Photography equipment can be quite expensive. For students and hobbyists, saving up for such equipment can take longer. To take great pictures, one must have the skill and the eye. The gear can come next. Janique Goff Madison shares how she makes some DIY photography gear using some common items that can be found at home

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Save money by making these DIY photography gear
June 19, 2020
Written by JANIQUEGOFF1
Photography equipment can be quite expensive. For students and hobbyists, saving up for such equipment can
take longer. To take great pictures, one must have the skill and the eye. The gear can come next. Janique Goff
Madison shares how she makes some DIY photography gear using some common items that can be found at home.
Paper and cardboard flash diffuser
It’s always tricky to make the flash look smoother
and less harsh without a diffuser or a softbox.
Using a cardboard tube (preferably from a can of
chips), white paper, and adhesive, one can have a
lightweight diffuser that they can use to improve
the depth of their macro shots. Cut the cardboard
tube to a size that is as long as the lens. Tape a
piece of white paper to the tube, make sure that it
covers the hole on one side and is straightened.
Once this is done, try to attach this contraption to
the external flash to ensure its stability.
Cardboard reflector and flags
Reflectors and flags are crucial in lighting. But they
can be too bulky and expensive, especially to
newbie photographers. For better lighting, one can use
white and black cardboards to control reflections and
shadows. On the one hand, white cardboard can be
used as a reflector to control the lighting on the subject.
On the other hand, black cardboard can be used as a
flag to darken areas that will give more depth to a shot.
Janique Goff Madison
(https://sites.google.com/view/janiquegoffmadison)
says that the trick is in really learning how to play with
light and shadows.
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Photography equipment can be quite expensive. For students and hobbyists, saving up for such
equipment can take longer. To take great pictures, one must have the skill and the eye. The
gear can come next. Janique Goff Madison shares how she makes some DIY photography gear
using some common items that can be found at home.

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