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Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

01/30/2006 03:47:16 PM · #1

i'm doing alot of outdoor portrait photography lately and coming up soon...where's a good place to look for a diffuser/reflector kit?...what should i look for considering i'm basically a beginner?

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

01/30/2006 03:50:03 PM · #2

The world's best reflector is cheap and easy to find. I use the pop up sun reflectors that are made for car windshields. You can find them in silver and bronze colors which gives either cool or warm reflections. Easy to carry around. You can find them at wal-mart, etc. or at auto stores.

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

01/30/2006 04:01:09 PM · #3

Originally posted by idnic:

i had considered that...cause i actually have one of those in my car...i wish a diffuser was so easy LOL...has anyone here ever made their own?...it doesn't seem too difficult

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

01/30/2006 04:35:30 PM · #4

Originally posted by esdarby:

i had considered that...cause i actually have one of those in my car...i wish a diffuser was so easy LOL...has anyone here ever made their own?...it doesn't seem too difficult

I saw a tutorial recently about building one with PVC pipe and white cotton - I'll see if I can dig up a link to it.....

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/30/2006 04:38:36 PM · #5

Originally posted by idnic:

I saw a tutorial recently about building one with PVC pipe and white cotton - I'll see if I can dig up a link to it.....

that would be awesome if you can find it...i've been searching also but haven't found anything really useful yet

ragamuffingirl

Sony Alpha NEX-5N

01/30/2006 11:06:34 PM · #6

I'm betraying my ignorance but what's the diffuser and reflector for?

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

01/30/2006 11:09:33 PM · #7

Plastic painter's dropsheets can be used as diffusers.

Diffuser: something to filter the light
Reflector: something to reflect light back onto your subject

Message edited by author 2006-01-30 23:10:30.

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

01/31/2006 10:41:50 AM · #8

i bought a set of the car windshield sun protectors yesterday...a most excellent sunlight reflector...i came up with a nice, simple idea for building my own diffuser, but in the interest of time i'll probably just buy one...it stinks living in a small town, i had to call around and finally found a shop that has one...it's an hour drive :-(

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

01/31/2006 10:49:03 AM · #9

I found the tutorial I mentioned yesterday, unfortunately its on a CD-Rom from my local Photography Guild.

It was very simple as I recall. The guy used PVC pipe and PVC elbows to create a large rectangle (about the size of a door) and attached thin white cotton fabric over the frame with gaffers tape or clamps. It looked like a good one as it can be easily broken down and thrown in the back of the car. On location (the tutorial was on a beach) he used 3 of them to make a "house" (2 side walls and a celing), put the model inside and shot away.