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Subject: [OM] Another high-tech flash diffuser
From: Steve Goss <steveg3@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 20:31:00 -0800 (PST)
Hi Y'all
Back when John Lind was testing out flash techniques for the wedding he was 
going to shoot, and Lex debuted his pie pan diffuser, I came up with another 
approach.  This one is high-tech (it came from a .com!), and cost more ($60 
minimum for free delivery).  It's an entire milk jug, with the top cut out.

When using it, I keep having to explain why I have a milk jug on my camera.  It 
seems to work ok, but I have found that getting the subject away from the 
background really helps in cutting down shadows.

The first image is of my current portrait rig. Diffuser on the flash, and a 
50mm f1.4 on a 2x teleconverter.
The second image is my kids, a couple of feet (half meter?) away from the wall. 
 There's a shadow by David's neck, but it's nice and vague.
The third image is a portrait for the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority 
newsletter. This was a vertical shot, which explains the shadow to the side of 
the headlight casing.  Unfortunately, that headlight shadow looks pretty crisp 
to me, even with the diffuser.

Comments, cheers, jeers?

Steve Goss
Dallas Tx usa

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