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Diy Flash Diffuser: Food Living Outside Play Technology Workshop

The document provides instructions for making a DIY flash diffuser out of a plastic lampshade and plywood. It involves marking and cutting holes in the plywood to fit the flash and lampshade. Small screws are used to secure the plywood inside the lampshade. The resulting diffuser softens shadows when using the flash for photography.

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Diy Flash Diffuser: Food Living Outside Play Technology Workshop

The document provides instructions for making a DIY flash diffuser out of a plastic lampshade and plywood. It involves marking and cutting holes in the plywood to fit the flash and lampshade. Small screws are used to secure the plywood inside the lampshade. The resulting diffuser softens shadows when using the flash for photography.

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Food Living Outside Play Technology Workshop

DIY FLASH DIFFUSER


by bogo on December 17, 2008

Table of Contents

DIY FLASH DIFFUSER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Intro: DIY FLASH DIFFUSER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 1: Stuff you need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 2: Mark it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Step 3: Drill it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Step 4: Clamp and saw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Step 5: Send it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Step 6: Drill it again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Step 7: That's it you are done ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Related Instructables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Intro: DIY FLASH DIFFUSER
A FLAH DIFFUSER MAED FROM PLASTIC LAMPSHADE

Image Notes Image Notes


1. the screw 1. with diffuser
2. note the soft shadow
3. how to make these in the next instructable

Step 1: Stuff you need


some wood,I used 180mm plywood.
a plastic lampshade.
and the flash you want to defuse.
4 small screws
PWOER TOOLS !!
drill, saw and sander.

Image Notes
1. 180mm plywood
2. flash
3. plastic lampshade

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Step 2: Mark it
mark the outline of the lamp on the plywood,
center the flash inside and mark it too.

Image Notes
1. out line of the flash
2. outline of the lamp

Step 3: Drill it
drill the inside of the flash outline, you need a big drill bit
to fit the saw in.

Step 4: Clamp and saw


clamp the plywood and saw the hole for the flash.
then saw the outline of the lamp.

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Image Notes
1. flash go's in here

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Step 5: Send it
now you need to send it until it fits in the lamp and the flash fits inside.

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1. flas fits in the hole 1. plywood fits in the lamp

Step 6: Drill it again


now it's time to secure the plywood to the lampshade.

drill 4 holes, 2 in each side and screw in the screws.

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Step 7: That's it you are done !

Image Notes
1. the screw

Image Notes Image Notes


1. no diffuser 1. with diffuser
2. note the hard shadow 2. note the soft shadow
3. how to make these in the next instructable

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Comments
3 comments Add Comment

rweakley says: Dec 2, 2009. 6:18 AM REPLY


Shadows are softer, but the light falloff seems to be much more of an issue here. Maybe need a longer exposure for the ambient light?

codester says: Dec 19, 2008. 11:49 AM REPLY


Very clever.

bogo says: Dec 19, 2008. 12:47 PM REPLY


tnx

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