Reflectional board

librazhy

Is there any good DIY out there which you can custom make one for yourself? Does home depot carry all the material that you need?

Look4chrisng

styrofoam board and black duck type on the other side.  You have a light reflective and light blocking surface 2 in 1.  But why DIY, the real stuff is $30 on ebay.

sheep

styrofoam board ?
how close it should be to have the effect wanted?

Look4chrisng

回復 3# sheep


   That is what people use in the movie industry.

sheep

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   That is what people use in the movie industry.
Look4chrisng 發表於 2011-4-4 13:42

do you know how strong those lights are?

Look4chrisng

That is for ambient light

FiChai

Cuz styrofoam could be the cheapest alternative of actual reflectors you can get. Yet not too portable and relatively easy to break for outdoor shootings.

Look4chrisng

Cheap is the spirit of DIY projects.  

White reflective surface is the same, in term of quality of light.

FiChai

Cheap is the spirit of DIY projects.  

White reflective surface is the same, in term of quality of  ...
Look4chrisng 發表於 2011-4-4 15:07

You're not making rockets, you won't measure the difference of the reflective index of a styrofoam and an actual reflector. As long as a styrofoam works and it can reflect certain lights, you're good. But of course, an official reflector has extra benefits and that's why it costs more.

sheep

回復 8# Look4chrisng

styrofoam reflectors  reflects stray light.
It doesn't really help in portrait photography unless it is close to the model.