Saturday, February 28, 2009

DIY softbox

DIY softbox


for the light i used some 250w work lights that i found on sale for $4 each, killer deal. but be careful, they do get hot.

the box was made out of two sheets of white 20inx30in foam core, about $3 per sheet. if i was to do it again i would use foam core that has white on one side and black on the other so i dont have to use the black duck tape.

the stand is PVC and is adjustable in hight, about $6 for all of the PVC.
i used 3/4" and 1" thin wall PVC.

and the box can tilted because i used a flag holder, bout $3.
not my original plan to mount the box but works better!

the defuser part i use some fabric i found at the store. i don't know what kind exactly it is but it works great! i think is a form of rip-stop nylon. bout $5.

so for both softboxes i spent about $50. not bad for what i made. now i can use that money i saved and get me some glass :)

they do get HOT. but not to the point of starting a fire. i had them on for 5+ hours and had no problem. when i was making it i had that in mind.

nothing is really touching the foam core except the top. the light had a stand that screwed in, so i used it to mount it to the flag pole mount. so basically the light is floating in the middle of it. i recommend not using duck tape but some heat resistance tape. when the duck tape gets hot it smells a little at first.
but i do keep my eye on it just in case.

and this design can be easily modified for small strobes and mono lights

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Some Examples:
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2 Here
3 Here
4 Here
5 Here
6 Here


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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

New Web Site

I just finished redesigning my web site.
www.davegruentzel.com

next on my long list of things to do is work on this blog.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Hello World

Hello World. I'm Dave Gruentzel and im a photographer.