Despite my busy schedule this weekend, I was still able to start and nearly complete my new web design project. I’m actually very proud of myself. ::pad self on the shoulder:: Good work, good work…
This is a website for my up and coming Digital Photography Workshop. It features workshop topics such as; using the Digital SLR camera, taking better photos, and how to use Adobe Photoshop to retouch and enhance the photographic quality.
This website will be an extension of my already popular Digital Photography Workshop at meetup.com. Which members along with myself meets few times a month, we share ideas and talk about how to better use our photography equipments and improve our photographic techniques. However, this new website I’m working on will be the new homepage for these workshops. If you are a photography enthusiast, you just might find some of these workshops to be useful for improving your understanding toward photography.
Here is a sneak peek of the design:
Digital Photography Workshop
Stay tuned for the launch date of this website.
In my never ending pursuit to create affordable and portable diffusers, I invented yet another easy, DIY creation much like the DIY Flash Bounce Diffuser posted from last week. This DIY Pop-up Flash Diffuser is fabricated from basic, easy-to-find materials around the house. Costs no more than one dollar and a few minutes to assemble and attach to the pop-up flash on an SLR.
Here’s a comparison of the results:
The image on the left was shot with flash only. The image on the right was shot using flash, with the addition of the DIY pop-up flash diffuser. As you can see in this photo, the mannequin cast a very soft shadow and is evenly lit all around.
Here are the materials used to make this diffuser.
On the right are the schematic directions for the DIY Pop-up Flash Diffuser.
Click here to download the schematic as an Acrobat file.
Here are the tools and materials:
- straightedge metal ruler for measuring and cutting
- small cutting mat (Not required, but will certainly help protect the cutting surface)
- pen or pencil for marking the lines
- bone folder, used to score paper or plastic before folding
- box cutter
- self-adhesive Velcro
- double-sided tape
- a semi-translucent loose leaf binder (purchased at Staples for 99¢)
- a piece of regular printing paper cut to 4.25"w x 3"h
Here’s how the Pop-up Flash Diffuser will look attached to my Canon Rebel XT camera. Kind of looks like a sail, doesn’t it?
On the left, the diffuser is inserted through the underside of the flash and into the hot-shoe flash mount. After experimenting with a few prototypes, I learned that the curvature of this particular diffuser helps scatter light more evenly.
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I was in need of a flash bounce diffuser that’s able to disburse more light, and in addition, can cover greater area than my small Omni-Bounce Flash Diffuser. While doing some shopping online, I’ve stumble across a few sites which featured DIY (Do-It-Yourself) diffusers, made from inexpensive, everyday material. In an effort to save a few bucks, I decided to fabricate my own flash diffuser. I’m pretty pleased with its performance and the results– it’s highly portable, lightweight and durable.
Here’s the diffuser attached to my Canon 430ex Speedlite Flash.
On the right is the schematic directions for the DIY diffuser.
Click here to download the schematic as an Acrobat file.
Here are the tools and materials:
- straightedge metal ruler for measuring and cutting.
- small cutting mat (Not required, but will certainly help protect the cutting surface).
- pen or pencil for marking the lines.
- bone folder, use to score paper or plastic before folding.
- box cutter
- hole puncher
- self-adhesive Velcro
- a sheet of 0.5mm thick soft plastic (I purchased mine from Pearl Paint for $1.17) Here’s the website to the plastic manufacturer, www.midwestproducts.com, if you have trouble finding it in your area.
As shown from left to right: Where to apply the Velcro onto the flash unit; How the diffuser is attached to the flash; The flash/diffuser in action. This particular bounce diffuser directs most of the light forward and utilizes the ceiling for bounced light.
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Hope you have a lovely day.