question.... COLBY BROWN PHOTOGRAPHY
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Jun 19, 2009 15:03 | #29 colbyb25 wrote in post #8139661 So I have a quick materials question.... the back side of the diffuser...is that just thin cardboard? Then you apply the 2mm or so thick foam inserts? Then the reflective material? Just making sure I got this right... The backside of the diffuser is a black fun foam. The inner part is the white fun foam. Both are attached by velcro ("Industrial Strength").
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mufutau55 Goldmember  1,278 posts Joined Nov 2006 Location: Bronx, New York City (USA) More info | Jun 19, 2009 15:10 | #30 I used a self-stick black foam board (Yes, there is one), it just glued to the white foamboard, and I used a stapler on the edges, so the two foam board is not peeling apart. colbyb25 wrote in post #8139661 So I have a quick materials question.... the back side of the diffuser...is that just thin cardboard? Then you apply the 2mm or so thick foam inserts? Then the reflective material? Just making sure I got this right...
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