I finally decided to try out some of the stuff that I have been reading on Strobist. Here are a few of the things that I made using stuff from Michael’s for a total cost of about $20. Comments, ideas and critiques are welcomed. I will practice these pieces on my new (quite shinny) bike that i piked up today. On with the show.
Flash wrap: This is basically wide hook and loop velcro attached back to back. It is adjustable. It wraps all the way around my Sunpak PZ5000 with about 2 inches to spare. Used for attaching bounce cards, gel holders, the new Honel Grid I did it this way to avoid gluing or permanently attaching the velcro to my flash. Loop side always closest to flash.
Bounce Card: See photo. there is really not more to say about it. This is silver colored foam crafts paper.
Snoots: The Long snoot is 18 inches which is a tad long, but more for experiment sake. The shorter is 12 inches. The velcro flash wrap is pictured also, but fairly out of focus. for the snoots, I used the thinner velcro (about 1″ wide) running the entire length of the snoot. You also do not need the velcro wrap to put these on the flash.
Snoot outputs:
18 Inch
12 Inch
Some of the ideas are also derived from other DIY posts on the Strobist flicker group and other DIY sites. materials and methods vary, but the results are fairly the same.
<b>Here are some of the resulting attempts on my new bike</b>
