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How To Make A Simple And Effective Flash Diffuser

Jun 6, 2012 by Udi Tirosh 1 Comment

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Flash diffusers have always been one of the more effective projects on the blog. If you are a run and gun photographer doing events or coverage, you don’t always have time to set up an off camera flash on location, and having a diffuser is the next best thing. (though you can still hold the strobe by hand/boom, foam it or mount it on a bag).

The problem with most of the DIY diffusers we features along the years is that they are either not very slick looking or that they provide only a small surface to bounce off.

How To Make A Simple And Effective Flash Diffuser

This foamy based diffuser showed by StepByStep-Photography, (design by Chuck Gardner) answers both the concerns, it has a nice broad bouncing surface and it looks IMHO good enough to be on stage.

Sample images

How To Make A Simple And Effective Flash Diffuser

If you are more of a store bought kinda person than a DIY kind of person, the Lumiquest is a similar non-DIY version using the same principles.

More DIY flash diffusers

  • The 5 Seconds Flash Bouncer/Gel Holder
  • DIY built-in pop-up flash diffuser (soft screen)
  • DIY Homemade Flash Mini-Bouncer

Thanks for the tip, Tomer

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About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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