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DIY Project-20cm*20cm SoftBox+Gird for small flashes

July 5, 2009 – 9:00 pm

Remember the photograph from the teaser?

grid_setup

You want to get started?!!

Here’s what you need :

carton board (I used the leftovers from the DIY SoftBox project)
a good pair of scisors
one marker pen to mark the misures
Big Ruler (40cm or more)
Strong scotch tape
An utility knife
Black corrugated plastic sheeting (thats how think it is called-please inform me otherwise)

So lets do it!

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Next DIY Project Teaser-20cm*20cm SoftBox + Grid

June 29, 2009 – 11:00 am

Will be published 5/Jul/2009

Yep,I know this is going to be interesting DIY project,but you have to be patience.This is the teaser for the 20cm*20cm SoftBox + Grid DIY project.

As you can see this is the simple setup:

grid_setup

Here are some pictures of the can of peaches jam that my wife’s grandma did mmm (she is 95 soon!!!):

grid_pic1

grid_pic2

I must say that the jam is GREAT!!!

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The complete DIY SoftBox 40cm*40cm (for less than 10$!!!)

June 25, 2009 – 11:27 am

Learn how to build this great DIY softbox. A 40cm*40cm Softbox from scratch.

softbox_from_scratch

Here’s what you need :

2 carton boards 100cm*70cm
a good pair of scissors
one marker pen to mark the measures
Ruler (40cm or more)
A measuring tape
Tin foil (to act as the reflector in the softbox)
Strong scotch tape
An utility knife

Dig’n and start the project

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DIY SoftBox 40cm*40cm for Less Than 10 bucks – Part II

June 25, 2009 – 5:04 am

This is what you’ll finally get!!!

final_softbox

After building the simple to do DIY soft box,it is time to make the “speed ring” for the soft box and put the diffuser on.

What you need here is simple:

40cm*40cm DIY soft box (you did it in part I)
A 10 cm diameter pipe :can be a plastic pipe,plastic jar of anything stiff enough to hold the soft box and about 20-25cm long.
A good Sellotape (masking tape).

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DIY SoftBox 40cm*40cm for Less Than 10 bucks – Part I

June 24, 2009 – 8:25 am

Hey,in part I of this popular tutorial we’ll deal with the construction of the box itself.

So lets start working.

Here’s what you need :

what_u_need

2 carton boards 100cm*70cm
a good pair of scisors
one marker pen to mark the misures
Ruler (40cm or more)
A measuring tape
Tin foil (to act as the reflector in the softbox)
Strong scotch tape
An utility knife

Lets start:

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Soon To Come DIY 40cm*40cm SoftBox

June 24, 2009 – 6:35 am

Today I strated to build my first “big” DIY project!

It will be a 40cm*40cm softbox for your of camera flash (I’m using canon gun 580,550 and 430).

As soon as my boy will wake up I could go to our rear room and take out the memry caed out of the camera and write that DIY tutorial.

Please comment as you finish the reading!

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Whats Next : Strap SoftBox

June 22, 2009 – 7:56 am

The DIY Photography Stuff comming next will be:

The best light strap soft box you could get for a couple of bucks

If You have some ideas about some DIY Photography Stuff you did are want to do write us!

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