DIY Softcone
Over Thanksgiving I wanted to put together a DIY softbox. But before I could get the materials together, my mother suggested using Buster's protective cone from the vet. Turns out it worked perfectly!
Update: I think I may have left out some context here. As many of you know, I've been getting more and more into photography of late. As part of learning about photography, I've been reading a number of photography related blogs. The best of them, by a long shot, is David Hobby's Strobist Blog, which teaches lighting fundamentals as well as advanced techniques, using light-weight, inexpensive equipment, with a heavy focus on DIY solutions. His blog, along with the related Strobist Flickr Group, inspired me to try and make a softbox (which makes the flash bigger, resulting in softer and generally more flattering light).
At 1:56 PM on December 18, 2007, Keacher said,
Nice! I'm curious: Why did you choose a satin fabric over something with a looser weave, like T-shirt fabric? Does the weave even matter, or is the dominant factor the fabric weight?
At 2:44 PM on December 18, 2007, Tyler said,
Two reasons: 1 it already had elastic on it, so it significantly decreased the amount of work involved. I originally went looking for a white shower cap, but found the "slumber cap" instead. 2. It's actually pretty similar to the optical white fabric on my shoot-through umbrella. I'll try a t-shirt when I get home, but I think the satiny finish helps distribute light more evenly over the entire surface.
At 9:36 PM on January 8, 2008, alex said,
every time i look at your page i read the title as "do it yourself soft-core" and wonder if you're making shitty skin-a-max type films in your spare time
At 7:53 AM on January 9, 2008, Tyler said,
Yeah, probably not the best thing to be thinking about...