Light Junkies / Discuss

tdub303    says:

I was busy thinking of way to attach gels(roscolux swatch book swatches) to a flash. I wanted it to have the ability to change colors quickly and not reduce the light any more than the filters do already. By putting them in some sort of 'case' like a clear plastic envelope type thing would definitely reduce the light. I have been taping them on with clear taped but found that this ruined them quickly and was limited to one color per shot.

I made this a few nights ago before I went to shoot at the temple. I was able use 4 colors freely. It worked great. None of the filters were damaged and I can use this again and again. I plan on making several more. Each one will be a themed swatch book. This one was the first one and it was RGB and purple. I will keep making them as I need them.



What I used.
Gels swatch books .... 0$
Cardboard ......0$
Used Minolta flash that does not even fit my camera but that's OK.....12$

How to make it.
Get some corrugated cardboard. Cut a hole the exact size of your flash so it fits in the hole snug with out coming out the other side. Tape the gels to the back with clear tape trying to avoid the holes. Now go take some pictures

When you take you pics be careful not to let the actual flash be caught on camera. If I am in the shot I usually stand with my back to the camera and fire it in front of my chest at an angle to subject. This blocks the back flash from being caught on film. The point is to block the back flash using what ever you can. The best option is to stay out of the shot but this is not always possible.

This is just one idea. If you have any more please add them to this thread.

To learn more about gels go to this thread!
Originally posted at 11:02PM, 27 July 2008 PST ( permalink )
tdub303 edited this topic 17 months ago.