Monday, February 29, 2016
Neewer products.
If you surf Amazon looking for some more gear to add to your repertoire you've more likely than not, seen stuff made by Neewer. They make all sorts of cheaper photography gear. Well, should you consider buying some of their stuff, don't use amazon, head to their official site, and buy their stuff there, because they don't charge you for shipping. Thats it.
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Light Bar, Light Saber, Light strip, DIY, Lighting
Build. I used a longer type cardboard box, cut one side out (that leaves 3 left) and also cut one of the bottoms out. I sprayed white paint inside the box thoroughly and and then let it dry. Afterwards when the paint is DRY, I layed down a layer of duct tape that is reflective. You can find at probably any hardware store in the area they keep ducting stuff. As per Angry's box he made a modular piece that easily removes from the main reflective piece. That removable piece is for the speedlite unit. It should be easy to open and use. I didn't use a cover for the open part of the reflector piece, as Angry did, he used laminated tracing paper, neither item I posses, nor do I feel like going out to laminate some tracing paper. I also didn't not apply the reflective tape on the inside all over, just the bottom.
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Soft box Close ups with 28mm.
So the soft box can kinda emulate the ABR800 portrait effects. I mean kinda, when I say "kinda", Its similar but not the same. Still it looks alright. These are two of me that I adjusted according to what you were trying to achieve. You don't need a several hundred dollar product, when you can "kinda" emulate its effect with a card board box...
Monday, February 1, 2016
DIY flash bracket/jig, with DIY grid.
Apparently I like to cobble together shit to see what happens if I do this, or do that. What if put this here etc. So I made a super simple flash bracket/jig. The components that I used were just some 1x2" wood and some bolts to attach them together plus a bolt that allows the flash to be mounted onto the wood, and an old security camera mount with an adjustable head. You could probably find something similar that allows tilt of the camera to match interception of the flash.
This thing is useful for probably not that many things, the one thing I find it super useful for is not having to hold the flash in one hand and the camera in the other. I just get the angle of interception down then adjust the focus and I only need to worry about manipulating the shutter. Its very convenient for subjects like Cats.
Edit: I also took some photos with my Soft box, attached to this bracket. I'll put them down below.
The pictures I provided for an example were taken with a flash mod that I have made a post about on this blog.
As for instructions, well cut the wood to the length you think will work, and screw it together. I just eyeballed this thing so there really isn't any technical directions. I used a large retained nut that was off an old tripod or something. Its underneath where the flash arm and the camera base connect, I would recommend using something like that or maybe a washer and a wing nut so you can adjust the flash arm accordingly.
List of parts/Directions
Some 1x2" wood, or something that works in the same manner.
1 or more bolts with the same thread type as the cameras tripod mount (this is universal so far as I know) I'd get a couple just in case.
I counter drilled the hole for the mount bolt, because the screw wasn't long enough to protrude enough threads through the wood for a good lock. They're are probably longer ones, but these were free.
A bolt long enough to go through both 1x2" pieces of wood, plus receive a washer and a wing nut or some type of locking nut.
A type of mount that your camera can fasten too. Either the camera or the flash could move or both, but with the thing I built the flash is fixed, and the camera can tilt. So thats up to you to figure out.
The rest is up to you. I'm sure a lot of people could come up with something much better than this. Shit brackets are like 15 dollars on amazon, but this was FREE!.
This thing is useful for probably not that many things, the one thing I find it super useful for is not having to hold the flash in one hand and the camera in the other. I just get the angle of interception down then adjust the focus and I only need to worry about manipulating the shutter. Its very convenient for subjects like Cats.
Edit: I also took some photos with my Soft box, attached to this bracket. I'll put them down below.
The pictures I provided for an example were taken with a flash mod that I have made a post about on this blog.
As for instructions, well cut the wood to the length you think will work, and screw it together. I just eyeballed this thing so there really isn't any technical directions. I used a large retained nut that was off an old tripod or something. Its underneath where the flash arm and the camera base connect, I would recommend using something like that or maybe a washer and a wing nut so you can adjust the flash arm accordingly.
List of parts/Directions
Some 1x2" wood, or something that works in the same manner.
1 or more bolts with the same thread type as the cameras tripod mount (this is universal so far as I know) I'd get a couple just in case.
I counter drilled the hole for the mount bolt, because the screw wasn't long enough to protrude enough threads through the wood for a good lock. They're are probably longer ones, but these were free.
A bolt long enough to go through both 1x2" pieces of wood, plus receive a washer and a wing nut or some type of locking nut.
A type of mount that your camera can fasten too. Either the camera or the flash could move or both, but with the thing I built the flash is fixed, and the camera can tilt. So thats up to you to figure out.
The rest is up to you. I'm sure a lot of people could come up with something much better than this. Shit brackets are like 15 dollars on amazon, but this was FREE!.
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