Customely softboxed

As I don't have to go to school until 5 o'clock I decided to build my own softbox. As if that weren't enough, I had to try it. Anyways, it's positioned straight above my head at 1/4, but the diffuser was a normal piece of white paper, should get something a bit more see-through, but it was only for fun anyways, can always replace it. Basically I just took a box of Cheerios and put a hole through one of the small sides, and used the larger panels for top and bottom, and did a bit of taping. I also used my precious 17-40mm box to do a bit of filling in the gaps, then I just loosely taped the piece of paper over, which explains the light spilling in the upper right corner...

 

As you can see, it doesn't work very well (!) but gives an effect that can be fun to use. Anyways, I put the throw to 105mm, but that might explain why the upper half of my face is better lit than the lower, but mainly I think the softbox itself is a bit crooked sitting on the flashgun. I'll check it out.

 

Damn I look strange in that picture, but I just woke up... kinda.

Done