Diy Modeling Light For Speedlight

With a suitable external speedlite master on the camera go to the external speedlite or flash control menu on the camera scroll down to the flash c fn settings menu item.

Diy modeling light for speedlight. It was an experiment intended so that i would be able to see shadows and highlights as i was lighting with speedlights. In this tutorial and author shows you how to use a disposable camera to act as a remote slave flash. 360 degree light modifier with a 6 7 in. You can even add an on off switch to it if you want but here s the basic idea.

It s amazing how they fit just right in front of most speedlights on the market. I will show you here a couple of snoots and barndoors projects but there is a lot more you can do with these cans. The purpose of the diy was to have a quick and dirty modeling light for use with a speedlight which does not have a continuous modeling light. This is a 49 in.

Most of us that tinker and build diy s enjoy the process and we learn something from it. Comments 0 for the last year or so i ve been talking about features i d love to see implemented in camera gear. Diy lighting hacks for digital photographers. The shape size and silver interior of pringles cans makes them perfect for a lot of diy light modifiers.

An idea led modeling lights in speedlight flashes. Recently broncolor the swiss lighting company announced what they call an ultra portable light shaper called the litepipe p. This time i want to talk about having a proper continuous modeling light built into a hotshot flash. Okay it s not a perfect solution but it helps some true beginners to visualize what their flash will look like.