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Comment by Don posted on Basic Flash Advice (indoor party) at 18/07/2011 - 13:53
for those that don't have time to run to the store.... I usually have a crapload of craft/DIY stuff laying around...
one peice of stretcy waisband material, two pieces of peel and stick velcro tabs... one peice of foil bubble plastic from a car window shade (all of which come from a dollar/bargian store for a buck each) and some black duct tape and haybailing wire (or light coathangar wire)
A pair of scissors and five minutes and you can make one really easily...
cut out a shape, tape a strip or two of wire to the back, attach with stretch band or rubber band, bend to desired shape and go...
one peice of stretcy waisband material, two pieces of peel and stick velcro tabs... one peice of foil bubble plastic from a car window shade (all of which come from a dollar/bargian store for a buck each) and some black duct tape and haybailing wire (or light coathangar wire)
A pair of scissors and five minutes and you can make one really easily...
cut out a shape, tape a strip or two of wire to the back, attach with stretch band or rubber band, bend to desired shape and go...
Comment by Don posted on Rogue Flashbender at 18/07/2011 - 13:50
Pwynnej wrote:
On a technicality, cat should say 'Miso Soup' 'Ramen' or 'Nooooooodles'
:whistles:
I was originally thinking I might clone in some soup into the bowl..... but realized, shark fin soup, with a little JAWS styled fin swimming around didn't work at that scale.... would need a complete redo on the set and a close up with an ultrawide lens to make it workable... On a technicality, cat should say 'Miso Soup' 'Ramen' or 'Nooooooodles'
:whistles:
you might try what I do at Christmas.... one flash unit in one corner bounced of the ceiling and one flash unit diagonally across the room in the other corner. Both units bounced off the ceiling aimed into the room slightly...(cross lighting).
then with the flashes set slightly brighter than the ambient, you get excellent shots from every angle....
works best with radio slaves though..
in your case, I'd tear the bottom off a white styrofoam cup, pop it on a 360 fgz, hold it in one hand, and compose and shoot with the other....
then with the flashes set slightly brighter than the ambient, you get excellent shots from every angle....
works best with radio slaves though..
in your case, I'd tear the bottom off a white styrofoam cup, pop it on a 360 fgz, hold it in one hand, and compose and shoot with the other....
Comment by Don posted on Basic Flash Advice (indoor party) at 18/07/2011 - 13:32
mine is a photo oh my childs hand in mine.
Comment by Don posted on Your Avatar at 18/07/2011 - 13:24
BTW, for those wondering what the easiest way to mount such a filter to your camera.... if your lens has a petal hood... simply mount the hood on reversed, as you would for storage, focus manually, then use two small rubber bands to hold the filter onto the lens hood......
Comment by Don posted on Welding Mask Glass at 17/07/2011 - 13:54
Stephan hit the nail on the head there, on how to do it...
Comment by Don posted on Who uses Facebook to promote their photography? at 17/07/2011 - 13:21
Dangermouse wrote:
Cost? £300 with the motorsport pack, a little less if you have the camera alone without the extra mounting parts to fit it to windscreens/panels. Much safer bet than risking your DSLR (and smaller too).
I saved even more money by going with hd 960 hero... when converted into apple prores, the footage fits in just fine with higher res files from other cameras... also.. the little plastic box it comes in? do not toss that away.. the black box lid has a mount built in and with a little green or blue painters masking tape can be mounted onto autos really easy....Don wrote:
I use a Go-Pro for that kind of shooting....
If you mean the little silver cameras which can do HD video or stills and come with a waterproof housing then they're ace. My brother bought one with the "Motorsport Hero" package a while ago to hang on the outside of various cars, has yet to fall off and produces top quality footage. I use a Go-Pro for that kind of shooting....
Cost? £300 with the motorsport pack, a little less if you have the camera alone without the extra mounting parts to fit it to windscreens/panels. Much safer bet than risking your DSLR (and smaller too).
here's mine with my servo pan tilt head and remote viewing through camcorder set up:
and my car chase scene rig:
and a video:
link
and yes the above images taken with a pentax and the stills in the movie also on a pentax...
Comment by Don posted on Decent underwater housing at 17/07/2011 - 00:08
If the distance doesn't change either (as in portraiture) then the flash should be on "M" and the camera on "M".
Don's idea sounds brilliant, and presume you could do something similar with a bunch of old manual flashes and cheap optical slaves?
but.. the studio strobes and radio slave never go to sleep or change in power output or recycle time... perfect for smaller events and parties where you've promised to be discrete and not pop a flash off in everybodies eyes every ten seconds