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Yet again some cool diy to bounce light from a DSLR flash! As everyone knows, it's actually better not to flash light...
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As two post ago, i explained how to diffuse light from flash unit, either internal or external on a DSLR, i will give some tricks to diffuse light from internal flash on compact cameras.
The main thing to diffuse light on every flash, is to try to filter it before the lights go to the subject!
Actually on DSLR flash external unit (which you can move in certain degree of movement) you can diffuse light by bouncing it on a white surface or you can diffuse it through opaque surface as discussed previously here.
On compact camera flash, we can do the same things to diffuse lights. Perhaps flash in those cameras are really tiny and we can't use the same way we used for DSLR.
So, here some tips on what you can use to diffuse light from it.
(example on how to do it, are done on my mobile camera, because i have no compact camera at the moment, but they have been tested and they work properly)
- Rolling Paper taped directly over the flash unit (and only the flash unit, pay attention not to put the opaque surface choosen on the lens camera too!). You can test using 1 or more sheet of it until you go to a good compromise between light available and shadow smoothing.
Other examples:
- Toilet Paper
- Opaque Plastic from detergent/liquid soap
- Simple white paper
So, in the end, any white opaque surface attached directly over the flash unit trying to avoid light leaks (just by taping all over its edges), will do the job.
Enjoy it.
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The main thing to diffuse light on every flash, is to try to filter it before the lights go to the subject!
Actually on DSLR flash external unit (which you can move in certain degree of movement) you can diffuse light by bouncing it on a white surface or you can diffuse it through opaque surface as discussed previously here.
On compact camera flash, we can do the same things to diffuse lights. Perhaps flash in those cameras are really tiny and we can't use the same way we used for DSLR.
So, here some tips on what you can use to diffuse light from it.
(example on how to do it, are done on my mobile camera, because i have no compact camera at the moment, but they have been tested and they work properly)
- Rolling Paper taped directly over the flash unit (and only the flash unit, pay attention not to put the opaque surface choosen on the lens camera too!). You can test using 1 or more sheet of it until you go to a good compromise between light available and shadow smoothing.
- Tissue paper taped directly over the flash unit (and only the flash unit, pay attention not to put the opaque surface choosen on the lens camera too!). You can test using 1 or more sheet of it until you go to a good compromise between light available and shadow smoothing.
Other examples:
- Toilet Paper
- Opaque Plastic from detergent/liquid soap
- Simple white paper
So, in the end, any white opaque surface attached directly over the flash unit trying to avoid light leaks (just by taping all over its edges), will do the job.
Enjoy it.
Hi everybody!
This time i will explain how to build a free and easy Flash Diffuser.
As everyone knows, flashing directly to the subject will cause it to be "whitened" and so, we will have a great loss in details.
That's why we need to bounce the flash light on a reflective surface (white if possible) as discussed in my previous post "Making a cheap Bounce Card"
Actually you stop here and can go buy a Flash Diffuser from eBay or photography shops, or you can read furthemore!
This time i will explain how to build a free and easy Flash Diffuser.
As everyone knows, flashing directly to the subject will cause it to be "whitened" and so, we will have a great loss in details.
That's why we need to bounce the flash light on a reflective surface (white if possible) as discussed in my previous post "Making a cheap Bounce Card"
Actually you stop here and can go buy a Flash Diffuser from eBay or photography shops, or you can read furthemore!
Flash Diffuser for External Flash Unit
Ingredients:
- an opaque can of Liquid Soap/Detergent
- a can of Pringles
Ingredients:
- an opaque can of Liquid Soap/Detergent
- a can of Pringles
1) Cut the Pringles can, eating them meanwhile, in a 5cm to 10cm small piece and insert white paper inside the border of it (pringles inside can have gray reflective surface)
2) Cut the bottom of the liquid soap/detergent can so that some cm of the closed bottom will actually go out from the pringles can in the final flash diffuser.
2) Cut the bottom of the liquid soap/detergent can so that some cm of the closed bottom will actually go out from the pringles can in the final flash diffuser.
3) Put it together with some black tape if the diameter doesen't fit perfectly (mine fitted perfectly)
4) That's all! Here you can see the result in taking picture flashing directily to the subject without and with the Flash Diffuser we just made. While without the Flash Diffuser you can see that the subject (pringles can) is overexposed by flash light, with the Flash Diffuser ON, there is no overxposed subject, and details are bettere than without it.
Actually the pringles can should fit almost every external flash unit!
Flash Diffuser for Internal Flash Unit (DSLR)
Ingredients:
- an empty white opaque film can
Just cut a little stripe of the film can just to let your internal flash fit inside it.
Here how it should look like and how it will fit the internal flash unit of your dslr
Those are the one i made:
As everytime, if you liked it, please share it!
Ingredients:
- an empty white opaque film can
Just cut a little stripe of the film can just to let your internal flash fit inside it.
Here how it should look like and how it will fit the internal flash unit of your dslr
As everytime, if you liked it, please share it!
