is it worth buying one ? :think: or just make and wrap an metal foil around it ?
I made one myself which serves the purpose and can last some abuse. Just buy a plastic A6 card holder (it cost me 80cents at a Harbourfront Bookshop) and put a thick piece (100gsm or more) of white paper inside. I use velcro to hold it in place to the speedlight. For effects, I can even put in yellow or other coloured cards to add some colour cast into the card holder.
I made one myself which serves the purpose and can last some abuse. Just buy a plastic A6 card holder (it cost me 80cents at a Harbourfront Bookshop) and put a thick piece (100gsm or more) of white paper inside. I use velcro to hold it in place to the speedlight. For effects, I can even put in yellow or other coloured cards to add some colour cast into the card holder.
I made one myself which serves the purpose and can last some abuse. Just buy a plastic A6 card holder (it cost me 80cents at a Harbourfront Bookshop) and put a thick piece (100gsm or more) of white paper inside. I use velcro to hold it in place to the speedlight. For effects, I can even put in yellow or other coloured cards to add some colour cast into the card holder.
actually the plastic card holder is too reflective, so the resulting light will not be as soft as it should
experiment time:
mount camera on tripod and set camera to manual mode
make sure exposure and camera to subject distance does not change
take a shot with the plastic card holder/white paper
then take another shot with just the white paper (without the plastic card holder)
see the difference
i think the glossy surface of plastic made the light more refective.
:sweatsm:
Hi raincool2005,
I made a bounce card after getting frustrated with vangard sheets getting crumpled after a few use,
hope it helps in giving you some inspiration..
http://forums.clubsnap.org/showpost.php?p=3116420&postcount=1
Have fun DIY one!
2nd this... arts friend have them... about $3+, enough to make 6 medium size bounce card.Just get pvc cardboard. Flexible and durable. Most bounce cards in the market are using similar stuff.