Need a tip for diffuser | Old strobe

[Ironlegs]

Hello, i recently got an old used strobe and i seriously need a diffuser for it if i want to do some studio-like portraits. Any ideas please ?

This is the strobe i got

 

[Derrel]

Testing Lighting Diffusion Material on a Steampunk Set

 

[Ironlegs]

Testing Lighting Diffusion Material on a Steampunk Set

Thank you for the video, it was really helpful, which one would you recommend out of these ? Or does it simply come to a personal preference ?

 

[tirediron]

Just a point of order, that's a continuous (fluorescent) light, NOT a strobed light.

 

[Ironlegs]

Just a point of order, that's a continuous (fluorescent) light, NOT a strobed light.

I am sorry i didn't know, does it make any difference in a choice of diffuser though ?

 

[tirediron]

Not overly - although you need significantly less density of diffusion material with continuous light. If you're just after something inexpensive, a yard of white, rip-stop nylon from any fabric store will work well.

 

[Derrel]

It means you can safely use almost anything, since the temperature of fluorescent tubes is so low, compared with the HOT! output light from quartz-halogen lamps, and even repeatedly-fired electronic flash, which can be pretty hot. Fire danger ought to be very minimal, so even vellum paper will work. Vellum is actually a very good diffusion material. Did you see the video I ljnked to, and how they suspended the diffusion material from a simple arm, hung in front of the light unit?