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Do-It-Yourself Accessories

Even in large professional studios, photographers must do craft work to trim and crop special reflectors, modify light-shaping tools, paint backgrounds by hand, and build props. Improvisation is an essential part of handwork. On the following pages, I introduce a few do-it-yourself projects that can make your work with shoe-mount flashes easier. You can find many other similar tips in my book Low Budget Shooting: Do It Yourself Solutions to Professional Photo Gear.

Small Bracket for Multiple Flash Units

When the output from one flash unit isn’t sufficient to illuminate your scene adequately, you ...

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