Benjamin Fabian
Diffusor 2.2
I always wanted a diffusor that would give me nice roundish reflections in jumping spider eyes but I couldn't think of a practicable solution. Then I stumbled over this instruction:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-f1KLrBADk
I basically created the front of my diffusor as shown in the video. I used a white, transparent plastic place mat (the thin sheets you use for your breakfast table to place your dishes on) for the diffusing surface in the front of the construction. I just didn't use liquid glue for the surface itself since it creates parts on the surface where the light doesn't pass as well resulting in dark spots (see the example below of my first attempt, viewable large by clicking). Instead I used transparent sticky tape to tape the white sheet of paper to the plastic cover. The plastic is exterior and the paper interior. I just folded the edges of the paper around the plastic and taped it there.
Then I used a short part of a Pringles can as kind of an adapter for the flash head. Now I only had to bridge the gap between the Pringles can part and the frontal diffusor surface which was already in place at the front of the lens. For this purpose I just cut milk boxes that are covered with reflective material on the inside into thin stripes which I then attached with duct tape to the Pringles can and the frontal diffusor surface. To make everything a bit more robust and rigid I then covered the whole construction with another layer of thicker duct tape (the silver stuff). It makes the whole thing more stable but also more resilient against water. I already got caught in a rain shower with this diffusor and only had place for my cameras in my backpack. The diffusor survived very well.
I also added a second layer of diffusion already at the end of the Pringles can. I taped a piece of transparent paper at the end of the can. I don't know if it actually really helps in diffusing the light even more, though.
Also I attached a string at the end that faces the flash head, so that the whole thing will be held in place. I really don't have to worry how I carry this thing. I can hold the camera with the diffusor attached vertically or horizontally in one hand... nothing slips off or falls down.
Having the plastic sheet as your first layer in the front also makes it very sturdy against vegetation that might otherwise poke holes in your surface.
The curved surface allows light from different directions to hit your subject which eliminates harsh shadows!
I hope that was slightly comprehensible. You can also always ask if something is unclear or when I forgot to mention something.
Diffusor 2.2
I always wanted a diffusor that would give me nice roundish reflections in jumping spider eyes but I couldn't think of a practicable solution. Then I stumbled over this instruction:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-f1KLrBADk
I basically created the front of my diffusor as shown in the video. I used a white, transparent plastic place mat (the thin sheets you use for your breakfast table to place your dishes on) for the diffusing surface in the front of the construction. I just didn't use liquid glue for the surface itself since it creates parts on the surface where the light doesn't pass as well resulting in dark spots (see the example below of my first attempt, viewable large by clicking). Instead I used transparent sticky tape to tape the white sheet of paper to the plastic cover. The plastic is exterior and the paper interior. I just folded the edges of the paper around the plastic and taped it there.
Then I used a short part of a Pringles can as kind of an adapter for the flash head. Now I only had to bridge the gap between the Pringles can part and the frontal diffusor surface which was already in place at the front of the lens. For this purpose I just cut milk boxes that are covered with reflective material on the inside into thin stripes which I then attached with duct tape to the Pringles can and the frontal diffusor surface. To make everything a bit more robust and rigid I then covered the whole construction with another layer of thicker duct tape (the silver stuff). It makes the whole thing more stable but also more resilient against water. I already got caught in a rain shower with this diffusor and only had place for my cameras in my backpack. The diffusor survived very well.
I also added a second layer of diffusion already at the end of the Pringles can. I taped a piece of transparent paper at the end of the can. I don't know if it actually really helps in diffusing the light even more, though.
Also I attached a string at the end that faces the flash head, so that the whole thing will be held in place. I really don't have to worry how I carry this thing. I can hold the camera with the diffusor attached vertically or horizontally in one hand... nothing slips off or falls down.
Having the plastic sheet as your first layer in the front also makes it very sturdy against vegetation that might otherwise poke holes in your surface.
The curved surface allows light from different directions to hit your subject which eliminates harsh shadows!
I hope that was slightly comprehensible. You can also always ask if something is unclear or when I forgot to mention something.