Wednesday, December 19, 2007

DIY pop-up flash Diffuser

To Take a page from the Strobist.com, All light is not created Equal. So we as photographer must come up with ways to balance it.
So I up with a simple to make but effective flash diffuser for those of us with the cameras that have a pop up flash and a hot shoe. I got to thinking of the Idea after looking at a video on Gary Fongs Puffer-Diffuser.

All you will need is a:
1: Wire hanger
2: Plyers/Vice Grip
3: Something to use as a diffuser Plasitc Cup, Kool Aid Scoop, or Bottom of Medicine bottle ( anything that has the opacatiy you are looking for)




Ok here comes the fun part cut the wire hanger so that you are working with straight a 9" inch peice, this may take some trail and error, but try to bend it in the middle so that the bent peiece fits into the hot shoe port(thats the hardest part). Next bend the outer peices over your popup flash and fold them in. Put two holes in you diffuser then insert the modified hanger peice. Presto. Popup flash Diffuser.


It should look somthing like this.


Heres how It looks on my camera:



Hand here's a before and after shot:



If enough people ask I will post a video on how its done.

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