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Weekend project: DIY $36 4'x6' diffusion panel.
Top of the Page! The size was pretty perfect too. Emma is a tall girl, and angled right, it completely shaded her. No problems shooting 3/4 at all. AND, with a simple switch of where the angles are, I can have it 6' wide, and 4' tall (sideways) for family portraits.  Nov 25 12 05:36 pm Link -JAY- wrote: That's real nice work! Nov 25 12 05:40 pm Link Great results!! Photos look awesome. Nov 25 12 05:41 pm Link Paolo Diavolo wrote: I appreciate it. The blog I am writing this for is geared towards newbies. Maybe you can't afford lights yet, so you have to make due with what you've got. Many of us started out shooting in the shade. It's easier to learn, but carries its own limitations, having to book shoots around particular times, etc... This way, a newbie can bring the shade with him. Nov 25 12 05:47 pm Link Very nice build Jay, You may want to look at Dean Collins Tinker Tubes, it looks like you use your build with some of his designs with little to no modifications. http://www.software-cinema.com/page/13/tinkertubes Edit: just went back through reading others replies. Yay, for all the Collins fans out there... Nov 25 12 05:47 pm Link Great Job.... I use these all the time but this one look lite enough to use anywhere Nov 25 12 05:55 pm Link This is great. What is the name of your blog? I should have some wonderful tips. Nov 25 12 06:35 pm Link Douglas_Elgenor wrote: http://www.shootingonabudget.com/ - it's been on hiatus for a while, and I'm just now getting it back on track. Nov 25 12 06:57 pm Link Michael Pandolfo wrote: It's just a one foot section of 3/4" pvc. I picked 3/4" cause it slides right onto the top portion of my light stands, and with how snug it is, there's no wiggle, and it's very secure. Nov 27 12 05:53 pm Link Your shots came out just as good as I knew they were going to! Did you happen to take any with the unmodified sunlight to show how awesome this thing is? Nov 27 12 07:03 pm Link AG_Boston wrote: Meant to... kinda got distracted, stupid one-track mind. Nov 27 12 07:59 pm Link Damn... you beat me to it lol ... I was in Joanns Fabrics picking some nylon up a couple of days ago .. Was going to build something more similar to the way Kubota makes his, but this might be better for me do to the lightstand mod .. Good stuff Nov 27 12 08:31 pm Link Very nice! Thank you for sharing. Nov 27 12 09:36 pm Link BareLight Photography wrote: Thanks. Nov 27 12 10:40 pm Link Great post jay... I was going to ask how you managed to get a model to test your panel at short notice but i think that you clearly cheated by having a cousin who is also a MM model Nov 27 12 11:19 pm Link rickspix_uk wrote:
Nov 27 12 11:21 pm Link I may have to try this over Christmas Break. Thanks so much for this. Excellent work. Nov 27 12 11:24 pm Link Thanks for the contribution, Jay! Nov 27 12 11:37 pm Link -JAY- wrote: Almost as big a cheat, as a photographer out here who's wife is absolutely stunning, and models. Nov 27 12 11:54 pm Link Herman Surkis wrote: You talking about my wife, or someone else? Mine was at work Nov 28 12 07:22 am Link Make one for moi.  Nov 28 12 07:32 am Link Very nice. One thing, from the perspective of a guy with long hair who has used hair ties for years, they are very weak and do not last. You might find that they are the weak part of the system when the wind picks up. The thicker style ties might last better. Nov 28 12 07:44 am Link Lets see some samples Dec 07 12 12:25 pm Link Awesome! Thanks for posting this. I love DIY projects that turn out great. Dec 07 12 06:08 pm Link I used this: http://www.adorama.com/PFLP7777WT.html with tent poles with 90 deg corners and shockcord: http://www.questoutfitters.com/tent_pol … POLE%20SET Collapses and set-ups fast. A bit flexible in the wind but an assistant or two stands with sandbags solves the problem. Dec 07 12 11:06 pm Link photo212grapher wrote: SWEET ... thanks for sharing those links Dec 08 12 05:38 am Link Thanks for sharing. Was thinking of doing something similar and now I can copy your's, great! Dec 08 12 06:05 am Link Cool. If you can post a 2nd photo of how it is positioned relative to the model, that would also be of interest. Dec 08 12 06:09 am Link photo212grapher wrote: Hero Foto wrote: No problem. The translucent sheets come in various sizes. Dec 08 12 06:12 am Link I meant samples of the videos you shot btw Dec 08 12 06:51 pm Link Thanks for posting this. I was thinking about doing this with a Hula Hoop but this seems a lot better option. Dec 08 12 07:13 pm Link Another thing people may want to consider is to buy some thin bungee cord and run it through the entire frame with a small amount of tension. Does two things. Keeps tension on the frame while its up; keeps all the pipes together when taken down. Buy some velcro straps and wrap all the tubes/pipes up to keep them together. All sold at Home Depot type places. Still got several of my P-22s, and P-15s from Dean's Lightform line of pvc panels and use them all the time. His were 6 1/2 by 3 1/2 (p-22) and 3 1/2 by 3 1/2 (P-15) Shot using a P-22 panel  Dec 09 12 05:22 am Link http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1 … Frame.html Not sure why you were comparing to the cost of the Photoflex. The above Chimera product is superior for a fraction of the cost and integrates to existing Matthews grip standards and folds down to very compact form factor--far more compact than your arrangement. It has proven to be far more durable than PVC panels like the Liteform and has a variety of pre-made fabrics that more easy interchange. I'm not opposed to DIY, but this product more than justifies the cost in my opinion. Dec 09 12 06:03 am Link Dan Howell wrote: $172 for the frame Dec 09 12 10:59 am Link Update: After quite a few shoots this fall (shot mainly indoors over the winter) it's time to bring it out for spring (hit 82 degrees today, it's time to get back outside!) My goal for this spring is to work on natural lighting with reflectors... so I made Budget Diffuser v2.0 - well, I bought an emergency blanket and some self adhesive velcro. The emergency blanket fit perfectly (trimmed like 2" off one end) - the self adhesive velcro strips attached firmly to both the PVC and the blanket. $5 added to the total cost, for a 4x6 silver reflector added to the mix.   Have a shoot planned for next weekend, cannot wait to go out and play with it. Mar 11 13 07:42 pm Link I've used those emergency blankets ... gaffers taped them ... they work pretty darn good Mar 11 13 08:25 pm Link Hero Foto wrote: I'd expect them to work well. Mar 12 13 12:59 am Link -JAY- wrote: I find the article more curious than the reflectors Mar 12 13 08:50 am Link DougBPhoto wrote: True, a very interesting situation. At the same time though, fantastic images of Autum. Mar 12 13 09:01 am Link the last time I shot with them, at approx. 30-40' from subject, they were still pretty blinding ... Mar 12 13 10:28 am Link |
She's also one of my favorites. I posted on FB that I had a new toy I needed to test out, and she texted me.
