I keep a sheer curtain on the window to diffuse incoming light and place my DIY photo reflector in a curve on the opposing side of the window. I kept it uncropped so you can see it’s literally just set up next to the towel rack in my bathroom. Here’s a photograph of my little makeshift studio in my apartment.
Any translucent yellow or gold paint could be worth experimenting with. While I haven’t tried making a gold reflector, it may be possible to use a surface treatment to add a yellow gold the tiny to the silver color of this insulation turned photography reflector. Making your own tinted reflectors using this method Although using these reflectors on a too sunny day can result in an over-concentration of light, they’re perfect for using on overcast or cloudy days to even up how light bounces off of an object. Thankfully, these homemade photography insulators had also made excellent makeshift moving blankets, so all of my reflectors made it with me to St. Louis, I began doing more photo shoots in my garden. In Seattle, I did nearly all of my blog-related photography indoors, but as I relocated to the cottage in St. Using this DIY reflector indoors and outdoors I haven’t tested it, but I think that it would work well for outdoor photography as well, and since it can be rolled and bundled without being damaged, would be a great choice for travel photographers or for opportunistic photographers who like to keep equipment stowed in their vehicle. I’ve only used my reflector for indoor studio photography, as a way to even out and diffuse natural sunlight in my bathroom-turned-photo-studio that gets great light from its Puget Sound view. In contrast, the insulation reflector (which doesn’t need an assistant or a stand to hold in place) rings up at only 69¢ per square foot of reflective material. I did the math, and it turns out the photography reflector I most recently purchased, through a discount seller on eBay, still rang up at a cost of 1.38 per square foot of reflective material. There are several brands of this type of insulation, but this brand, in particular, I can say has the appropriate reflective levels and rigidity A Cheap DIY Alternative for a Photo Reflector I never guessed that the roll of metallic insulation I found for my air conditioner unit would become my most reliable and essential piece of photography equipment in my product photography and Instagram flat lay photography side business! Using these reflectors well usually means having to have an assistant on hand to hold and tilt the reflector just right. For me, neither style has worked well for use when shooting solo. Typically deflectors are umbrella shaped or are pop-up-style awkward frames with metallic fabric stretched across them.
Photography light reflectors help direct or diffuse light, producing a more evenly lit photo when adjusted just right.
#Cheap reflector photography how to#
It was during one particularly hot streak last summer that I went to a big box home improvement store for some insulation to place around my apartment’s portable air conditioner vent and discovered along the way the best (and cheapest) photography light reflector I have purchased in years! Read on to learn how to source the material to make your own hands-free, free-standing light reflector for amateur studio photography. In Seattle, homes are not designed to be air-conditioner friendly.
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