Sorry if this is already a trick used but has anyone tried using a white linen bed sheet for a diffuser if placed really close to the subject and a snooted, (adjusted to hit all four corners), flash. Would this work or will it just reflect back into the room spoiling the effect??
OK. will do a search. and just to clarify when i say linen I mean pure white cotton sheet no real texture to speak of or colour cast.. but I still like the idea of the curtain..
Yes, it's a common tool and a very useful one.
And it has the advantage that it can produce very different effects, depending on how it is lit - the light doesn't have to cover the whole area (and if it does you need to make sure that none misses the silk), and using it with only the centre directly illuminated is pretty normal when lighting convex glass, for example bottles and lenses. You can also light it with a softbox or a fresnel spot, to get different effects.
Glitch is right. a plain white shower curtain is a better bet.
Off to your local DIY emporium with you! You'll be amazed at the results, but check the packaging before you buy. You're after plain white - not patterned, not textured - and 100% polyester as it's got the most even weave.
got me a 180*180cm shower curtain plastic slightly opaque some 22mm overflow pipe four 90 degree elbows and voila....well it will be when i build it...lol
Got any elasticated rope or bungee cords knocking about? I was considering making a frame from a similar thickness of pipe but threading the bungee cord though so it would be collapsible.
You could make a reasonable (and cheap) diffuser with that. Check out the Lastolite version, it has elasticated bungees.
I reckon that you could fold over the sides of the curtain and sew a pocket to run the pipe through. Leave the corners free from stitching so you can join the intersecting pipes with the elbow joint. Should work okay.
It would be awesome with a superclamp and light stand with boom arm.
The second option is what i've started doing already but I like the idea of the bungee...
As for the stand I will start with an ultra cheap diy one of old paint pot, a piece of two by one cemented to one side of pot to counter the weight of the boom, a piece of thin ply wider one end screwed to the timber narrowing to a hook type of affair..
Not portable but OK for home use...and super cheap....
got me a 180*180cm shower curtain plastic slightly opaque some 22mm overflow pipe four 90 degree elbows and voila....well it will be when i build it...lol
It still feels like a fabric type material but there's no gaps in the weave, its white and very thin.
Which type would you say works best?? I held the fabric ones to the light in the store and i could just see the light through it. the plastic ones diffused the light best.
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