Flash diffuser for AF-360 FGZ

I recently needed a flash diffuser and decided to try and find a zero cost solution.




Tools required:
- Sharp scissor or knife (If you are under 16 ask a parent to help you )
- Boiling water to soften the plastic if necessary (see above)

Probably best to rinse out the bottle first.

Erm, that's about it.

HTH someone,

Steve

PS If you want to use it in public you could always write S**-F*n on it in crayon

That's a nifty setup and it appears to fit well.
I use the same shampoo here in Oz .
My only concern with it is it tranluscent enough. : : The bottle i have you can't see through it. What camera and flash adjustments are you having too make to get the best results out of it :

Hi Clarky. In answer to your questions, I guess the material for the bottle is the same - it certainly isn't translucent. However when the flash fires it lights up quite brightly. With regards to settings, yesterday I was using it wireless for fill in on full power. In raw I did need to increase the exposure by about 1.5 stops but I was happy with the result. Without the flash, the photos I took still had quite noticeable shadows from the side illumination and this was greatly reduced by using the flash / diffuser hand held from the front close to the lens.

Steve

So let me get this right, this is a filter type diffuser, just like a filter over the lens can soften a persons skin your filter over the flash gets rid of their dandruff?

Works best on a 'head 'n shoulders' portrait.

saves a lot of work in photoshop cloning it out

Handy, found this googling, looking to make a 4th version tonight for extreme macro use. I wish the 360 tilted down a bit more though

Here's a few more novel DIY flash solutions:

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/diy-flash-and-lighting-hacks-for-digit...

Yeah, seen that thanks. I've done 3 versions of #6, the "DIY Ghetto Flash Extender" in the last month and made version 4 last night. Which is the old #2 at a flatter angle, neccessary because my bracket broke. It's actually nicer to use than the bracket version because the diffuser doesn't get in the way as much. The top post looks nice but the shadows would be much too harsh for my needs, mine's about 30cm wide.