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Flash Diffuser

xen0m0rph

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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:58 pm

Hey, so I'm trying to make homemade flash diffusers.

Any suggestions towards the best material for a homemade diffuser?

I usually use my internal flash unit on my Canon Rebel XSi.

I tried cutting up a white film canister, but my external flash was too big for it. Hahahaha.

Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:59 pm

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Phoenixliv
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Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:40 pm

Use a napkin or piece of paper smile you can even use colored pieces of paper like gels for different lighting colors!

Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:11 pm

Phoenixliv

Use a napkin or piece of paper smile you can even use colored pieces of paper like gels for different lighting colors!

Do I just cover the flash with a napkin/piece of paper?
Or do I create some...cone...or...something?

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Kokihi
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Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:28 pm

wow, I never thought of anything like that!

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:16 pm

I want a light panel. Kekekeke

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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:50 pm

Phoenixliv

Use a napkin or piece of paper smile you can even use colored pieces of paper like gels for different lighting colors!

;D Good advice. I tried that once and it works well for me and my Nikon D40~

Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 4:11 am

xen0m0rph

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Use a napkin or piece of paper smile you can even use colored pieces of paper like gels for different lighting colors!

Do I just cover the flash with a napkin/piece of paper?
Or do I create some...cone...or...something?

I usually just tape it right over the flash but you could try cones too smile it's paper so it's cheap to play. My fav diffusion comes from one square of toilet paper over my $100 external Sony flash ^_^

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Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 11:31 am

You could also tape a piece of vellum or tracing paper over the flash.

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