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!.